26 guides · regione
In Portugal's remotest corner, Bragança preserves an intact medieval citadel with 15 towers, a 34-metre keep, and a Romanesque church within the walls.
Jul 9, 2026
On the edge of the Guadiana, Mértola harbours a parish church that was a 12th-century mosque, with the mihrab still intact.
Jul 9, 2026
In this village in the Beira Interior, a Jewish community kept its faith secret for over four centuries. Today the story is visible and deeply moving.
Jul 9, 2026
Ochre cliffs on the Sudoeste Alentejano Natural Park, a beach that's still real, icy waters, and no concrete towers. The Algarve as it was twenty years ago.
Jul 9, 2026
At 860 metres on the Serra de São Mamede, Marvão is a medieval fortress overlooking three regions. The most isolated and most beautiful corner of Portugal.
Jul 9, 2026
A village of one hundred souls built atop the Roman city of Egitânia, with Europe's largest collection of Roman inscriptions and the first Visigothic cathedral on the Iberian Peninsula.
Jul 9, 2026
From Porto to Pocinho along the Douro river, past vine terraces, granite quintas and azulejo-clad stations: the most beautiful rail journey on the Iberian Peninsula.
Jul 9, 2026
São Miguel in the Azores is the wild alternative to Madeira: volcanic lakes, hot springs, whale watching and untouched nature in the Portuguese Atlantic.
Jul 5, 2026
Marvão is a Portuguese fortress-borgo perched at 860 metres in the eastern Alentejo, with medieval walls and panoramas stretching all the way into Spain.
Jul 5, 2026