Cities and places in Portugal
From the capital on the Tagus to inland villages, from the Algarve cliffs to the Atlantic islands.
Lisbon and around
A guide to the Lisbon region: the capital, Sintra, Cascais and Estoril, Mafra, Ericeira, the Setúbal peninsula with Sesimbra and the Arrábida, with…
Algarve
A guide to the Algarve: Faro, Tavira, Albufeira, Lagos, Sagres, the Ria Formosa, the cliffs of the west coast and the hinterland of Loulé, Silves and…
Alentejo
A guide to the Alentejo: Évora and its megaliths, the walled villages of Monsaraz, Marvão and Castelo de Vide, the marble towns, Elvas, Beja, Mértola…
Estremadura and Ribatejo
A guide to Estremadura and the Ribatejo, Portugal's historic heartland: Óbidos, Nazaré, Peniche and the Berlengas, the UNESCO monasteries of…
Beiras and Centre
A guide to the Beiras, central Portugal: Coimbra and its university, Aveiro and its lagoon, Figueira da Foz, the Serra da Estrela, Viseu, Guarda…
Porto, Douro and Trás-os-Montes
A guide to Porto and north-eastern Portugal: Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, the Douro valley with Peso da Régua and Pinhão, Lamego, Amarante, Vila…
Minho
A guide to the Minho, Portugal's greenest region: Braga and Bom Jesus, Guimarães cradle of the nation, Barcelos, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, the…
Madeira and Porto Santo
A guide to the Madeira archipelago: Funchal, the coastal and mountain villages, the levadas, Porto Santo, with map, guides and all eleven…
Azores
A guide to the Azores archipelago: São Miguel, Terceira, Pico, Faial, São Jorge, Flores, Corvo, Santa Maria and Graciosa, with map, guides and all…
UNESCO heritage
All 17 Portuguese sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, from Angra do Heroísmo to Bom Jesus in Braga, plus intangible heritage (fado, cante…
Natural parks
A guide to Portugal's natural parks: the only national park, Peneda-Gerês, the natural parks of Montesinho, Douro Internacional, Serra da Estrela…
Historic villages
A guide to the 12 Aldeias Históricas de Portugal, the fortified frontier villages of the Beira (Almeida, Belmonte, Castelo Mendo, Castelo Novo…
All the municipalities of Portugal
The country's 308 municipalities, from the Minho to the Algarve, Madeira and the Azores.