The Atlantic Islands (Azores & Madeira)2 places
- The AzoresNine volcanic islands a third of the way across the Atlantic: crater lakes filling collapsed calderas, hot springs you…
- MadeiraA volcanic island rising straight out of the Atlantic to 1,800 metres, wrapped in ancient laurel forest and threaded by…
The Centre2 places
- The Schist Villages (Aldeias do Xisto)Two dozen villages built entirely from dark schist slabs, tucked into the wooded mountains of Portugal's interior…
- CoimbraHome to one of the oldest universities in the world, whose gilded Baroque library is guarded at night by a resident…
Lisbon & the Coast2 places
- LisbonA city of seven hills above the Tagus, rebuilt on a grid after one of history's most devastating earthquakes, where…
- SintraA cool, wooded hill above Lisbon that Portuguese kings and rich romantics filled with fantasy palaces, including a…
The North (Porto & the Douro)2 places
- PortoThe hard-working city that gave Portugal its name and its most famous wine, tumbling down granite banks to the Douro in…
- The Douro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, where the Douro river winds between hillsides terraced by hand into…
The South (Alentejo & the Algarve)1 place
- ÉvoraA walled town in the empty Alentejo plains with a Roman temple still standing in its centre, a chapel lined floor to…