The cable car lifts you over the red-tiled rooftops of Funchal, climbing steadily toward the hills that cradle this Atlantic capital. Below, the harbour glitters with yachts and fishing boats while the scent of tropical flowers drifts up from the botanical gardens. Madeira, the Portuguese archipelago that sits closer to Africa than to Europe, has […]
Updated: August 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Vasco da Gama is very popular bridge in the world since it is the longest bridge in Europe. The construction works started in 1995 and have been completed in 1998. The beauty of the bridge is that it has six road lanes, with a speed limit […]
Guincho Beach (Praia do Guincho) is one of Portugal’s most beautiful and dramatic Atlantic beaches, a vast crescent of golden sand on the wild coast near Cascais, where powerful waves and consistent winds have made it a world-renowned destination for surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing. Backed by the protected dunes of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park and […]
Pena National Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena) is one of the most extraordinary royal residences in Europe, a riotously colourful Romanticist castle perched atop a rocky peak in the Sintra mountains above Lisbon, whose vivid yellow and red towers, ornate Manueline stonework, and eclectic blend of Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance, and Manueline architectural styles make it […]
Deep in the hills of central Portugal, the Mata Nacional do Buçaco, or Bussaco National Forest, is one of the most remarkable and romanticised forests in Europe. Enclosed within a 105-hectare wall, this ancient woodland has been carefully managed by monastic orders for over 400 years, preserving a unique collection of native and exotic trees […]
Aveiro is known as the Venice of Portugal, a charming city on the country’s central coast, south of Porto, whose network of picturesque canals, colourful moliceiro boats (traditional flat-bottomed vessels once used for harvesting seaweed, now converted to gondola-like tourist boats), and elegant Art Nouveau architecture make it one of the most photogenic small cities […]
Praia da Marinha is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal, and for good reason. Nestled between dramatic golden limestone cliffs on the Algarve coast near Carvoeiro, this postcard-perfect cove features crystal-clear turquoise waters, golden sand, and iconic rock formations including the famous ‘double sea arch’, one of the most photographed […]
The Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina is 100 kilometres of Portugal’s wildest, most beautiful coastline and the best place in Europe to find a beach entirely to yourself, even in August. Stretching from Porto Covo in the Alentejo down to Burgau in the Algarve, this protected natural park encompasses cliffs that drop […]
Portugal is the romance of Europe’s western edge, a country of dramatic Atlantic coastlines, golden limestone beaches, medieval hilltop castles, and the melancholic strains of fado music drifting through the narrow alleyways of Lisbon’s Alfama district at midnight. Hemmed in on one side by Spain and on the other by the vast, empty Atlantic, Portugal […]
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