Portugal travel tips

7 guides in Portugal — when to go, how to get around, which ATMs not to use, and what a fair price looks like.

yellow and white tram on road during daytime

LisbonPortugalHills, tiles, and pastéis de nata

boats docked near seaside promenade]

PortoPortugalPort wine, tiled facades, and a river worth staring at

gray and yellow castle at the top of a hill

SintraPortugalPalaces in a misty hill forest above Lisbon, one of them painted like a fairground

Ochre sandstone stacks and arches above clear water at Ponta da Piedade in the Algarve

AlgarvePortugalOchre cliffs, hidden coves and three hundred days of sun at the bottom of Europe

green and yellow boat on body of water during daytime

MadeiraPortugalA volcanic wall in the Atlantic, laced with irrigation channels you can walk for days

empty road beside green trees and blue body of water during daytime

AzoresPortugalNine green volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic, with crater lakes and whales offshore

a large body of water surrounded by a lush green hillside

Douro ValleyPortugalTerraced vineyards falling into a river gorge, worked by hand since before port had a name