Sure, Lisbon and Porto have their charms — serious coffee cultures, enough azulejos to tile a small planet, and as many ...

The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably ...

Portugal's stunning coastline is home to some of the most charming seaside towns in the world, each with its own unique character and beauty. As you travel from north to south, you'll first encounter ...

Portugal has a long, rich history that colors everything from its language, food and architecture. It was settled by homo sapiens 35,000 years ago and retains traces of a non–Indo European language ...

Most travelers to Portugal will stay in Lisbon, the country's capital and largest city. But these same travelers might not realize that this fascinating city in the western Iberian Peninsula was not ...

Portugal, the "garden at the edge of the sea" (or, "jardim à beira-mar plantado" in Portuguese), has a lot of coastline — and a lot of beaches. There are the golden cliffs of the Algarve, surfer ...

ALENTEJO, Portugal — We stood on a boardwalk overlooking dunes and a swath of beach that stretched as far as we could see in both directions. It was a warm, sunny spring day and the beach was deserted ...

With its' wild and rugged mountainous coastline, unspoilt beaches, quiet little resort towns, pilgrim paths, not to mention its strange local green wine, this area of Portugal has been largely ...