Walking the wilder side of the Algarve
A self-guided walk along the dramatic cliffs and deserted footpaths of an Algarve a world away from the beach resorts and golf coursesThe hunt for octopus begins soon after we arrive in Sagres, in the...
View ArticleSummer fun on Portugal’s riverbanks
Exploring the pristine rivers running through forested mountains proves a great alternative to the country’s golden coastline for this young familyJosé Manuel dos Santos, our guide, was looking a...
View ArticleReady to roll: a family campervan holiday through Portugal
Wild swimming and outdoor living offer a sense of freedom on a trip from Porto to Vila Praia de ÂncoraIs camping the best kind of family holiday? I know plenty of parents who think so. It’s something...
View ArticleNamaste, dudes: yoga and surfing in the Algarve, Portugal
A surf and yoga outfit based in south Asia has opened a branch in the Algarve, handy for golden beaches on two distinct coastlines and refuelling on custard tartsThe early morning sun is spilling...
View ArticleOn the crest of a wave: Portugal’s new eco holiday retreat
A stylish hotel north of Lisbon is part of a plan to spread tourism beyond Portugal’s popular cities and surfing spots. For our writer and family, it works a treatRows of bungalows on stilts are...
View ArticleMinha casa é sua casa: The family who turned their Lisbon home into a hotel
In a 1900s building in Lisbon, António Costa Lopes and Filipa Fortunato have created an intimate hotel that feels like a family home – because it is oneOver the years, Casa Fortunato in Lisbon has been...
View ArticleCan a yoga and sleep retreat cure my 20-year battle with insomnia?
A sleep retreat in the rugged hills of central Portugal, filled with sunshine, yoga, vegan food and kindness, promises a lasting cure for sleepless nightsI stepped into the glass-walled yoga shala and...
View ArticleLife after lockdown in Porto: returning to my local cafe
With Portugal easing out of confinamento, the second city’s residents are enjoying cafes once again, but miss the tourists more than they were expecting‘Meia de leite, como sempre?” Sonia asked me, her...
View Article10 of the best novels set in Portugal – that will take you there
From a Saramago masterpiece to Monica Ali’s rural blues, via mountains, cities and coast, bookmark this reading list for a flavour of Portugal – and its people• More fiction trips:Italy | France |...
View ArticleThe real Algarve: 'A white-washed village adrift in the kissing sea'
With talk of air bridges opening, the beaches, splendid seafood and ramshackle charms of Olhão will soon be within reach againVitálio, 72, tubby and talkative, brushed lustrous hair, opens his barber...
View ArticleRiding the giant: big-wave surfing in Nazaré
A small fishing hamlet in Portugal has become a magnet for the world’s most fearless big-wave surfers. Tim Lewis reveals how Nazaré became the ocean’s EverestEveryone you meet in Nazaré tells you the...
View ArticleCroatia quarantine ruling prompts scramble to return to UK
Frustrated holidaymakers face extra expense to get home or two weeks’ isolation on return after Croatia is taken off travel corridor list Thousands of British holidaymakers in Croatia are trying to cut...
View ArticleThe best places to stay in Portugal for a late-summer break
With Portugal now added to the UK’s list of travel corridors, we round up hotels, campervans and apartments for a September holidaySurf and yoga retreat Soul & Surfis based in a traditional...
View ArticleThe best wine experiences in Portugal
The World of Wine museum has opened in Porto and Portugal has been added to the UK’s list of travel corridors – two good reasons to raise a glass to one of Europe’s most underrated wine destinationsAs...
View ArticleHow a hotel hero saved my family holiday
When my son lost his security blanket, disaster loomed. But I hadn’t counted on the superhuman efforts of our hostsIt doesn’t matter how or why, because I would never invade my children’s privacy like...
View ArticleUK government flip-flopping over quarantine list devastates Portuguese...
Although Portugal remains on the safe list, for English tourists at least, rumours to the contrary spark panic and holiday cancellationsNoel Josephides sounds weary. Two weeks ago when the UK...
View ArticleHow I fell in love with Portugal’s garlicky clams – and recipe to make them
One food writer so loved the country’s famed shellfish he set up his own restaurant in the clam capital of the Algarve• More travel-inspired recipes: France | Spain | Italy | GreeceI am sitting in a...
View ArticleI spent lockdown on a Portuguese island
Armona, off the Algarve, has been home since Covid’s second wave – and I’ve grown to love its beauty, simplicity and kindnessThe sun is slowly rising over the Atlantic and I sit watching from the house...
View Article10 of the best places to visit in Portugal, chosen by readers
With Portugal announced as the only major destination on the green list on Friday, our tipsters choose their favourite natural parks, towns, beaches and seafood restaurantsIf you want something out of...
View ArticleEngland’s travel green list sends Madeira flight bookings soaring
Portugal is only major European ‘sun and sand’ destination on list of countries for quarantine-free travel Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNotorious crosswinds can make for...
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