"A welcoming country" Portugal by solopes

Portugal Travel Guide: 19,499 reviews and 54,800 photos

Portugal is a small big country. Small because you may cross it from north to south in 6 hours and east west in 3. Big, because it can provide interesting motifs for all kind of visitors, and, with everything at a short distance, surprise with its contrasts.

In these pages I will collect my experiences in my country, trying to deliver then as organized as possible. Each district will have its own page, linking to the pages of the places I think will deserve your visit, with a classification from zero to three stars, according only with my opinion.

If what you want is not there...sorry. I don't know all the country, don't remember most of the old visits, and, really, don't think that everything deserves our atention. But there's still many places and informations to come, so, time is what I need, to keep posting and enriching the information. And it will be slow, because there's a big world out there and it also calls my attention.

This is how I rank the Portuguese Districts:

*** Not to be missed

Lisboa - monuments, museums, sights, beaches, food, nightlife
Porto - monuments, museums, sights, food, nightlife

Leiria - monuments, sights, beaches, food
Braga - monuments, sights, food,
Evora - monuments, sights, food

Azores
Madeira

** Very interesting

Coimbra
Viseu
Faro
Santarem
Aveiro
Guarda
Setubal
Viana do Castelo

* Interesting

Vila Real
Braganca
Castelo Branco
Portalegre
Beja

Last visit to Portugal: Dec 2006
Intro Updated Dec 9, 2006
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Reviews (21)

Good first visit Restaurants (4)

Once upon a time someone decided to open a restaurant selling suckling pig (leitão, pl. leitões) in Mealhada. It was... more travel advice

Porto-Algarve in two and half days Things to Do (5)

A VTer demanded a suggested itinerary to travel from Porto to Algarve, arriving in the afternoon of the third day. There... more travel advice

Leiria Coast Off The Beaten Path (3)

The coast in Leiria area is wild, with several nice beaches, allowing different programs only with a few minutes driving... more travel advice

Quinta dos Loridos Off The Beaten Path (3)

Bombarral is not a top destination, but it is located close to Lisbon, in a touristy route that leads to Obidos,... more travel advice

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hunterV May 27, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Hello, Avelino! Thanks for your description!~
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elpariente Mar 8, 2010 at 6:32 AM

Avelino : Your tips are very interesting for me as I am planning to visit Portugal , with a year of delay beacuse I couldn´t attend to the last year VT meeting Gracias por la información
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SilviaAbreu May 21, 2007 at 9:30 AM

Caro Dr. Sousa Lopes, descobri por acaso este seu "artigo" sobre a Portugalheart. Muito Obrigada.