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Portugal

Southern Europe

Map of travel tips (17)

Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
Two masterpieces of the ornate Manueline style, built when Portugal's explorers sailed the world, and together a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Benagil Cave, Algarve
A huge sea cave on the Algarve coast with a round hole in its roof that lets a shaft of sunlight onto a hidden beach.
Douro Valley
The oldest demarcated wine region in the world, where port wine comes from, with vineyards terraced into the steep slopes of the Douro Rive…
Pena Palace, Sintra
A colourful romantic palace in red and yellow, built in the 19th century on a hilltop above Sintra, mixing Gothic, Moorish and Manueline st…
Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo, Madeira
A spectacular high-mountain walk on Madeira between its second and highest peaks, along a path cut into knife-edge ridges, through tunnels …