Breakfast, snacksIt's best at a pastry shop where you can order toast, some ham or cheese sandwiches and various pastries. Mixed sandwiches are a combination of ham and cheese - grilled are toast.Classics include croquettes, pastéis or bolinhos de...
HotelsThey are all rated from one to five stars. Most three stars have air-conditioned rooms, cable/satellite TV and are good value. All serve breakfast, usually included in the price. An inn, or hostel, is often a converted historic building...
Always start in Lisbon, which, with its surroundings, contains a wide selection of what the country has to offer: historical monuments, superb beaches, trendy nightclubs and traditional neighbourhoods.To the north, Porto is the country's 2nd city and, for many,...
The (official) swimming season in Portugal runs from the beginning of June to mid-September.Outside these months, outdoor pools and beach facilities may be closed. In July and especially August, coastal resorts are at their busiest month, and prices are...
Peaceful Odemira is the largest municipality in the country, bordered in the north by Sines, Santiago do Cacém and in the south by Aljezur, Monchique and Silves.The town thrives next to one of the best preserved rivers in Europe...
Grândola will forever be associated with the song "Grândola, Vila Morena" by José Afonso. On the eve of the 25th April Revolution, it was played on Renascença Radio as a signal for the army units to advance on Lisbon....
Sines have been shaped by the sea. With a picturesque historic centre, deep-water port, it lies 160 km south of Lisbon, at the tip of the cape that separates the Alentejo coast into 2 parts.To the north are the...
