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Portugal

Hilltop Lisbon, port-wine Porto, the Douro Valley and the Atlantic coast

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Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Best timeMar–Jun and Sep–Oct; Jul–Aug is peak season on the coast
Ideal stay7–10 days for Lisbon, Porto and the Douro
LanguagePortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)

About Portugal

Portugal is compact, easy to travel and full of variety for its size. Lisbon spreads over seven hills above the Tagus, with tiled façades, trams, fado houses and the monuments of the Age of Discovery in Belém. Fairy-tale Sintra and the coast at Cascais are an easy day out.

Porto, in the north, is the home of port wine — the lodges sit across the river in Vila Nova de Gaia — and the gateway to the terraced vineyards of the Douro Valley. Further south, the Algarve has the cliffs and beaches, while Évora and the Alentejo offer cork forests, Roman ruins and quiet wine country.

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Diogo

Diogo

Licensed local guide · Lisboa
Speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

My journey in tourism began in 1998, when I took my first steps in the hospitality industry as a hotel receptionist. Th…

 João

João

Licensed local guide · Lisboa
Speaks English, Spanish, French

Hi! I am a seasoned tourism animator (over 8,5 years of experience) with a post-graduation in tourism animation, focuse…

 Ines

Ines

Licensed local guide · Lisbon
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I am a Lisbon-born art historian and private tour guide, working primarily in Lisbon and its surrounding regions, inclu…

 Matilde

Matilde

Licensed local guide · LISBOA
Speaks English, Italian, Portuguese

*I have a 4 year degree in Touristic Information followed by a final exam that gave me the National Certificated Touris…

 Bruno

Bruno

Licensed local guide · Lisboa
Speaks English, Spanish

My name is Bruno, and I provide private airport transfers from Lisbon Airport, as well as private tours throughout Port…

 Rita

Rita

Licensed local guide · Lisboa
Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese

Hello! My name is Rita, and I am a licensed professional tour guide based in Lisbon, with over 17 years of experience i…

 João

João

Licensed local guide · Lisboa
Speaks English

Hi! My name is João, and I was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. I’ve been working as a tour guide since 2018, and o…

 Angela

Angela

Licensed local guide · Lisboa

I'm Angela, an official tour guide since 2023, and I dedicate myself to showing the most beautiful sights of my area on…

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Golden light and Atlantic soul

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Tiles, bridges and port wine

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