Discover Portugal: 32 places to visit

All seasons

Centro

Alcobaça Monastery

A vast Cistercian church founded in 1153

Easy Abbey & monastery Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Norte

Alto Douro Wine Region

Hand-cut schist terraces above the river

Moderate Hill walking Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Lisboa

Arrábida Natural Park

A limestone range meeting the sea south of Lisbon

Moderate Coastal & dune walking Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Centro

Aveiro

Canals, moliceiro boats and art nouveau frontages

Easy Accessible walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Centro

Batalha Monastery

Gothic raised for the victory at Aljubarrota in 1385

Easy Abbey & monastery Video Article Map

SpringSummer

Centro

Berlengas

A granite archipelago ten kilometres off Peniche

Moderate Coastal & dune walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Norte

Braga

The oldest archdiocese in Portugal

Easy Art & museum Video Article Map

All seasons

Lisboa

Cabo da Roca

The westernmost point of continental Europe

Easy Accessible walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Algarve

Cape St Vincent

The south-westernmost point of mainland Europe

Easy Accessible walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Centro

Coimbra

A university city above the Mondego

Moderate Art & museum Video Article Map

All seasons

Centro

Convent of Christ, Tomar

A Templar stronghold turned Order of Christ convent

Easy Abbey & monastery Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Alentejo

Costa Vicentina

One of the last stretches of wild European coast

Moderate Coastal & dune walking Video Article Map

SpringAutumnWinter

Alentejo

Elvas

The largest bulwarked dry-ditch fortifications in the world

Easy Fortress & military heritage Video Article Map

SpringAutumnWinter

Alentejo

Évora

The historic capital of the Alentejo, inside its walls

Easy Accessible walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Madeira

Funchal

The capital of Madeira, and its wine trade

Moderate Art & museum Video Article Map

All seasons

Azores

Furnas

A valley of fumaroles and hot springs on São Miguel

Easy Forest & estate Video Article Map

All seasons

Norte

Guimarães

A medieval town centre listed by UNESCO in 2001

Easy Accessible walking Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Algarve

Lagos

A walled Algarve town under sandstone cliffs

Easy Coastal & dune walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Lisboa

Lisbon

The capital, built across hills above the Tagus

Moderate Art & museum Video Article Map

All seasons

Madeira

Madeira Natural Park

Laurel forest across two-thirds of the island

Moderate Forest & estate Video Article Map

SpringAutumnWinter

Alentejo

Marvão

A walled town on a quartzite crag near the frontier

Moderate Fortress & military heritage Video Article Map

SpringAutumnWinter

Alentejo

Monsaraz

A hilltop village above the Guadiana

Easy Fortress & military heritage Video Article Map

SummerAutumn

Azores

Mount Pico

The highest mountain in Portugal, at 2,351 metres

Expert Alpine & high mountain Video Article Map

AutumnWinterSummer

Centro

Nazaré

A fishing town under record-breaking Atlantic waves

Moderate Coastal & dune walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Centro

Óbidos

A complete circuit of walls around one hill

Easy Accessible walking Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Norte

Peneda-Gerês National Park

The oldest protected area, and the only national park in Portugal

Hard Forest & estate Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Madeira

Pico do Areeiro

A summit reachable by road, and a ridge walk from it

Hard Alpine & high mountain Video Article Map

All seasons

Norte

Porto

A steep city dropping to the Douro

Moderate Art & museum Video Article Map

All seasons

Algarve

Ria Formosa

A barrier-island lagoon along the Algarve

Easy Coastal & dune walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Centro

Serra da Estrela

The highest range on the Portuguese mainland

Hard Alpine & high mountain Video Article Map

SpringSummerAutumn

Azores

Sete Cidades

Two lakes inside a five-kilometre caldera

Moderate Hill walking Video Article Map

All seasons

Lisboa

Sintra

Palaces and Moorish walls on a misted ridge

Moderate Castle & country house Video Article Map