Most travelers to Portugal will stay in Lisbon, the country's capital and largest city. But these same travelers might not realize that this fascinating city in the western Iberian Peninsula was not ...

There’s something undeniably magical about hitting the open road in a country as scenic and culturally rich as Portugal. The Algarve from Arabic: al-Gharb “the West”, with its golden cliffs, pristine ...

Portugal’s sun-soaked south-meets-west coast comes into its own in the summer months. It’s a gloriously varied and enticing landscape—a seemingly never ending series of rocky coves and luminous ...

On the Costa Vicentina, a Lisbon resident finds cliffside hikes, surf beaches, and stylish new boutique hotels far from the Algarve crowds.

Since Phoenician times, octopuses have been the main catch for the villagers of Salema, located on the sunny south coast of Portugal. And the fishing process has changed little in several thousand ...

The last time I visited Portugal’s Algarve region was in 2001. I was studying abroad in Spain and during the program’s spring break, 12 of us hopped into three rental cars and caravanned over the ...

While scores of travelers are drawn to the vibrant cities of Lisbon and Porto, visitors hoping to avoid the crowds should look south—namely, to Algarve, Portugal. Though slightly more low-key, the ...

Born and raised in Sardinia, Jacada Travel's Europe expert Melania Siriu's love affair with Portugal began during weekend trips to the country in early adulthood. Visiting Portugal during her ...

Prince Henry the Navigator helped launch the age of seafaring exploration from the country’s Algarve coast. A family of sailors follows in his wake. Morning at Praia da Batata beach in the city of ...