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Porto · Porto

Vila Nova de Gaia

City on the south bank of the Douro, opposite Porto, where Port wine has been aged in cellars for centuries. At the Cais de Gaia are the cellars, the rabelo boats and the WOW, a museum quarter. Above, the Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar and the Jardim do Morro offer the best view of Porto, and the cable car descends to the river. On the coast to the south is the Capela do Senhor da Pedra, perched on a rock on the beach.

Faro · Algarve

Albufeira

Seaside town in the center of the Algarve coast, with an old town of white houses descending to Praia dos Pescadores. To the east is Praia da Falésia, with red and golden cliffs; to the west, the marina and, about 16 km away, the Algar de Benagil and Praia da Marinha, linked by the Sete Vales Suspensos trail.

Faro · Algarve

Lagos

Historic city in the western Algarve, with a walled centre, the Praça do Infante, the Mercado de Escravos and the Igreja de Santo António, with gilded woodwork. To the south, the coast has the cliffs and caves of the Ponta da Piedade and beaches among rocks, such as Dona Ana and Camilo; to the east, the Meia Praia. About 33 km away are Sagres and the Cabo de São Vicente.

Lisboa · Sintra and Cascais

Sintra

Village on the northern slope of the Serra de Sintra, about 28 km from Lisbon, a World Heritage Site as a Cultural Landscape. In the center is the Palácio Nacional, with conical chimneys. In the sierra are the Palácio da Pena, the Castelo dos Mouros, the Quinta da Regaleira, Monserrate and the Convento dos Capuchos. To the west the sierra reaches the sea at Cabo da Roca, with beaches such as Adraga and villages like Azenhas do Mar.

Vila Real · Vale do Douro

Peso da Régua

City on the banks of the Douro, considered the gateway to the valley and for centuries the departure point of the wine that floated down the river to Porto. It has the Museu do Douro, in the old Casa da Companhia, the quay where cruise boats dock and the station of the Linha do Douro. Up on the hill, about 12 km away, is the Miradouro de São Leonardo de Galafura.

Lisboa · Sintra and Cascais

Cascais

A former fishing village on the coast west of Lisboa, which became a seaside resort when the royal family started spending summers at the Cidadela in the late 19th century. It has a bay with boats, a historic centre of cobbled streets, the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the Farol-Museu de Santa Marta and a seafront promenade to the Estoril. To the west lie the Boca do Inferno and the Praia do Guincho.

Viseu · Vale do Douro

Lamego

An episcopal city on the south bank of the Douro, about 13 km from Régua, with a historic center and manor houses. The Baroque staircase climbs to the Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, and the center has the Sé, founded in 1129, and the medieval castle. Nearby are the fortified bridge of Ucanha, the Mosteiro de Salzedas and sparkling wine caves.

Porto · Porto

Porto

Second city of Portugal, on the north bank of the Douro, with a historic center that is a World Heritage Site. The Ribeira, the Ponte Luís I, the Sé, the Palácio da Bolsa and São Francisco lie close to the river; higher up are São Bento, the Clérigos, the Lello, the Carmo, the Aliados, the Bolhão and the Capela das Almas. To the west are the Palácio de Cristal, Soares dos Reis, the Casa da Música, Serralves and the Foz, linked by tram.

Lisboa · Lisboa

Lisboa

Capital of Portugal, Lisboa rises over hills by the Tejo. The Baixa, rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, links the Rossio to Praça do Comércio. Alfama has the Castelo de São Jorge, the Sé, the Panteão and the Museu do Fado; Chiado and Bairro Alto lie on the other side. In Belém are the Torre, the Jerónimos and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos. The city is rounded out by the Gulbenkian, the Oceanário, the Parque das Nações and the Elétrico 28.

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