Rail journey of the month: Lisbon to Vigo via Porto, past dunes, rivers and the Atlantic
Our slow travel expert enjoys the cross-border Celta train between Portugal and Spain, and not only because it costs just €5.25
February 2022
Tales of two cities: a twin-city break to Lisbon and Porto
Portugal’s two major cities are both rich in history, gorgeous food and incredible views. If you can’t decide which to visit, try combining the two
May 2021
Readers' travel tips
10 of the best places to visit in Portugal, chosen by readers
With Portugal announced as the only major destination on the green list on Friday, our tipsters choose their favourite natural parks, towns, beaches and seafood restaurants
August 2020
The best wine experiences in Portugal
The best places to stay in Portugal for a late-summer break
June 2020
10 of the best novels set in Portugal – that will take you there
From a Saramago masterpiece to Monica Ali’s rural blues, via mountains, cities and coast, bookmark this reading list for a flavour of Portugal – and its people
May 2020
Life after lockdown in Porto: returning to my local cafe
With Portugal easing out of confinamento, the second city’s residents are enjoying cafes once again, but miss the tourists more than they were expecting
July 2018
Pret a Porto: Portugal’s second city is ready for the limelight
A decade ago, the city’s historic centre was badly rundown. Now, having been carefully restored, it’s filled with culture, cafes and unusual shops
January 2018
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Porto, Portugal
On the steep banks of the Douro, Portugal’s northern jewel gleams with culture, buzzing restaurants, bars and artisan shops, plus cool places to visit and stay
December 2017
Instagram snapshots
Kind of blue: Porto's azulejo facades – in pictures
In our weekly look at travel through three Instagram shots, Sam Jemai gets fired up by Porto’s famous blue tiles
November 2017
Prints and prison cells: the Portuguese Centre for Photography, Porto
A former jail houses artefacts from the dawn of photography, and provides a window onto the life of one of Portugal’s most prolific novelist, who was locked up there for adultery
July 2017
Destination unknown: the new way to book a mystery holiday
Liz Boulter didn’t know she was off to Porto until she got to the airport. All part of Dutch company srprs.me’s new holiday concept
August 2016
The foodie traveller
Porto’s francesinha sandwich is a gut buster
Don’t be thrown by the dainty name and French origins, the ‘little Frenchie’ is a Porto institution – a doorstep layered with pork, smoked sausage, bacon, beefsteak and topped with a fried egg and cheese
May 2016
Holiday guides
Ports of call: a wine tour of the Douro
Portugal’s Douro region is famous for its port, but also produces fine, good-value reds and top nosh. Perfect, then, for thirsty foodies like our writer
September 2015
Holiday guides
Porto city guide: what to see plus the best hotels and restaurants and bars
It’s most famous for its ruby tipple and a strident football manager, but Porto is shaking off its fusty image with buzzy places to eat, drink and hang out
May 2014
The best beaches in Portugal: readers' travel tips
From the best stretches of sand for families in the Algarve to the beach with a starring role in a James Bond scene, readers pick their favourite spots on Portugal's dramatic Atlantic coastline
November 2011
Vintage Porto in Portugal
With its 14th-century walls, bell tower and ornate tiles, there is much to see in Porto. But as Alex Clark finds on a weekend break, there's one really good reason to visit
February 2009
Budget travel guide
Cut-price city breaks
Porto is full of surprises, both cultural and gastronomic ... and it's one of the cheapest cities in western Europe. Plus where to stay from €10 a night
April 2003
It's hard work being so simple
It would be difficult to find a more genuinely anachronistic idyll than Oporto, but as Justine Jordan discovers, Portugal's second city is not a place to fuss over tourists.
April 2001
Old port in a new bottle
Sheryl Garratt enjoys the changing face of Oporto, Portugal's second biggest city and Europe's new City of Culture.
