Travel Dispatch: Plan Your Portugal Adventure
Fall in love with Porto, walk a winding staircase to a river, and see the ‘edge of the world.’
Travel Dispatch
October 29, 2025

Portugal’s moment in the sun doesn’t seem to be dimming anytime soon. Beyond its hilly capital of Lisbon, there’s much to love in its second-largest city of Porto, its wild Algarve coast to the south, and more in between.

Two stroll along a raised cobblestoned pathway in a European city in the daytime. Next to the pathway is a row of different colored houses — in blue, yellow and pink. There is also an old-fashioned lamp post.

Take in hilltop views, colorful tiles and pastéis de nata in Lisbon

People standing in a natural outdoor area, overlooking a river and a bridge.

Drink port and eat fine food in Porto, Portugal’s second city

A photo taken while in the sea shows clear, sparkling, blue water in the foreground, with strands of seaweed floating beneath the waves. Above the water is a dark stony outcrop with two steel ladders implanted in the rock. A man is emerging from the water and climbing the ladder, and another man is standing on the outcrop.

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Visit a volcanic island in the Azores

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Tour a centuries-old sardine-canning factory

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Walk a wild and winding stairway to a river

An alley of sand lies between two cliffs, the water rolls gently onto the beach and the whole scene is bathed in sunlight.

See the ‘edge of the world’ on the Algarve coast

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