Portugal’s Algarve Deserves its Reputation: Stunning!
The Algarve region in Southern Portugal was an inexpensive and very memorable experience, after taking a food tour, staying in a resort, and fishing.
The Algarve region in Southern Portugal was an inexpensive and very memorable experience, after taking a food tour, staying in a resort, and fishing.
How to get the most out of your trip to Portugal–Eat Smart in Portugal is a new guide to markets, menus, regional cuisines and how to find the best foods.
A road trip through Portugal with its historical monuments, gastronomical indulgences, and generous hospitality, including Lisbon, Porto and Cuenca.
Visit Portugal’s southernmost point, Lagos, where the Algarve coast lines this town with beautiful cliffs, beaches, and grottos.
Explore the history and culture of Lisbon, Portugal, at a traditional Portuguese bullfighting match.
Walking through history in Portugal’s bustling capital, Lisbon By Neil Middleton The Atlantic breeze flowing along the broad Tagus river and climbing the hills of Lisbon was a gentle and welcome reminder that I’m teetering on edge of the European continent. As the westernmost European capital, Lisbon is at the end of Europe. But this…
By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor Portugal is bigger than it looks on a map, next to the big expanse of Spain and below the much larger landmass of France. Exploring central Portugal brings activities and memories that are different from the more popular parts of this small country. Despite its diminutive size, as I hiked…
A Seaside Charmer on the Coast of Portugal By Luke Gribble Atlantic waves smash into rugged coastline and cliffs, wind thrashes trees back and forth, and the sun beats down on you as it all unfolds. Not unfamiliar weather for Portugal’s west coast, although standing at the tip of the Vila Nova de Milfontes headland,…
By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor A March trip to the Azores gave us a glimpse of a very young place. Created by volcanic eruptions a mere 250,000 years ago, parts of these nine islands are among the youngest land masses on the earth. Just 3000 meters below the earth, the cauldron bubbles, so in many…
What Makes a Perfect Women-Only Tour? By Stephen Hartshorne GoNOMAD Associate Editor “Look at me, look at me, look at me now,” says The Cat in the Hat. “It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how.” Designing a great tour requires a thorough knowledge of the country you’re visiting, its history, its…
Portugal’s Grand Route of Historical Villages By Matthew Kadey It’s hot. Very hot. Nothing moves on this parched, sun splashed landscape save a hovering vulture, a scurrying gecko and the flaxen dirt disturbed by our circumvolving tires and falling beads of sweat. Pedro’s GPS delivers the somber news: the mercury is pushing 40 degrees C…
Biking Portugal’s Heartland – Page Two By Matthew Kadey Damn Thorns Besides an obnoxious sun, ornery dogs and the demanding terrain with more ups and downs than a ‘80s guitar solo, our biggest nemesis is the thorns. There are many, and, in turn, many flats. After his fourth limp tire in just as many hours,…