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Hidden Gems of Faro
Faro
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Traditional Shops of Lagos
Lagos
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Praia Grande
Sintra
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Boca do Inferno
Cascais
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Monte do Calvário
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Quinta da Aveleda
Penafiel
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Complexo Balnear do Clube Naval de São Vicente
São Vicente
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Parque Megafauna Monsaraz
Monsaraz
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Parque de Merendas da Praia Fluvial de Monsaraz
Monsaraz
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Cromeleque do Xerez
Monsaraz
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Praia Fluvial do Pinhão
Pinhão
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Complexo de Piscinas Municipais de Estremoz
Estremoz
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Guides 491
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Torre de Moncorvo in July: The Anti-Algarve Up North
You searched for the 15 best Algarve beaches in July and the algorithm sent you to Torre de Moncorvo, 600 kilometres from the sea. It wasn't a mistake: rivers to swim in, cold Douro Superior whites, and medieval streets without a tuk-tuk in sight.
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Torre de Moncorvo
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NOS Alive in Algés: An Honest Lisbon Festival Guide
Three days at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés, with the Tagus reflecting the sunset and Lisbon forty minutes away by train. An honest guide to doing NOS Alive right, without falling into rookie mistakes.
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Lisbon
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How to Beat the Heat in Lisbon: Viewpoints, Terraces and Pools
At 38 degrees on Avenida Almirante Reis, the asphalt melts and tourists clump in Rossio's meagre shade. This is the guide to staying in Lisbon in summer and doing it right: sunrise viewpoints, cool museums at midday, and where to swim when nothing else works.
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Lisbon
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Sabrosa's Mateus Connection: Beyond the Palace Gardens
The Palace of Mateus is not in Sabrosa, it is in Vila Real, and the confusion has lasted decades. But Sabrosa's real Mateus connection, built from old vineyards, family quintas and the birthplace of Ferdinand Magellan, is worth far more than any bottle photograph.
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Sabrosa
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São João da Pesqueira: Almonds, Olives and Wine on the Plateau
Everyone passes through São João da Pesqueira on the way somewhere else. Mistake: this plateau town at 500 metres is one of the best Douro bases, with almond blossom in February, honest estates and half the tourists of Pinhão.
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São João da Pesqueira
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Tomar's Festa dos Tabuleiros: An Honest Guide
Once every four years, Tomar fills with young women balancing towers of 30 loaves on their heads and streets carpeted in handmade flowers. An honest guide to seeing the Festa dos Tabuleiros without ending up sleeping in Abrantes.
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Tomar
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Funchal's Best Summer Levada Walks: A Local Guide
Summer is, despite what the brochures say, the best time to walk Funchal's levadas. Fourteen hours of daylight, cool air at 1,000 metres, and waterfalls you can swim in. But only if you leave the house before 7:30am.
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Funchal
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Monção by the Water: Caldas and Minho Riverside Walks
For over a century, Monção has organised itself around thermal water that surfaces at 49ºC right in the centre of town. Add the Ecovia riverside path, kayaking to Melgaço, and Alvarinho tasted at the gate of the estate, and you have the most underrated itinerary in the Minho.
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Monção
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Ribeira Brava: Bananas, Sugar Cane and Madeira's Sweet Economy
In Ribeira Brava, banana terraces run downhill until they nearly touch the pebble beach, and a former cane spirit distillery now houses the island's best ethnographic museum. A sweet itinerary along Madeira's south coast, from sugar history to bolo de mel.
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Ribeira Brava
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July in Viana do Castelo: Sardines, Arraiais, Real Festas
The famous saints' festivals end in June and Viana's huge Agonia isn't until August, but July is when the Minho really parties: village arraiais announced by rockets, sardines on cornbread, caldo verde at midnight. Here's how to find them from Viana do Castelo, plus beaches for the days and fado for the quiet nights.
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Viana do Castelo
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From Castelo Branco to Madeira's Levadas in July
In July, Castelo Branco turns into an oven and everyone dreams of running water and real shade. Madeira's levadas deliver, but only if you rise early, climb high and flee the scorched south. An honest guide, with the head torch you will need and the trails actually worth your time.
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Castelo Branco
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Montalegre After Dark: The Witches' Friday the 13th
Once a year, when the calendar drops a Friday onto the 13th, Montalegre fills with black cloaks and burning spirits beside the castle. Here is how to do the Witches' Night right, without freezing or losing your bed.
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Montalegre