Portugal Vacations, Private Tours and Villas

The quiet one at the edge of the map.

Portugal keeps its best moments low key. Tiles on a side street, grilled fish at a counter with no menu, a singer who starts up once the room goes quiet. We take you to the ones worth staying up for.

Overview

Discover Portugal: Private Tours, Experiences & Custom Travel

Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. Its location on the Atlantic Ocean has influenced many aspects of its culture: salt cod and grilled sardines are national dishes, the Algarve's beaches are a major destination and much of the nation’s architecture dates to the 1500s–1800s, when Portugal had a powerful maritime empire.

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Portugal in pictures

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A few frames from our own trips. The rest are in the gallery below.

The Pena National Palace Interior Courtyard, Sintra, Portugal

A View of the City of Coimbra, Portugal

Azenhas do Mar, Portugal Coastal Town

Sintra, Portugal at the Initiation Well

Old Town of Coimbra Glows at Night Under a Pretty Summer Sky, Portugal

Where Portugal sits

Map

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Photo Gallery

View Through Stone Arch of Museum of Excavated Cloister Complex Santa Clara Velha in Coimbra, Portug

Cityscape of the Town with Medieval City of Obidos, Portugal

Stairs with Saint\s Statues Leading to the Church Bom Jesus do Monte near Braga, Portugal

Panorama of Rossio Square in Old Downtown Lisbon, Portugal

A View of a Praia de Benagil in Algarve Region, Portugal

Belem Tower on the Tagus River in the Morning, Famous City Landmark in Lisbon, Portugal

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