23 December 2021
A Magical Day in Sintra, Portugal
Just a half hour’s drive from Lisbon you’ll find a surprising little enclave tucked away amid forested hills just above the Atlantic Ocean....
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3 November 2021
In Search of Big Waves in Nazaré, Portugal
Nazaré, up north halfway between Lisbon and Porto, with its main beach, Praia da Nazaré, offers more than 1.5 kilometres of fine sand....
8 October 2021
Away from the Beaches, Why Coimbra Just Might Be Portugal’s Most Fun City
If a historic attractive city with a rollicking student life appeals to you, use your Iberia Joven discount to fly to Coimbra andjoin the party....
2 September 2021
Beyond the Algarve in Portugal: the Allures of Awesome Alentejo
Portugal is a European tourism powerhouse because of the sun-and-sand allure of its southern Algarve, along with the history and culture of capital Lisbon...
12 April 2021
Kick Back in These Dreamy Beach Towns in Northern Portugal
Tucked halfway between Lisbon and Porto is one of the loveliest gems of Portugal’s entire Atlantic seaboard: Figueira da Foz, a city of just over 62,000 with broad, breezy (read: surfing and windsurfing), and laid back beaches appealing enough to entice anyone to stay all...
8 October 2020
Ahoy, Me Hearties! Sailing Portugal’s Algarve Coast on a ‘Pirate Ship’
Rightly one of Portugal’s top holiday magnets, its southernmost region, the Algarve, is bucolic and mellow, with picturesque old towns and fabulous cuisine. But of course visitors are mostly drawn here by its lovely rugged coast with its fabulous beaches – many of which are...
10 September 2019
Infinite White Sands in Lisbon’s Costa da Caparica
Surely you've heard of the spectacular Algarve beaches in Portugal, those incredible expanses of sand in the midst of nature. They are quite the opposite of the typical beaches backed by rows of buildings you find in more “touristy” coastal areas, and one of the...
28 August 2018
Ride the Waves in Ericeira
The city of Lisbon is a great getaway regardless of the time of year. That’s because it’s one of those destinations where you know you will find excellent places to eat, affordable accommodations and smiles all around you. And when the season calls for a...
23 September 2016
Traveling as a Volunteer – in Portugal!
Have you heard of the European Voluntary Service (EVS)? It's quite an opportunity for a long period of voluntary experience abroad. That is to say, if you're young and your passport shows that you are between 17 and 30 years old, you have all the necessary requisites to...
6 July 2016
Cool Surfing & More at the Beaches Around Lisbon
The fact that Lisbon is the capital of Portugal means great advantages and some disadvantages. On the one hand, being the capital makes it somewhat more expensive than other Portuguese cities, but on the other hand, Lisbon shares the opportunities of an important major city with its young residents:...