Portugal

Lisbon hills and the trams that climb them set the tone for many of the articles in this category, alongside Porto port lodges and the small fishing villages of the Algarve before the resort sprawl. The Douro valley gets its own slow-travel coverage. Madeira and the Azores each appear as standalone destinations rather than footnotes to mainland trips.

Food pieces handle the Portuguese cooking that goes well past pastel de nata, with bacalhau in its many preparations, the petisco bar tradition, and the wine regions that visitors leave with new respect for. Practical material covers the rail and bus networks, the rental car question for the Alentejo and the Algarve, the coffee culture that runs on small strong cups all day, and the surf scene around Ericeira and Nazare.