Madeira, which is known as the floating garden island, hosts a spectacular Flower Festival in Funchal, the island's capital. Usually held in May, it will take place in 2020 from 3 to 27 September 2020. Highlights of the festival always includes the Children's Parade (5 September 2020) involving hundreds of youngsters in colourful flowers. The day a...

Lisbon has been awarded the 'Foodie Hotspot' of the year by the annual National Geographic Traveller UK reader awards 2019. The annual Reader Awards celebrate the best places, experiences, hotels, operators, authors, and podcasts, which are shortlisted by judges and voted by the audience. The hilly and coastal capital of Lisbon has a reputation for...

A 450 km network of walking and cycling trails has opened to give greater access to the best-preserved coastline of the Algarve. The new routes will bring the Rota Vicentina's pedestrian trails to 740km in total, including the Fisherman's trail, the Historical Way, and 24 additional circular routes. As part of the expansion the new sections of the ...

Quinta do Lago in Portugal's sun-kissed Algarve is synonymous for golf and boasts three, manicured and testing courses which are claimed to be among Europe's best. Accolades including being named Europe's Best Golf Destination at the World Golf Awards in 2015 and 2016. And, they were given Editors' Choice Award for Best International Resorts in 201...

Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is an archipelago comprising four islands off the northwest coast of Africa writes Adam Jacot de Boinod. It is known for its namesake wine and warm, subtropical climate. The main island of Madeira is volcanic, green and rugged, with high cliffs, pebbly beaches and settlements on deltas of the Fajã River. C...

São Lourenço do Barrocal is a a recently restored 19th century farmhouse hotel, winery and spa located on a historic family estate in a wild corner of Portugal's unspoilt Alentejo region. This 780-hectare has remained within the same family for over 200 years but fell into ruin following Portugal's political turmoil in the 1970s and the forced coll...