Most travelers to Portugal will stay in Lisbon, the country's capital and largest city. But these same travelers might not realize that this fascinating city in the western Iberian Peninsula was not ...

The Algarve is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations but a stay at Wyndham Grand Algarve places you in reach of quieter spots, close to the Ria Formosa and Quinta do Lago. ByAngelina Villa ...

EACH year around 1.4million Brits head to Portugal’s Algarve – so why not explore a quieter Portuguese gem that is cheaper?

Portugal’s sun-soaked south-meets-west coast comes into its own in the summer months. It’s a gloriously varied and enticing landscape—a seemingly never ending series of rocky coves and luminous ...

British, German, and French tourists have long made the Algarve their destination of choice in Portugal. Spanning 2,000 miles along the country’s southern coast, the Algarve offers expansive beaches, ...

"A Fatty's Guide to Traveling and Eating the World" is a monthly travel and food column here at Salon that’s dedicated to helping travelers of all sizes find adventure If you’re flying into Lisbon, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yahoo writer Chris Parsons stops for a breather on the Portugese coast a few miles from Luz. (Yahoo/Chris Parsons) Mention the ...

In the early 1980s, two Norwegian students in love spent a few charmed weeks camping on a beach in the Algarve, on the southwestern coast of Portugal. The trip ended with a romantic marriage proposal ...