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Calheta

  1. Nature · Madeira

    Hike the 25 Fontes Levada

    Hike the 25 Fontes levada trail through laurel forest to a spring-fed lagoon in Rabacal and photograph it.

Câmara de Lobos

  1. Nature · Madeira

    Step onto the Cabo Girao Skywalk

    Step onto the glass-floored Cabo Girao skywalk suspended 580 metres above the Atlantic and photograph it.

Funchal

  1. City discovery · Madeira

    Ride the Monte Toboggan Basket

    Ride a wicker toboggan steered by straw-hatted carreiros down the streets of Monte in Funchal and photograph it.

  2. Food · Madeira

    Browse Mercado dos Lavradores

    Browse the tropical fruit and flower stalls of the Mercado dos Lavradores in Funchal and photograph it.

  3. Nature · Madeira

    Catch Sunrise at Pico do Arieiro

    Catch the sunrise above the clouds from Pico do Arieiro, one of Madeira's highest peaks, and photograph it.

Lagoa

  1. Nature · Faro

    Discover Praia da Marinha

    Discover the double-arch rock formation over the turquoise water of Praia da Marinha and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Faro

    Kayak to the Benagil Sea Cave

    Kayak into the domed Benagil sea cave with its sky-hole ceiling on the Algarve coast and photograph it.

Lagos

  1. Nature · Faro

    Relax at Praia Dona Ana

    Relax on the golden sand of Praia Dona Ana framed by ochre cliffs near Lagos and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Faro

    Overlook the Ponta da Piedade Cliffs

    Overlook the golden rock arches and sea stacks of Ponta da Piedade near Lagos and photograph it.

Lizbon

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Óbidos

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Porto

  1. Culture & art

    Walk the top deck of the Dom Luis I

    Two decks, one bridge: the metro runs across the upper arch and you walk beside it, forty-five metres over the Douro, with the old city on one side and the port lodges on the other. It was designed by a partner of Eiffel and opened in 1886. Photograph the river straight down through the railing.

  2. Culture & art

    Step inside Livraria Lello

    Step inside Livraria Lello and its famous curving red staircase and photograph it.

  3. Food

    Survive a francesinha

    Bread, ham, sausage, steak, more bread, the whole thing sealed under melted cheese and flooded with a hot sauce of beer and tomato, with a fried egg on top and chips around the edge. It was invented here in the fifties by a returning emigrant and it exists nowhere else. Photograph it before you start.

  4. Culture & art

    Admire Sao Bento Station Azulejos

    Admire the 20,000 blue-and-white azulejo tiles in Sao Bento railway station and photograph it.

Sagres

  1. Nature · Faro

    Reach Cabo de Sao Vicente Lighthouse

    Reach the red lighthouse at Cabo de Sao Vicente, the wild south-westernmost tip of Europe, and photograph it.

Sintra

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Vila Nova de Gaia

  1. City discovery · Porto

    Cross the Dom Luis I Bridge

    Cross the upper deck of the Dom Luis I iron bridge over the Douro and photograph it.

  2. City discovery · Porto

    Stroll the Ribeira Riverfront

    Stroll the colourful Ribeira waterfront with its tiled facades along the Douro and photograph it.