Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide-book and digital media publisher, has included Portugal in its “Best in Travel 2010“, more precisely in Top 10 Countries list. The ten countries are not ranked, but rather listed alphabetically, meaning no destination is more recommended than the other. El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Suriname, and [...]

The award ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) for Europe was held yesterday for the first time in Portugal and had the backdrop of the Marriott Praia D’el Rey (Óbidos). Portugal came out of the party with five trophies, three to Lisbon (won the prize for European destination, a destination for city breaks – or [...]

You find plenty of sports in Portugal. So, if you are looking to have wonderful sporting holidays in Portugal, go ahead! Football (Soccer) is the most popular sport in Portugal. If you are footballer or football fan, you can plan your holidays in Lisbon or Porto. Lisbon is home to football clubs as S.L. Benfica (Sport [...]

The beauty of this country is that you can play golf year round. That´s why Portugal golf holidays are very popular for golf lovers. From north to south, east to west and including the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, you will be delighted to find excellent golf courses rivalling the very best in the world. Golf holidays [...]

Walking holidays in Portugal can be one of the most memorable vacations of your life.  If you are the outdoor type and you like getting out for a stroll, a nice long swift walk, a walk over the hills, a day to walk sightseeing around a foreign city, or a full-blown hike over the hills [...]