Tourism in Portugal

For many people, July is the “official” month for summer holidays. Schools are closed, the days are long, the sea is warmer, and the calendar fills up with festivals.

Portugal might be famous for its long Atlantic beaches, but not everyone fancies sand in their shoes or battling windy afternoons. That’s where the country’s piscinas naturais come in.

Luxury tourism in Portugal is going through what can best be described as a structural shift. For decades, the premium segment leaned heavily on exuberance, visible distinction and formal service.

There’s a village in Serra da Estrela with more than a dozen natural swimming pools linked by hiking trails. Clean, icy water tumbles down the hillside, filling rock pools that look almost hand-carved.There’s no airport, no five-star hotels, and no queues outside museums.

June in Portugal means one thing: Santos Populares. Across the country, neighbourhoods fill with paper lanterns, grilled sardines, basil pots with cheeky love poems, and street parties that run well past midnight.

Portugal has become one of Europe’s strongest contenders for a proper stag weekend.

Portugal’s tourism industry started the year with record takings, with new figures pointing to strong demand from both European and North American visitors.According to data from the Bank of Portugal, foreign tourists spent around €5.2 billion in the country between January and March, an increase of

Portugal is bracing for a nationwide general strike on 3 June, with unions in aviation and rail warning of significant disruption to flights and train services.Why is a general strike planned in Portugal The general strike has been called by CGTP, Portugal’s main confederation of trade unions,

According to the 19th annual Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money Report, the Algarve is officially the best-value holiday destination for 2025.

Completely empty beaches are rare these days, especially in summer.

Portugal has once again positioned itself among the most desirable destinations in Europe for spring and summer 2026.

Portugal has become one of the strongest options in Europe for a lads holiday.

As the days stretch out and the temperatures start to climb, the May bank holidays land at just the right moment for a short escape. It’s often around now that plans for a trip to Portugal in May begin to take shape.Skip Lisbon and Porto, and a different Portugal opens up.

Every year on 25 April, Portugal celebrates Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade), commemorating the peaceful military uprising in 1974 that overthrew the Estado Novo regime. In 2026, the date carries even greater symbolic weight.

The long-running debate over Lisbon’s new airport has taken another concrete step, with the Portuguese government reconfirming the future site of Aeroporto Luís de Camões. New Lisbon airport: the main decisions and what is actually happeningAfter years of back‑and‑forth, the government has now

Portugal has quietly claimed a new title: home to Europe’s most relaxing city, according to the UK’s largest online travel agent.

You don’t need to fly to Japan to walk beneath clouds of cherry blossom. In central Portugal, thousands of cherry trees transform the hills of Fundão into a sea of white and pale pink every spring — and 2026 could be one of the best years yet to see it.

It’s not every day that a city perched on steep riverbanks is crowned the most walkable city in Europe, but that’s exactly what recent research has found.

A Portuguese city has secured a spot in TripAdvisor’s 2026 Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for destinations.

Portugal’s speciality coffee scene has earned major international recognition.