Faro Airport Transfer: Bus, Taxi or Pre-Booked Car?
Faro Airport to Albufeira, Vilamoura and Lagos: Aerobus, taxi or a pre-booked transfer from $44. Prices checked on 6 Oct 2026, plus the traps to know.
Lisbon and Sintra Tickets: Pena, Jerónimos, Tram 28
Things to do in Lisbon and Sintra, 6 October 2026: Pena Palace €20, Jerónimos €18, Belém €15, Sintra by train, tram 28, Lisboa Card and traps to avoid.
Renting a car in Portugal: motorways and tolls
Portuguese tolls in 2026: your hire car has a Portuguese plate, the A22 has been free since 2025, and the fine is five times the toll with a €25 floor.
The most beautiful beaches in the Algarve: 2026 guide
The most beautiful beaches in the Algarve in 2026: the one still closed to walkers, the ones still patrolled in October, and what a Blue Flag really proves.
Budget for a week’s holiday in Portugal
A week in Portugal: the official average price of an occupied hotel room was €154.90 a night in July 2026, and €93.80 in the first quarter.
Porto or Lisbon: which city to visit first
Porto or Lisbon in 2026: Lisbon has lost four of its five funiculars, Porto is digging its metro. The comparison that actually decides for your trip.
The Algarve in 5 days: beaches, villages and the right pace
Five days in the Algarve: why the motorway has been free since 2025, why Benagil can no longer be improvised, and why one hotel is enough.
Where to stay in Lisbon: a neighbourhood guide with numbers
In the district every guide recommends, 68.8% of homes are tourist lets. Here is how to choose on gradient and noise instead of distance.
A one-week Portugal itinerary, from Lisbon to Porto
Seven days from Lisbon to Porto: why a car is slower than the train on the leg that matters, and why it is banned outright at Sintra.