Portugal, slowly.
Portugal
by Locals
A Local Guide to the Real Portugal
thirteen journeys below
Twelve letters & one heartland.
Twelve numbered letters across the mainland and the islands, and one that isn’t. That last one is my own province — I could not write about it as though it were a chapter. Every guide is a letter, walked before it was written, and free to read.
- I.3 volumes
Lisboa & Beyond
The capital and its two great escapes
- II.2 volumes
The North
Porto and the terraced Douro
- III.4 volumes
Central Portugal
The medieval towns, the pilgrim heart, and the long letter
- IV.1 volume
Alentejo
The great plain south of the Tagus
- V.1 volume
Algarve
The southern coast, its cliffs and its market towns
- VI.2 volumes
Atlantic Islands
Madeira and the nine islands of the Açores
Curated by Édi Cruz · Every volume is free
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