{"id":47185,"date":"2025-10-15T21:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=47185"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:21:54","slug":"portugal","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/destination\/portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"component text-block rich-text  padM padBottom\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-4 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>You&#8217;re very welcome&#8230;to our <strong>Portuguese <\/strong> destination guide<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-4\"><p>From the colourful streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/lisbon-city-guide-how-to-spend-48-hours-in-the-portuguese-capital\/\">Lisbon<\/a> to the golden beaches of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/lets-fly-algarve-with-vogue-williams\/\">Algarve<\/a>, the historic charm of Porto to the hidden gems of Madeira and the Azores, Portugal is a country full of warmth and wonder. Explore vibrant cities, stunning coastlines, and rich traditions in our ultimate guide to Portugal. And if you&#8217;re dreaming of the perfect coastal adventure, don\u2019t miss our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/portuguese-road-trip\/\">Lisbon to Faro<\/a> road trip guide, packed with unforgettable sights, scenic stop-offs, and breathtaking seascapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"component item-cards-posts  padM padBottom\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"item-cards-posts__title\">Highlights<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Lisbon-Yellow-Tram.jpg\" alt=\"Lisbon Yellow Tram\" class=\"full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/lisbon-city-guide-how-to-spend-48-hours-in-the-portuguese-capital\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Lisbon city guide: How to spend 48 hours in the Portuguese capital<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/category\/destinations\/\">Destinations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>4 min read<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/lisbon-city-guide-how-to-spend-48-hours-in-the-portuguese-capital\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/algarve.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden steps leading down to a beach, with sky and sea in the background\" class=\"full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/portugal-travel-guide-villages-vineyards-and-hidden-escapes\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Portugal travel guide: villages, vineyards and hidden escapes<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/category\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>6 min read<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/portugal-travel-guide-villages-vineyards-and-hidden-escapes\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisbon-cityscape-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/fall-love-lisbon-48-hours\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Fall in love with Lisbon in 48 hours<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>In <\/span><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/portuguese-road-trip\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Sights, stop offs and seascapes: Lisbon to Faro road trip<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/category\/beach\/\">Beach<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>6 min read<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/portuguese-road-trip\/\" class=\"posts__item__link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Check out Portugal, spend 48 hours in Porto, or plan a day trip to one of Portugal\u2019s stunning coastal towns.<\/p>\n<p>For sun-seekers, don\u2019t miss our guide to Portugal\u2019s most beautiful beaches &#8211; perfect for a winter getaway or a summer escape. Food lovers can dive into a world of paste\u0301is de nata, fresh seafood, and world-famous wines.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-4\"><p>From golden coastlines to historic cities, Portugal offers a perfect mix of relaxation, culture, and adventure. 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