Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, the second-oldest European capital city after Athens and mainland Europe’s westernmost capital city. It is also consistently rated one of the top cities in the world to visit and in our opinion justifiably so…

Lisbon is consistently rated as one of the best cities in the world to visit and did you know that you could combine a fantastic city break here with a day trip or a few days exploring some fantastic vineyards near Lisbon, as well as beautiful and historic resorts along Portugal’s Atlantic coast?

Travel just 30 minutes north of Lisbon and you enter the Torres Vedras DOC, where you can explore some amazing Portuguese wines, enjoy the epic surf and beaches of Portugal’s Silver Coast, play one of the best golf courses in Portugal and visit one of Portugal’s most spectacular and historic sites - the National Palace of Mafra…

Portugal offers some of the best wine tourism experiences in the world, combining wine, gastronomy, history, culture, incredible scenery and sport and wellness activities. If you love wine, golf and surf then head to the centre of the Lisboa wine region, around Peniche and Óbidos…

Less than an hour south of Lisbon lies the beautiful, secluded paradise of the Setúbal Peninsula - a wonderful holiday or wine tour destination, with incredible gastronomy and beautiful national parks along the Portuguese Atlantic coastline and majestic mountain ranges…

There are ‘12 Historic Villages of Portugal’ and all but one are in Beira Interior - here we discover the beautiful Portuguese villages of Castelo Rodrigo and Marialva…

We get off the beaten track and visit Dão capital Viseu with its historic treasures, sample some of the best Dão wines in Portugal - and gastronomy - and enjoy what has to be one of the best gardens in Portugal!

Spend a day learning about and tasting Alentejo wine and olive oil - visit 2 top Alentejo wineries including Alentejo wine industry and organic farming pioneers, Esporão and wine innovators, Ervideira…

If you’re planning to explore Portugal’s incredible Alentejo wine region, make time to discover traditional Alentejo wines - Talha wine - and visit one of the top wine tourism destinations, Alentejo country hotel and wine hotel Herdade do Sobroso..

Discover the heart of Portugal’s Alentejo and spend time in the ancient city of Évora - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - and learn about Alentejo wines and treat yourself to a lunch/stay in a top Portuguese wine hotel and wine tourism destination!

If you’re planning a Portugal wine tour and fancy discovering one of Portugal’s top wine tourism destinations and wine hotels, then look no further than Hotel Herdade da Malhadinha Nova in the stunning Alentejo wine region…

As part of a tour of Portugal’s Vinho verde region, we ventured into the sub-region of ‘Basto’. Here we discovered the most amazing scenery, hospitality, history and of course, wines! We visited two very different wine and wine tourism estates and also spent time enjoying the amazing sights of the medieval city of Guimaraes.

Read all about our trip here…

Just 30 minutes drive north of Porto and you’re in Portugal’s wonderful Vinho Verde wine region, home to some of the world’s most beautiful vineyards and famous white wines! It’s also the location of top wine estate Quinta das Arcas - check out our visit here…

Portuguese wine tourism is a really exciting and fast-growing sector and is very popular in Vinho Verde. Read about our visit to Soalheiro in Vinho Verde’s ‘Monção and Melgaço’ wine region, the original Alvarinho vineyard in the region and featured in the 2022 World’s Best Vineyards to visit at number 16…..

Top of the places to visit in Portuguese Vinho Verde wine country, is the sub-region of Monção and Melgaço, where the white wine grape, Alvarinho, dominates. Read about our visit to this beautiful region and our visit to top winemaker, Anselmo Mendes and his new wine tourism destination, Quinta da Torre….

A tour to discover the hidden gastronomic delights of Trás-os-Montes - a little-known wine region of Portugal, situated in the far north of the country, at the Spanish border.

Read all about the fantastic, artisan food and wine producers we visited and what we discovered about the region, its people and their way of life…

Portugueses Dão wines are some of the finest in Portugal but Dão is one of the least known of the Portuguese wine regions! In fact Dão is a beautiful, rural and very traditional part of Portugal and there is so much to discover….

Honest review and personal feedback about our 2 night stay, wine tour & wine tasting at the amazing Quinta de la Rosa wine estate - one of the Douro Valley’s best wineries…

Discover Porto in a few days - its fascinating history, its traditions, its food and of course Port wine! Explore the historic city of Porto and its neighbour across the River Douro, Nova de Gaia, famous for its port wine lodges…

Discover the top things to do in Portugal’s beautiful Douro Valley wine region and the home of Port wine