Portugal is compact, affordable and generous. Lisbon and Porto anchor most trips, with the Douro Valley for wine, the Alentejo for quiet villages and long lunches, and the Algarve or the wild west coast for beaches. Madeira and the Azores add hiking and whale watching offshore.
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