PORTUGAL QUICK GUIDE
THOUGHTS: Though often overshadowed by Spain in the backpacking travel circuit, Portugal has plenty to offer the eager traveler.
TOP PLACES: Sintra, Lisbon, Algarve
CURRENCY: Euro (0.95:1 USD)
TRAVEL ROUTE: Porto -> Tomar -> Batalha -> Nazare -> Obidos -> Lisbon -> Sintra -> Lagos -> Albufeira -> Faro
TIPS:
THOUGHTS: Though often overshadowed by Spain in the backpacking travel circuit, Portugal has plenty to offer the eager traveler.
TOP PLACES: Sintra, Lisbon, Algarve
CURRENCY: Euro (0.95:1 USD)
TRAVEL ROUTE: Porto -> Tomar -> Batalha -> Nazare -> Obidos -> Lisbon -> Sintra -> Lagos -> Albufeira -> Faro
TIPS:
- For some island excursions, go to the Azores or Madeira!
- The castles in Sintra are a Must-See (Day trip from Lisbon)
- See the graffiti and street art in Lisbon
- Hop along the southern Algarve Coast
