THREE MORE PORTUGUESE HOLIDAYS TO TRY...
THE SUSTAINABLE OPTION
IF you prefer to explore as part of an organised tour, try Intrepid’s four-day Portugal Retreat: Porto & the Douro Valley, part of the leading sustainable operator’s new collection of closer to home adventures.
Designed to benefit local communities, the itinerary includes port tasting in Porto, dining in seaside fishing town Matosinhos and a visit to small wineries in the Douro Valley. Intrepid will also 100% carbon offset the trip on your behalf. From £790pp including most meals. Flights extra. The first tour departs July 31, pending FCO guidance, with regular trips until October.
■ Visit intrepidtravel.com or call 0808 274 5111.
THE ACTIVE ADVENTURE
THE Algarve is famous for its golden sand beaches, but inland, its time-warped, hilltop villages and fragrant orange tree groves are just as appealing. Combine it all with a self-guided walking holiday, using a converted quinta (farmhouse) as your base.
Inntravel offers a tailor-made seven-night Algarve’s Coast & Hills itinerary from £675pp, including car hire (international flights extra). Departures are available throughout the year;
THE GASTRONOMIC CHOICE
ALONG with the Douro Valley, the vast Alentejo, which sits north of the Algarve, is Portugal’s bread basket; expect to find rustic dishes, peppery olive oil and almost half of Portugal’s wine production.
Remote, white-washed villages are dotted between pine and cork forests, and the country’s oldest city, Evora, charms with fine buildings and fountains in a tangle of narrow streets.
Sunvil can tailor-make a gastronomic four-night Alentejo Food & Wine holiday from £496pp, including flights from Manchester. Departures available until November 4.
■ Visit sunvil.co.uk or call 020 8568 4499.