Portugal can be a godsend for even the most discerning traveler. It greets tourists with endless beaches, active entertainment and, of course, the hot sun with a warm ocean. When choosing a place where it is better to relax in Portugal, you need to decide what kind of vacation you need.
For outdoor enthusiasts
Northern Portugal attracts lovers of active sea recreation. The ocean here is so restless that the waves are a delight for the adventurous surfers and bodyboarders. Popular pastime options and places for outdoor activities:
- surfing (Koshos, Peniche, Carcavelos, Carpateira);
- bodyboard (Praia Grande, Guincho, Espinho);
- fishing on the high seas (Vilamoura, Tavira, Madeira Island).
Not far from Lisbon, you can hire a yacht or boat and travel along the coast. And at the end of the route there is an opportunity to go underwater hunting or whale watching. If there is a desire to be alone with nature, then the yacht will be stopped in a romantic corner of the ocean, near the mysterious island and will be given enough time to enjoy nature and tranquility.
How to organize a vacation with children?
Portugal is rich in places where you can relax with your child. In Lisbon, for example, you can ride with him on the funicular, which will take him to the observation deck and the kid will be able to see almost the whole city. Interesting trams ride around the city, rolling fidgets along narrow steep streets. In Sintra, children often visit the famous Pena Castle and find themselves in a real fairy tale with carriages, doll houses and toy castles. When you get tired of walking on land, you can take a cruise along the Tagus or Douro rivers. This will delight the child.
Places where it is better to relax in Portugal with a child are near the sea and have many swimming pools, attractions, various entertainments with animators. Sandy beaches make it possible to build sand castles. At the resort, you can always rent a yacht and go out to sea.
Excursions in Portugal
Tourists who visit this country can get acquainted with various styles of architecture, which are harmoniously intertwined in old houses, outstanding streets and medieval castles. The most interesting places in this regard are Lisbon and Porto. Everything here breathes history and, it seems, does not even want to adapt to modernity. Porto resembles a spider web woven from narrow cobbled streets and tiled roofs. It is beautiful day and night. Here is the most beautiful bookshop in Europe, Livraria Lello at Rua das Carmelitas 144.
Another city, or rather a village, where you should definitely go, is Obidos. It is considered an open-air museum, as it has retained its medieval flavor; it traditionally hosts knightly tournaments and medieval-style festivals, as well as a chocolate festival.
Visiting Portugal, tourists have the opportunity not only to touch the culture of this country, but also to feel its flavor, tasting traditional cuisine and port in cozy restaurants, visiting bullfighting, shark hunting and, of course, swimming in the warm ocean.
