Where to eat in Braga
A golden Pudim Abade de Priscos, wobbling with the fat of a hundred egg yolks and a splash of port. A plate of bacalhau à Braga, salted cod fried and buried under a mountain of onions.…
Destination notes
Porto & the North
Best hotels in Porto (that I’ve stayed at)
Having lived in Lisbon since 2018, I’ve had the chance to visit Porto a dozen times, exploring the city from bases in various different neighbourhoods and staying in a mix of hotels, guesthouses and apartments. Since…
Best grape harvest experiences in Portugal (2026 guide)
September in Portugal is grape harvest time, known locally as the vindima. It’s an energetic, chaotic, busy and fun time of year to explore the country’s top wine regions, and you can take part in some…
48 hours in Braga: best things to do in Portugal’s third city
As overtourism has etched away parts of the soul and culture of Lisbon and Porto, Braga remains at its core a traditional Portuguese city. It’s a lively, gorgeous destination with plenty of history, baroque architecture, contemporary…
Best river cruises in the Douro Valley
See the dramatic landscape of the Douro Valley shift as you float away from the riverbank. While standing at a high-altitude viewpoint looking down at the terraced slopes is jaw-dropping, drifting along the Douro River looking…
How to get to the Douro Valley: train, boat or car?
How you travel to the Douro Valley deeply changes your experience of the gorgeous wine region. Whether you curve around the steep ridges by car, trace the water’s edge on the historic Linha do Douro train…