Lisbon, with Rick Steves
A gentle half-hour tour of Lisbon’s lanes, viewpoints, trams and fado from Rick Steves’ Europe.
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“Slow trips by train and ferry around Portugal and beyond, usually with only the first night booked.”
7 Curated Stories
A slow weekend in Porto
Three hours north on the train, a francesinha I am still digesting, and the Douro turning copper at dusk.
Lisbon on Foot
A free, hand-drawn walking guide to seven Lisbon neighbourhoods, reprinted every spring and autumn.
Porto in three minutes
Rick Steves’ Europe squeezes Porto’s bridges, river and port lodges into one lovely three-minute postcard.
The year I stopped planning trips
How I swapped colour-coded itineraries for one booked night and a lot more luck.
Five days in the Azores, mostly in fog
I went to São Miguel for the views and saw mostly cloud, hot springs and the best stew of my life.
Fourteen things to do on São Miguel
Before You Go’s bright, well-organised guide to lakes, hot springs and tea fields on São Miguel in the Azores.