Visited Places

Corvo is the smallest island in the Azores, home to around 430 inhabitants and a single settlement. Today it can be reached by boat or plane, but for centuries it was one of the most isolated places in Portugal, a place where the arrival of a visitor was a rare event....

An almost obligatory port of call for those crossing the North Atlantic, Faial Island belongs to the Central Group of the Azores archipelago and lies just across the channel from Pico Island, offering magnificent sunrises framed by Portugal’s highest mountain. Beyond...

Santa Maria is one of the nine islands of the Azores archipelago and lies at its southeastern extremity. With a climate that is less Atlantic and drier than that of the other islands, it is often known as the Island of the Sun. Sea-related activities are the main...

The village of Sagres is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the Algarve, particularly by Portuguese visitors, for whom the site holds symbolic importance because of its association with the beginning of what they call the “Age of Discoveries.” The Sagres...

The Setúbal Library, located on Avenida Luísa Todi, is one of the freest spaces in the city: it offers free access to newspapers, magazines, books, music albums and films—many of them also available at the Casa das Imagens Lauro António museum, just around the corner....