Roads, towns and rentals, told from behind the wheel.
The city that rolls downhill to the river
Two slow days in Alfama and Graça, where the trams do the climbing and every miradouro hands you the Tagus again — and where to leave the car before you start.
From the road
Latest dispatches
Port, the Bridge & the Golden Hour
Cross the Dom Luís on foot, taste through the Gaia cellars, then drive out for the last light on the river.
The Cliff Road to the End of Europe
From Lagos to Cabo de São Vicente — sea caves, hidden coves and every worthwhile place to pull over.
Palaces in the Fog
Slow Driving the Douro
Behind the Walls of Óbidos
Where the Atlantic Throws Giants
Évora & the Alentejo Plains
The routes
Drive them as printedThree itineraries we have driven end to end — each stop links to its guide, and each route to a rental you can pick up at the first stop and drop at the last.
The Grand Loop
7 days · ~780 kmThe whole country in a week: capital, palaces, walled towns, surf, students and wine — a clockwise circle back to where you started.
Southern Escape
4 days · ~430 kmDown through the Alentejo cork plains to the Algarve's cliff coast and the literal edge of the map at Sagres.
Northern Vineyards
3 days · ~250 kmPort cellars, a canal town, terraced vineyards and a university city — all within easy reach of Porto.