There are a handful of places that defy certain rules of economics: the Hamptons in the ’70s, St. Barth in the ’80s, José Ignacio and Trancoso in the early 2000s. These are places where people who ...

When people hear of an under-the-radar vacation destination on the brink of becoming a household name, it’s easy to draw parallels to other more established hot spots. Hence why you might hear ...

Dreaming of a magical European holiday full of sun and sand? The Balearics, the South of France, and the Amalfi Coast are obvious picks, but have you considered Portugal? The tiny Iberian nation ...

I first discovered Comporta nearly 10 years ago. An unspoilt beach area just over an hour’s drive from Lisbon, this was where the smart set from the city and in-the-know Europeans had their holiday ...

In Comporta, there’s not much to do besides lounge on the beach and admire the serenity and scenery, which is the biggest allure. Comporta, a quaint beach village in the Portuguese region of the same ...

Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from ...

Portugal's government and the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) have pledged to tighten enforcement of public access rules along a popular 45-kilometre stretch of the coast, where rapid development ...