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Ashley & Steven's

Portugal Guide

Curated collection of our favorite Portuguese foods, places and activities

Traveling Across Portugal? Here is our itinerary

1. Arrive in Porto for a 3 night stay

  • Arrive in Porto and walk through the cobbled streets of the Ribera, enjoy the medieval city center and watch an F.C. Porto soccer game. If you have sometime try to take a boat down Douro Valley and trial Port Wine from the vineyards that created it 

2. Drive, train, bus or fly to Lisbon for a 3 night stay

  • Explore the capital, take a day trip to explore Sintra, relax on Comporta beaches or the crystal blue beaches in Setúbal

3. Drive, bus or fly over to Algarve for 3 nights

  • Relax beachside in Albuferia, Lagos or Portimao. Explore the caves, go golfing, kayaking or have a boat day

The Food
"a comida"

Please note when eating at restaurants that Portugal, like most european countries, has slower service as waiters are trained to give you time and space to enjoy the environment​

  • Pastel De Nata  - custard pastry, you must get them in Lisbon!!

  • Bola de berlim - custard or chocolate filled donut, locals eat them at the beach

  • Bitoque  - portuguese steak made with a red wine garlic sauce

  • Bacalhau  - salted cod dish, they make it several different ways (Bacalhau com Natas is our fav - lots of cheese)

  • Francesinha  - famous from Porto, a steak sandwich topped in a tomato wine sauce, cheese and egg. Warning this is a very large and filling sandwich!

  • Carne de porco à alentejana Pork loin, fresh little neck clams in a vinho verde sauce

  • Vinho Verde  - ‘green’ wine, Casal Garcia is the most known from the country

  • Pulpo  - Octopus generally seasoned in paprika and garlic

  • Sande de Pernil - Roasted garlic pork sandwich

  • Caldo Verde Grandmas favorite soup to make, if you go to a multiple course restaurant, they most likely will serve you this

  • Rojões à moda do Minho - our traditional pork and potato dish cooked in a white-wine garlic sauce

  • Churrasco - grilled meat (you can pick from different steak cuts, pork or chicken) usually served with fries or with piri piri sauce 

  • Piri Piri - Spicy chili-garlic sauce, usually on or served with chicken 

  • Alheira - Traditional sausage made with meat and bread 

  • Bifana - traditional steak sandwich 

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Must try appetizers : 

  • Bolos de bacalhau - Little cod fritter

  • Rissois de camarao or Bife - shrimp or beef “dumpling”

  • Chourico Assado - usually cooked right in front of you in a little pig terracotta pot watch out for that flame

  • Camarao ao alho - shrimp in a garlic wine sauce

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Must try drinks:

  • Port Wine - A sweet dessert wine that is made only from the grapes grown in Douro

  • Vino Tinto - Homemade red wine also know as vino casaro

  • Porto Tonico - A white port tonic 

  • Super Bock - Portugal's own lager beer, light and refreshing

  • Bandida Do Pomar - Portuguese Cider light and crisp

  • Licor Beirão - A sweet liquor to be enjoyed over ice, made from portuguese herbs

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