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To help you get around the island and plan your trip, I’ve created this Madeira map with everything I’ve mentioned in this article: my favorite viewpoints, main points of interest, hiking trails, and restaurants. You’ll be rewarded with an awe-inspiring 300-degree panorama over the laurissilva forest of the heart of the island as well as the largest peaks of the island – Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo. But it’s clear the island can suffer a bit of the overtourism virus, specially around the Funchal area (where you pay just to go for a swim in the ocean!) Here are some of my favorites: 💧 Swimming spots in Madeira Porto Moniz – natural lava pools in the northwestern tip of the island, quite popular in summer.

Also if you download the spots ahead of time, you can connect when you’re abroad saving a lot of mobile data, making it an essential tool to make you stay online when travelling internationally. I am not even a taxi fan, I try to always walk or use public transportation when traveling, but I have to admit Uber turns the process of getting from point A to point B into some kind of sexy digital magic. Vivino Quick scan of the wine label Option to compare a set of wines to pick the best ones Interesting additional information on the wine, such as food pairings A note can be a high variety of things: documents, pictures, reminders or plain text Possibility to add tags to your notes for a quicker search Continuity: desktop and mobile app are synced seamlessly The only thing missing on this list: a smart banking solution to avoid the 20th-century ridiculous exchange fees.

In Braga’s city center, my favorite things to do were admiring the architectural richness of Braga Cathedral (Sé Catedral de Braga) and strolling amongst the sunning flowerbeds at Jardins de Santa Bárbara. Located just 100 km away from beautiful Porto, Douro Valley is a region in Northern Portugal known for its terraced vineyards and dramatic landscapes overlooking the Douro river. and you’re next to Castelo do Queijo, Atlantic beaches and the largest green area of Porto’s metropolitan area – Parque da Cidade . Beaches around Porto have plenty of wind all-year round (locally known as nortada) and sea temperatures waaay below what you can find elsewhere in Portugal.

With numerous festivities all-year-round, a city that is UNESCO World Heritage Site, and top-notch local food, is known as the cultural beating heart of Azores. To help you get around the island and plan your trip, I’ve created this Terceira map with everything I’ve mentioned in this article: my favorite viewpoints, main points of interest, hiking trails and restaurants. Culture, festivities, history, and definitely the food are strong defining vectors of Terceira’s identity and strike a contrast to other islands in Azores. If food is one of your reasons to travel, then you’ve hit the right island in Azores.