From the only national park on the Iberian Peninsula to Levada trails carved into the cliffs of Madeira, Portugal hides some of the best walking in Europe in plain sight.
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4 experiences · Northwest Highlands, Atlantic Islands, Alentejo Coast
The only national park in Portugal, and one of the least-visited in Western Europe. Granite moorlands, cascading rivers, ancient villages that haven't changed in centuries, and wolves in the hills above the treeline. Trail infrastructure is minimal — which is exactly the point.
Read guide → Madeira · Atlantic IslandA sub-tropical island with a trail network carved into the mountainside. The Levadas are 1,400km of irrigation channels with footpaths running alongside them, threading through laurel forest, along cliff edges, and into the island's wet interior. PR1 to Pico Ruivo is the classic.
Read guide → Azores · Atlantic Island ArchipelagoNine volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic with crater lakes, hot springs, and hydrangea trails between caldera rims. Sete Cidades on São Miguel is an extinct volcano filled with two lakes of different colours. Flores has waterfalls on every hillside. Active geology everywhere you step.
Read guide → Alentejo & Algarve · Southwest Coast450km of trail through the most protected stretch of coastline left in southern Europe. The Fishermen's Trail runs along cliff edges above the Atlantic, passing deserted beaches and stacks of sculpted sandstone. One of the finest coastal walking routes on the continent.
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