Portugal is hitting new heights. In this 36-page guide, sponsored by Visit Portugal and published with the November 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK), the alternative, lesser-known highlights take centre stage and show that there is so much more to discover than first meets the eye. 

Across dive into the Roman bathhouses of geothermal Chaves, explore the marble ‘White City’ of Estremoz and meet the cork-harvesters of Alentejo. We also discover the less-explored towns offering street art and clifftop fortresses, the castaway coves so secret you’d need a kayak to find them and the wineries where you can bed down in wine barrels. 

Georgia Stephens, editor of the guide, said: “This is Portugal, but not as you know it. Beyond the pasteis de nata (custard tarts) of Lisbon and the fresh seafood of Porto, Portugal rewards travellers keen to go further and broaden their horizons. In this guide, we craft Burel wool in the Serra da Estrela mountains and meet the innovators breathing new life into the sparsely populated interior. An ever-increasing number of travellers are delving deeper into the country, and it’s easy to see why.” 

To read a sample copy of the supplement, click here. 
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To find out more about the November 2025 issue by National Geographic Traveller (UK), click here. 

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