Completely empty beaches are rare these days, especially in summer. Still, Portugal’s coastline – and even its interior – keeps a few low-key stretches where you can hear the sea rather than someone’s ...

The free River Beaches app maps more than 130 inland swimming spots across Portugal, as travellers increasingly swap crowded ...

Whether you're looking for towering rock formations, reliable wildlife sightings or just sun, sea and silence, there’s a stretch of Portuguese sand for you. Head south to the Algarve for a smuggler’s ...