15 Best Things to Do in Maia (Portugal)
To the north of Porto’s Metropolitan Area, Maia is a prosperous industrial city, close to the airport and with a few market-leading companies in its boundaries. If that doesn’t sound …
15 Best Things to Do in Montauban (France)
An hour north of Toulouse, the city of Montauban in the Tarn-et-Garonne Department shares its neighbour’s graceful brick architecture. Almost everything is made from this red material, lending the city …
15 Best Things to Do in Guarda (Portugal)
On the northern cusp of the Serra da Estrela mountain range, Guarda is built around a medieval castle. There are remnants of these walls and two towers in Guarda, as …
15 Best Things to Do in Leiria (Portugal)
An hour north of Lisbon, Leiria is a university town down the slope from its medieval castle. Kings John I and Denis I lived here and turned it from a …
15 Best Things to Do in Ponta Delgada (Portugal)
The capital of the Azores is on the south coast of São Miguel, aptly nicknamed the “Green Island”. There’s plenty to get up to on the city, at postcard monuments, …
15 Best Things to Do in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal)
A town built in one go after the infamous earthquake of 1755, Vila Real de Santo António is a wonder of 18th-century urban planning. It was founded by a royal …
15 Best Things to Do in Funchal (Portugal)
The capital of Madeira is on the south coast of the main island, decking the slopes of the Central Massif as they curve down to the ocean. In Funchal …
15 Best Things to Do in Rio Tinto (Portugal)
To the northeast of Porto, Rio Tinto is a parish connected to the city via the Porto Metro (Orange Line). Close by there are traditional churches, speciality museums, a zoo …
15 Best Things to Do in Mactan Island (the Philippines)
Flying into Cebu International Airport will put you down on the ground in Mactan City. While many tourists book it out of the airport and head straight to the beaches …
15 Best Things to Do in Faro (Portugal)
The capital of the Algarve is a versatile city that will attract people for different reasons. As a coastal town it’s easy to indulge in the eternal joys of sunshine, …