Neither of us had ever visited Portugal before (I have been to Madeira, but it’s not actually Portugal..), so we had no real idea what to expect.
Overall, unfortunately, we were a little disappointed. However, this may have had much to do with the ‘welcome’ we received at our 1st campsite (lukewarm), the weather whilst we were there and the roads (especially the tolls..). There were some highlights and we will probably return for a 2nd view – we think we will probably fly in though and not take the van.
So here is what we learnt in our time in Portugal.
- It’s often very windy. I mean very windy…
- The sunsets are spectacular
- There are numerous boardwalks near the beaches, along which you can cycle and walk. Very useful.
- The country is very, and immediately, different to Spain
- The language, whilst there are occasional similarities, is also very different.
- I think the Portugese are very used to people saying Gracias instead of Obrigado… (I did my best, but was a bit useless to be fair…)
- We struggled to find campsites but eventually found a really good chain, Orbitur – we stayed in 3
- Our favourite site (not an Orbitur) was a little one on the outskirts of a lovely little town, Zumbejeira. IF we ever took the van back we would definitely head here.
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