Places to visit in Portugal

A wild granite archipelago 10 km off Peniche, with seabird colonies, sea caves and a 17th-century fort on the water.

A limestone ridge that drops straight into a turquoise sea, with Mediterranean woodland, quiet coves and a 16th-century convent.

A riverside rural hotel on the Caima — the first in Portugal to run entirely on green energy, with its own mini hydro plant and spa.

13.5 km of flat riverside path along the Minho in Vila Nova de Cerveira, with otters, herons and kingfishers for company.

An 8 km mountain hike in the Serra da Freita to one of Europe's highest waterfalls, where the River Caima drops almost 75 metres.

An artisan bakery in the heart of Braga, baking Nordic-inspired bread of the finest quality.

Portugal's longest greenway: 48 km of former railway through vineyards and pine woods, linking Viseu, Tondela and Santa Comba Dão.

A craft shop in Vila Verde for regional costume, embroidered lovers' handkerchiefs and hand-painted pottery.

A former maize farm near Ponte de Lima, now home to over a thousand trees and a barefoot trail that wakes up all five senses.

Wooden bungalows inside Arrábida Natural Park, five kilometres from Setúbal and close to some of Europe's loveliest beaches.

Granite outcrops, watermills and stone granaries among some of the largest oak woods in Peneda-Gerês, near Arcos de Valdevez.

White-sand dunes, pine woods and freshwater ponds between the Atlantic and the Aveiro lagoon, alive with ducks and herons.

A certified organic grocer in Braga with a cosy café serving quick, 100% organic meals.

A certified organic family farm near Castro Marim, on the edge of the Sapal nature reserve, with guest houses in restored farm buildings, a farm restaurant and a regenerative food forest.

The first eco-beach resort in the Azores, opened in 2015 above the black-sand Santa Bárbara beach on São Miguel's north coast, built with cork and local cryptomeria wood.

A small agritourism hotel built into the old farming terraces of Calheta, on Madeira's sunny south-west coast, run on permaculture principles with its own organic garden and orchard.

A farm-based retreat of 38 houses near São Teotónio, on the Alentejo coast close to Zambujeira do Mar, with an organic garden, farm animals, composting and solar power.

A small off-grid nature campsite and holiday home in the holm oak country near Vimieiro, Arraiolos, running entirely on solar power and rainwater, with space for just 25 guests.