Green Porto road sign over highway.

When planning a trip to Portugal, many people look at Lisbon and see that the second largest city, Porto, doesn’t seem very far away. In fact, the distance from Lisbon to Porto is 197 miles by car, 170 if you fly, although that’s not the best way to travel fromRead More →

N2 Portugal road trip with passport and map

The N2 (or Estrada Nacional 2) is Portugal’s longest road, running 739 km from Chaves in the north to Faro in the Algarve, and is often described as the Portuguese equivalent of Route 66. Although it’s technically possible to drive the whole route in a single very long day, theRead More →