What to pack for a nine-day tour, in one suitcase
Our planners' list for a spring tour: layers, one good pair of shoes and less than you think (sample).
Travel notes
Packing lists, walking grades, rail tips and notes from our guides on the road.
Why we take the train between stops
Rail is slower on paper and faster in practice, and you see the country on the way (sample).
A morning at the market in Évora
Our guide Marta on the stall she visits first and why the oranges are worth the queue (sample).
Easy, Moderate or Active: how we grade our tours
Our three trip grades describe the hardest day, not the average one (sample).