Boutique hotels in Portugal

Once the very tip of Europe’s known world, Portugal has seen off waves of Roman, Arab and Spanish invaders. It’s a staggeringly beautiful country, blessed with a vibrant cultural life, soul-stirring scenery and postcard-worthy sights left behind by its would-be invaders. Visitors flock to Baroque Lisbon for old-world charm and contemporary cool. The southern coast of the Algarve is equally popular, packed as it is with sweeping beaches and pretty coastal towns, but further inland Portugal’s under-the-radar cities are beg to be explored.