Spain and Portugal for Visitors

This town in Estremadura does not really qualify as a city in any sense of the word, but is included here because it is one of the most popular places to visit in the country, both in itself and for the countryside around and nearby beaches. This municipal site is inevitably Portuguese-only, but digging around in "Turismo" is worthwhile.

Like much of Estremadura in Spain, the Baixo Alentejo region of Portugal is a vast sea of fields of cereals, in which Beja is an island of interest, its most famous monument being its castle. The Portuguese-only muncipal site is acceptable: click "Turismo" then "Roteiro Turístico" for an interactive map.

Spa town in the Bairrada region, south of Aveiro. This is the municipal tourist board's website.

Portuguese-only municipal website for Santa María da Feira, a historic town with a splendid castle.

Across the estuary from Oporto, Vila Nova de Gaia has a population of over a quarter of a million.

SPV's old Lisbon Accommodation section, including a page on budget lodgings.