Visited Lisbon, Porto and Sintra in April. This was by far the best European vacation I had. Now, having experienced them first hand I am reliving my experience by watching these videos.

@lantran8967

Жыл бұрын

Is it expensive? What airline did you use?

Nice video of the best of Portugal. I personally would recommend a road trip from Lisboa, Sintra, Mafra, Alcobaça, Tomar, Batalha, Coimbra, Aveiro, Porto, Braga, Guimaraes, Douro valley, Coa, Elvas, Evora, Tavira, Faro, Silves, Lagos, Sagres and back to Lisboa. About 10 days should do it. All you need is a small car, a gps, a phone card to track down cheaper hotels online and a great appetite for all the different food and drinks.

I'm from Coimbra. Portugal can be quite surprising for such a small country, where you can travel a few miles and spot a really wide variety of vegetation. Sintra is, just like Gize in Egypt, one of the places in the world that concentrates energy, used to be a Druid's place when of the Celts. The Portuguese also have their hands in a lot of Areas and Industries all over the World, like Nasa components, known Brand of Shoes and clothing bought in Hollywood, invention of digital paper and other cool inventions besides the famous Sextant, not mentioning big accomplishments in Sports, Music, Cinema, and so on. There's a Singer/Composer of Traditional/Popular Music, that edited one of the most wanted albums of Progressive Rock in the world. The list is endless. Aveiro is nearer to Coimbra than to Porto. I was surprised you didn't mention any place from the North, meaning the regions of "Minho" and "Tr'as-os-Montes". People should know that the climate is obviously warmer in the South and colder in the North, but the people work the other way around. In contrast to the spirit of business you find in Algarve, in places like Trancoso you will find people that won't let you hit the road without your stomach being completely full. In Porto any stranger will greet you in the street, in Lisbon not so much. But the Portuguese people, despite being not so open at first, are able to show a pretty warm hospitality, will to help out, and of course, also some discontentment with disrespectful tourists/foreigners, mostly in rural areas. Enjoy.

I’ve been waiting for you to discover Tomar! It’s a fantastic place to live and visit, it deserves a visit.

I once tasted wine from Alentejo. Portugal´s national flower is lavender, a purity symbol. The name Lusitania influenced the name of the well-known Lusitano horses.

Portugal will steal your heart! ❤❤❤Especially Porto...OMG what a beautiful place with the loveliest people. If I were looking to leave the US that's where I'd end up too. And sending my love to the Guest House Douro, the single best hotel experience in my long travelling life.

I visited Portugal 🇵🇹 in 2003 - 20 years ago! It was my first European Country ♥️♥️

This man is single handedly advertising the beauty of our underrated country, thank you so much. 💚❤

"Portugal's breathtaking beauty and rich cultural heritage are an inspiration to explore new horizons and embrace the wonders of the world. Let the spirit of Portugal ignite your sense of adventure and motivate you to create unforgettable memories on your own extraordinary journey.

Hey Dave, just saying hi. My husband and I are just celebrating our first year living in Porto. With us it was looking at sunset over the Douro River.

Évora, or even Elvas with that insane view are also a strong recommendation from me.

Hi Dave, I noticed you are getting some flack for your choices... but what I think they don't seem to realize that you have called this video "MY top 10 favourites". Your list is yours. I was fortunate enough to see some pretty massive waves in Nazaré, one February. They are so big they look as though they are moving in slow motion.

@zairoart

Жыл бұрын

Good point! This is Dave's top 10. Portugal is so wonderful with surprises at every corner...

You advertise Portugal better than our people leaving there. They have to pay you my friend, You do a great job. I'm a photographer and can't wait to go explore my country. Love Portugal

Falas com um excelente sotaque Dave. Bem vindo a Portugal!

We LOVE Dave's videos. We're retiring and moving from NY in the next 3 months to Portugal. The people, food, wine, culture, scenery and relatively low prices are unbelievable. Perhaps we'll run into Dave and have a drink somewhere:)

Should have added the Azores along with Madeira Dave, c'mon man lol

@DaveinPortugal

Жыл бұрын

Can’t expose all the secrets 🤫

@leito1257

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely right.❤

You have a good sense of say that Porto is your selected city of Portugal; Lisbon is quantity but Porto is quality as said an North American tourist two years ago. I think the same and you? Prosit!🎉

Visited Porto, Braga,, Lisbon, Estoril, Cascais and Óbidos in October. I will return to Portugal

I've been to Portugal 3 times and still want to go back... Love Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Evora, Obidos, Sintra,

Dave - you said at the start of the year that your videos will keep on coming - and their quality just increases with every video - Great JOB!!! - Just a note - at 6:20 - that is not the Joanina library in Coimbra, that is the Long Room at Trinity College in Dublin. - IF someone with their stock footage had perhaps incorrectly labeled it. Also - when is Part 2 of your House Video coming?

Hi Dan! Great documentary!!! As a portuguese, i really have to suggest other amazing places as Açores, Alentejo's coastal line, Gerês, Elvas....☺️

I loved 🥰 Nazare in the summer! But I’m not a surfer 🏄‍♂️! In summer the waves 🌊 were calming

Loved this video and made me want to RUN back to explore more

Eh pá, praias, vilas, cidades e regiões são coisas diferentes. Devias fazer um vídeo para cada tipo.

we're hoping to visit portugal in may 24. your videos are very helpful, Dave, thanks

I don’t like when people compare us with other regions of the world. We have a unique culture like everybody else. Yes, as human beings, we are similar to each other.

Portugal is amazing but my love is in the Azores, specifically Pico.

@obihenriques1563

Ай бұрын

Amazing Açores..why specifically Pico? I might want to go. Obrigado

@HANK_SCORPI0

Ай бұрын

@@obihenriques1563 Pico is the second largest island of the Azores with the largest mountain in Portugal. It has easy access to several other island by ferry. It's not polluted by mass tourism. Zero crime, zero litter... The list goes on and on.

@obihenriques1563

Ай бұрын

​@HANK_SCORPI0 I Thank you for your time and information related to Pico, I definitely want to go and visit the island. Cheers..😊

I lived in Setubal for over a year. I visited most of these places.

Hey Dave, my family and I are moving to Portugal from San Diego in the next 2 weeks. We have been very excited/nervous for the adventure. We have Swedish background and have lived in Europe for over 8 years in early 2000's-2009. We enjoy watching your videos because it lets us get a taste of the future! Anything you would advise a Family to be aware of moving to portugal? We are hoping to reside in Algarve (as many do) but always want to learn more about the country we want to call home. Constantly looking forward to your videos. Thanks!

@jluis333

11 ай бұрын

You will not be disappointed with Algarve. The climate is exactly like California. Everybody speaks english and bad spanish like in the US. The euro is almost on par with the usd, but a coffee is very small and the wine is way cheaper. Moved here from Canada and Porto 30 years ago and if heaven was a place it would be called Algarve ( which means The west in arabic).

@artzreal

11 ай бұрын

Portuguese here, from Coimbra. I would visit the the South and the North before choosing a place to live. The climate is better in Algarve, but the people, the architecture, the landscape or the prices don't work the same way. Algarve is good for vacations mora than to live, unless you like and you can afford a life of "dolce fare niente", with summers full of partying tourists and winters with empty villages.

@catspiaggia

10 ай бұрын

How is it going in Portugal?

Excelente video!!!👏🏼

Awesome, thanks !

Looking forward to your Lisbon video. We are visiting in the Fall.

I am going to Portugal in 2 days Plan to visit Lisbon Porto and Coimbra after going to Spain visit Barcelona Valencia and Madrid You inspired me Dave thanks

Fantastic video.

Thanks. Great video. Good comments too that added cities to my list to check out this fall.

@CharlesRandy

Жыл бұрын

Hello❤

You nailed my vacation (with an eye towards scoping out if Portugal is a place we'd like to retire to) this year in July with your first three picks. Landing in Porto, then heading to Lisbon then finishing it up in the Algarve. If Portugal is a place we'd like to retire to then there will be more trips to see more of Portugal. Thanks for he video

@christiandasilva9435

Жыл бұрын

I think you are going to love Porto above all others. I live here and many people say they like it better than Lisbon. Have fun in your trip.

@basementstudio7574

Жыл бұрын

@@christiandasilva9435 so excited to go. Can’t wait

@MagpieCrafter

10 ай бұрын

Doing the same Porto-Lisbon-Algarve (Carvoeiro) this summer

@basementstudio7574

10 ай бұрын

@@MagpieCrafter We had such a great time Portugal is a great place to visit. Can't wait to go back and check out some other cities and regions.

thank you so much for this video!!

😂 dez lugares interessantes em Portugal são muito inspiradores com limpeza como atrações turísticas que atraem muitos visitantes sem esquecer a singularidade deste país🎉❤

It's always good to see a video from our beloved homeland 😉

Head to Viana do Castelo, then find your way to Serra d'Arga. You'll see the windmills from miles off, and there you'll have stunning views of the surrounding area, and wild horses!

awesome video!

How is it possible that the Azores wasn't on the list 🙈. Nice video though, thanks ❤

Thanks a lot ! 👍👍👍

Great video!! You just forget one of the best places in Portugal in the summer aswell. Gerês!!

I recently got back from Cascais which is very walkable and beautiful city.

Wonderful video Dave ❤ You should visit Setubal and all Arrábida beaches , it’s really beautiful out here and only 1h away from Lisbon 😊

abraço de portugal❤👑

Hi Dave..im planning to visit Portugal in June/July..looking for more information about Portugal indeed. Im from Bali, Indonesia ❤

You should come to Braga 🙂

My favorite video!!!

good video, very nice, thanks for talking my country :)

A região mais bonita de Portugal são os Açores.

@fallenstar171

9 ай бұрын

e a madeira.... e a madeira sou madeirense orgulhoso e nunca vou deixar de ser, tive em são miguel 3 vezes e por mim as ilhas batem o continente a 100% ja viajei um bom pedaço das capitais da europa mas acredita que é do fundo da alma que digo que nunca vou querer viver fora das ilhas, nunca vou querer estar num sitio com PLANICIES 🤮5, montanhas e penhascos pelo mar é o que quero ter nos meus olhos pro resto da vida

I can’t believe you didn’t include the Azores? 😮

@lxportugal9343

Жыл бұрын

ssshiu... deixa estar, não vale a pena

Dave, the absolut nr one...Azores!

You’ve missed Açores!!! It’s more impressive than Madeira!

Nice video ❤❤

Dave e o melhor de Portugal está em muitas vilas do país. Esses são os melhores locais. Podes começar por visitar a minha onde vivo. Chama-se Almeida.

You forgot Azores and the Alentejo region (Évora! Beja!), that are much more beautiful and interesting than Nazaré.

hey im from south africa but portuguese my surname is tavira

Great Video, it looks so beautiful!! Thinking of a trip in November, in your opinion is this an ok time of year to go?

Dave Algarve is not just beaches, you really nice places inland like Caldas de Monchique, Santa Clara Dam, Serra do Caldeirão and much more. Don't talk just about the beaches in Algarve they are already saturated and one of the better ones are in the ilha da Armona

@DaveinPortugal

Жыл бұрын

João, a more in depth about Algarve coming soon cavaquinho man. These videos are for people that know nothing about Portugal and may only make a 7 day trip or less. Can’t expose all the secrets 🤫

@Hornyderp

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveinPortugal Yes! I love the nickname and your videos

@Hornyderp

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveinPortugal now I need to learn the piano man on the cavaquinho, ho and in case you are curious you can tune a cavaquinho to DGBE

Very informative short videos. Thank you very much. Could you also leave links to the music you use for your videos)

Bacano esqueceste Setubal ( Troia,Galapinhos,choco frito...A baia mais bonita do mundo) paraíso escondido ;-) abraços guerreiro.

Hi Dave, great video. Can I suggest that there are some great places to visit also in Eastern and more central Portugal as you have a heavy western / coastal bias in your top 10? For example, Evora, Marvao Monsanto, plus some fantastic natural parks etc..

@LeslieBigos

Жыл бұрын

Add Elvas to your great list.

@DaveinPortugal

Жыл бұрын

Can’t give away all the secrets 😉

Visit Amarante as well

Very nice video. Do you do drone filming or you use existing ones?

Concordo com outros comentários, aqui deixados. Em nome céus como é possível esquecer de indicar as ilhas dos Açores. OMG😊

FERMENTELOS,AVEIRO is amazing!!

Hi Dave!! I like your T-shirt!! Where did you buy? 😊 Thank you!!

As a certified portuguese i can tell that your accurate 😉

Dude! I can't believe you did not include Évora!

@lxportugal9343

Жыл бұрын

É pá calem-se com Évora porque eu ainda não comprei casa lá

@DaveinPortugal

Жыл бұрын

Maybe I have an exclusive Alentejo video coming very soon 🤫

Hi my friends in Europe greetings grate times

Hi dave my name is Andy, I’ve watched your videos on Portugal and my girlfriend and I are here. She was born here and she is taking me all around. I was wondering if you’re still here and would like to meet up with us. Just to say hello. We are heading to Porto on Thursday then Lisbon. Let me know if you’re still around. Oh and thanks for the travel tips.

You can also visit Spain and Morocco

Great vlog! Can you recommend the best apps to use in Portugal? Such as for transportation or any other apps you find useful. I'm super excited to go, but I am not sure if google maps will work as a gps when driving. Thank you!

@christiandasilva9435

Жыл бұрын

I live here and I only use Google maps as a GPS for driving. Trust me, works as precise as it can be. There's also Waze, but I myself stick to Google Maps all the time. And if you want to see reviews of restaurants, etc. also maps or tripadvisor is the best to go with.

@kgcg202126

Жыл бұрын

@@christiandasilva9435 This is great to know & good info! I will be using google maps when I get there then. Thank you for the info!!!

@SintraExplorers

Жыл бұрын

In our experience people here use Bolt more often than Uber. Many drivers use both apps, but I have heard from dozens of drivers that Bolt is definitely the preferred app even for them. I don't know the reason, but we were surprised that Uber is not the top app when it comes to transport

@kgcg202126

Жыл бұрын

@@SintraExplorers thank you for the information, I will check that app out as well!

Nice video! But, perhaps, next time, order your list in descending order, so that the best will be at the end. Just a suggestion 😀

You missed Açores Paradise of Portugal

Thanks for the video Dave. ->Question: We're driving from Madrid to the Algarve and back to Madrid but not backtracking. I'd like to drive through a schist town. Is this possible? Could you recommend a town that's not too far out of our way to Madrid? We're thinking abt staying in Evora to avoid Lisbon traffic.

You're missing Lazarim :). But good list, i agree!

@DaveinPortugal

Жыл бұрын

Most certainly, but I might have an entire video on Lazarim coming soon 😉🤫

From an Aveiro Citizen to all who name Aveiro as the Venice of Portugal, please don't do that! Venice is the Aveiro of Italy! :) Nice video and new subscriber! Loved the work of your channel!

You must visit Açores

And Azores, Evora, Guarda, Bragança, Santarém, etc

You never visited the Serra da Estrela region??? man you don't know what you missed,make sure you visit soon summer is the best time to visit! c u there

you have to go to fatima you will love it, if you need a tourist guide I will find one haha

32 degrees in April in Tavira Santa Catarina Fonte do Bispo but to hot 🥵 I am looking for a place to live but if ever would have to be from sintra upwards

Dude, the picture at 6:21 is the library of the Trinity College in Dublin…

I am planning to come to Portugal beginning of Nov. but not sure which city to go! Help!😊 Would beaches in Algarve a good idea at that time? Thanks!!

🎉yes

where is 6:21? Is that the Coimbre university library ?

I'll be in Lisbon for four days before heading to Barcelona. With only four days in Lisbon, does it make sense to use one of those full days to travel to Porto or should I wait for my next trip?

In Portugal there apparently exists a longing that a man who mysteriously vanished a long time ago one day will return: Sebastian, King of Portugal.

question: best way of transportation?

Next time Évora ;) and São Miguel at Azores ;)

@DaveinPortugal

Жыл бұрын

Can’t give away all the secrets 😉

I’m in Portugal at this very moment looking at homes

How is the weather like in Portugal in September, October?

We were playing cards 😃

what about Serra da Estrela ?

Would swap aveiro and nazaré for óbidos and eticeira.

where can I buy a T-shirt like yours?

hey dave if you havent you should come to fatima, if you need a local guide hmu ill do it for free np