A Road Trip Through Portugal

In Sintra,Portugal - Quinta da Regaleira’s grounds are home to mystical gardens, grottos, carved stone structures and moss- and ivy-covered walls.

A sitting room in Tivoli Palacio de Seteais, an 18th-century palace turned hotel in Sintra, Portugal

Typical Alentejo architecture, which reminds of Andalusian pueblos blancos.

Alentejo, the region of Portugal that sits to the east and south of Lisbon, feels empty compared to the country’s vibrant cities, like Lisbon and Porto.

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Flor da Rosa, in the small Alentejo town of Crato, was first constructed in the 14th century. Today it is home to a pousada, one of Portugal’s government-run hotels that tend to be set in historic structures like castles, palaces or convents.

The charming grounds of the Aveleda winery in the Douro Valley. Averred makes some of the most well-known vinho verde, a Portuguese white wine made from young grapes that occasionally has a slight fizz.

The Alentejo town of Évora is home to a Roman temple to the goddess Diana. Ruins of the temple’s columns remain today and sit nearby the Gothic cathedral.

Miniature Gothic rose windows of the Évora Cathedral.