Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Portugal

Check out Évora's UNESCO-listed center to see the Roman Temple and medieval palaces, then photograph Braga's baroque stairway at Bom Jesus Sanctuary. In Aveiro, snap photos of colorful Moliceiro boats on the canals before heading to Cape St. Vincent at Europe's westernmost point for clifftop shots and time in Óbidos' walled medieval town.

See Porto's riverside from a traditional Rabelo boat during your 50-minute Douro cruise, with colorful merchant houses of Ribeira district all around. Snap photos of Braga's baroque stairway at Bom Jesus Sanctuary and vibrant painted Moliceiro boats through Aveiro's salt flats, plus Óbidos' flower-filled white streets on this 6-day trip.

The coastal scenery ranges from windswept volcanic cliffs at Ponta de São Lourenço to natural lava pools in Porto Moniz on the north shore. You can photograph colorful fishing boats and pastel buildings in Camara de Lobos (same spot Winston Churchill painted), plus the 15-meter Cristo Rei statue above Funchal and street art.

Ride the world's oldest funicular up to Bom Jesus Sanctuary in Braga and see its baroque architecture, then head to Aveiro to photograph colorful Moliceiro boats moving through canals and salt flats. Visit Gothic Batalha Monastery and spend time in Porto's medieval Ribeira district before taking a 50-minute cruise on the Douro River.

Check out Braga's Bom Jesus Sanctuary with its baroque stairway and panoramic landscape views. Later you'll photograph Évora's UNESCO-listed Old Town with white Renaissance palaces and the ancient cathedral, then see Tomar's medieval Convent of Christ before riding up to Nazaré's old city for Atlantic Ocean vistas.