A new compendium of adventures, from the best-selling Wild Guide series (winner of travel guidebook of the year 2015). This guide to Portugal, one of Europe's fastest growing adventure holiday destinations, explores the hidden parts of its better-known tourist areas, as well many more remote regions, rarely visited by tourists. Guiding you to over 800 wild swims, ancient forests, lost ruins and hidden beaches. Including traditional eateries, local "festas" and rustic places to stay.
Edwina Pitcher is a travel journalist specialising in the conservation of Europe's wilderness and wildlife. She lives in London and Lisbon. She has swam, walked, eaten and travelled extensively throughout Portugal, completing solo the 600 km long pilgrim route from Lisbon to Santiago da Compostela.