From Salema, it’s a short drive to the rugged and historic southwestern tip of Portugal. This was the spot closest to the edge of our flat earth in the days before Columbus.

Where a small road hits the beach on Portugal’s southwestern tip, Salema is an easy 15 mile bus ride from the closest train station in Lagos.

by Rick Steves, September 13, 2022. Since Phoenician times, octopuses have been the main catch for the villagers of Salema, located on the sunny south coast of Portugal.And the fishing process has ...

I visited European village with golden beaches and no tourists — just 2.5 hours from UK Tucked away in the western Algarve, Salema is one of Portugal's last remaining fishing villages that has ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Portugal’s ...