Portugal With Michael Portillo
Portugal With Michael Portillo is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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41:41Portugal With Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo's journey in search of the real Portugal continues half an hour west of Lisbon, in the country's capital of Romanticism, Sintra. Nestled in the misty Serra de Sintra mountains, Sintra was once the playground of Portuguese Royalty, until the end of the monarchy i...
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41:29Michael Portillo's journey discovering the real Portugal continues in two fascinating cities, Coimbra and Aveiro, once part of a mighty Roman province. His journey begins in Aveiro, a charming city of canals and brightly decorated boats just an hour south of Porto, renowned as the Portuguese Venice.
41:31Michael Portillo's journey of discovery through Portugal continues in another region much loved by the Brits, on a stunning island archipelago outside the Portuguese mainland. Situated more than 500 miles off the coast of the Algarve, and around 300 miles off the west coast of Africa, Michael rediscovers the Portuguese ter...
41:23Michael Portillo's journey of discovery through Portugal continues in one of the regions most visited by the Brits, the Algarve. But Michael goes way beyond the beaches to find the real story of this area so beloved by us. Stretching for 125 miles along its Southern Atlantic coast, the Algarve has been voted the world's be...
41:43Michael Portillo's journey discovering the real Portugal continues in its oldest city, Braga, and its oldest town founded in 1125, Ponte de Lima, both in the far north of the country, near its border with Spain. Michael's adventure begins as he's swept up in an evening of boisterous folk music and dancing in Ponte de Lima ...
41:35Michael Portillo's journey discovering the real Portugal, begins in the country's cosmopolitan and vibrant second city, Porto. Situated on the lofty banks of the Douro River, Porto lies 170 miles north of the capital Lisbon and attracts 3 million visitors every year, almost as many as the Algarve.