2. Lisbon Lisbon , the most visited city in Portugal, has enough sights and facilities in and around the capital to make it your favourite tourist destination. The Lisbon Coast hosts some fine sandy beaches at Cascais and Estoril, fishing villages like Sesimbra and the forests and magical architecture of Sintra with its royal palaces and stunning vistas from Lisbon to the wild Atlantic. If that's not enough, take a boat along the Sado or Tagus for a nautical view of the coast. Lisbon's sophisticated shopping centres, fine hotels, gastronomy and culture combine with the climate to make this a great destination, 12 months of the year. With so much to offer, you'll wonder why you never visited the city of Lisbon sooner!