Experiencing the best of Portugal, Rick Steves starts in Lisbon, a ramshackle mix of glorious old, and fun-loving new. Salty sailors' quarters, and wistful Fado singers mix with ornate architecture to recall the glory days, when Vasco da Gama and Magellan made Portugal a world power. Then, he heads for the south coast of travel dreams--the Algarve, to explore the Land's End of Europe--windy and historic Cape Sagres--before savoring pristine beaches and arm-wrestling octopi in the sleepy fishing village of Salema.