A Backpacker’s Guide to Portugal [Route, Costs & Hostels] • Indie Traveller

Let me take a wild guess: you’re planning to go backpacking in Portugal. Well, you have come to the right page!

Let me also make a wild prediction: I bet you’ll have an incredible trip.

You see, I think Portugal is easily one of the best backpacking destinations in Europe. I’ve actually been fortunate to travel every corner of this country — after backpacking Portugal, I decided to live there!

That said, here I’ve cherry-picked only the top destinations, leaving out places that are difficult to access or simply not as much fun to do on a backpacking trip.

For example, the interior of Portugal has some really interesting off-the-beaten-path places, but most backpackers will already have their hands full just covering the coast, which is also easiest to travel around by public transport.

So, I’ll cover here what I know to be a super fun backpacking circuit, which combines the best of the cities with the stunning Portuguese coastline.

Along the way, I’ll also give…