Honeymoon Inspiration Itineraries That Take You From City to Beach

Two of the world’s greatest fortified wine regions can actually make a Portuguese honeymoon even more memorable when paired together. Portugal’s northwestern city of Porto hugs the Douro River, that flows below the city’s trendy restaurants and cobbled streets that wind up the hilly terrain to port cellars and the luxury wine hotel, The Yeatman (imagine relaxing with a red wine extract barrel bath treatments or dining in a two-Michelin star restaurant overlooking the cityscape). An easy, two-hour direct flight from Porto will have you on the island paradise of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal filled with natural swimming pools just off the ocean, barefoot trails through the forest, and of course, copious amounts of the island’s namesake fortified wine. The beaches on the island are stunning, but take a boat ride from the Belmond Reid’s Palace to Madeira’s Desertas Islands to explore the caverns, grottos, and secluded beaches of this uninhabited archipelago.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Madeira Guide