Lisbon in May is one of those rare sweet spots that seasoned travellers quietly keep to themselves. The summer hordes haven’t arrived yet, the city is warm but not sweltering, and the light — that famous, almost golden Atlantic light — makes everything look like a postcard you actually want

Portugal in May is one of those rare travel sweet spots — warm enough to feel like summer, cool enough that you won’t dissolve into the pavement. The jacaranda trees are blooming purple across Lisbon, the Algarve beaches are uncrowded but genuinely swimmable, and the light has that golden, almost-Mediterranean