National Road 2 Road Trip

The National Road 2 (EN2), the Portuguese version of America's
famous Route 66, stretches almost 740 kilometres from Chaves in the north,
close to the Spanish border, to the stunning beaches of the Algarve, in Faro.
This route takes you through some of the best-preserved areas of the Portuguese
heartland, passing through 18 classified areas, and demarcated wine regions
such as the world-famous Alto Douro Wine Region, the world's first demarcated
wine region. Along the way, the road is often lined by trees that form a living
tunnel, offering stunning scenery, and crosses numerous watercourses, including
some of Portugal's most important rivers. It is a sort of code of conduct to
greet the adventurers you meet on the N2 with a honk or a wave. The province of
Algarve is Portugal's southernmost coastline, 250 km of sheltered sandy beaches
along a coastline bathed by a warm and calm ocean, the ideal Mediterranean
climate.