Lisbon to Porto Coastline: where to stay

[Ujjayi]

Any recommendations of places to visit & locations to stay along this coastline during August.

We have flights to Lisbon but quite fancy exploring several destinations rather than staying in one place.

We like beaches & culture & our DCs are early/mid teens.

We stayed on the coast north of Cascais near Lisbon last year, at the end of July, but my goodness it was windy. The coast is right on to the Atlantic so it's good for surfing but July and August are apprently the windiest months.

Cascais is nice though, and we found more sheltered. Not sure what there is between there and Porto though.

loads of great places!

stay in or near ericeira www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadelisboa/ericeira/

visit obidos www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadeprata/obidos/

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g189160-Obidos_Leiria_District_Central_Portugal-Vacations.html

go to tomar www.ezportugal.com/tomar-portugal

and batalha whc.unesco.org/en/list/264

and sintra of course

peniche wild and wonderful www.visitportugal.com/en/node/73769

figueira de foz www.visitportugal.com/en/node/132906

visit and coimbra (inland) it is the oxford/cambridge of portugal...

www.lonelyplanet.com/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra

look up turismo rural places to stay

and the portugal pousadas (like paradors in spain) www.pousadas.pt/historic-hotels-portugal/en/pages/home.aspx?gclid=CJy_7cGevMUCFUoCwwodGlQAVg