Portugal
Portugal is one of the 193 UN member states, in Southern Europe. UN Tourism counted 17.3 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 85% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Metallic.
- International arrivals
- 17.3 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 31st of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Metallicrarer than 15%
- Area
- 91,304 km² (35,252 sq mi)
- Population
- 10.3 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Districts
- 20in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 19with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 17on Globestamp’s list
Does Portugal count as a country?
Yes. Portugal is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Portugal? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Portugal, Azores Islands, Madeira |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 26 March 1995 |
The Portugal stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Portugal’s is Metallic: ink with mica in it, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year. With 17.3 million international arrivals in 2019, Portugal is more visited than 85% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Portugal
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Portugal when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Portugal you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Portugal, from 17 World Heritage Sites to 7 volcanoes.
World Heritage Sites 17
Batalha Monastery (1983) · Alcobaça Monastery (1989) · Convent of Christ (1983) · Alto Douro Wine Region (2001) · Bom Jesus do Monte (2019) · Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004) · Laurisilva of Madeira (1999) · Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications (2012) · Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone (2001) · Centro Histórico de Angra do Heroísmo (1983) and 7 more. On the bucket list →
National parks 1
Peneda-Gerês National Park. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 1
Belém Tower. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 7
Mount Pico · Capelinhos · Água de Pau · Sete Cidades Massif · Serra de Santa Bárbara · Urzelina and 1 more. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 1
Estância de Ski da Serra da Estrela. On the bucket list →
Wine regions 11
Vila Nova de Gaia · Peso da Régua · Alto Douro Wine Region · Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture · Pinhão · Região Demarcada do Douro (RDD) and 5 more. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 6
Portugal dos Pequenitos · Parque Mayer · Zoomarine · Magikland · Parque dos Dinossauros da Lourinhã · Parque Temático da Madeira. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 10
Lisbon Oceanarium · Lisbon Zoo · Aquário Vasco da Gama · Sea Life Porto and 6 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 10
Madeira Botanical Garden · Jardim Botânico de Lisboa · Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra · Parque Terra Nostra and 6 more. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 8
Electricity Museum · Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva Science Centre · Planetário de Marinha · Centro Ciência Viva da Floresta and 4 more. On the bucket list →
Events in Portugal
Total solar eclipses over Portugal that the app knows: 12 August 2026. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Lisbon | 2,812,000 |
| Porto | 1,337,000 |
| Braga | 826,833 |
| Funchal | 204,767 |
| Setúbal | 117,974 |
| Coimbra | 106,582 |
| Ponta Delgada | 61,526 |
| Portimão | 61,226 |
Airports
Portugal has 19 airports with scheduled flights, 5 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
20 districts to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Portugal into 20 districts (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 20
Aveiro · Azores · Beja · Braga · Bragança · Castelo Branco · Coimbra · Évora · Faro · Guarda · Leiria · Lisbon · Madeira · Portalegre · Porto · Santarém · Setúbal · Viana do Castelo · Vila Real · Viseu
Questions people ask
Is Portugal a country?
Yes. Portugal is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Portugal a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 17,283,000 international arrivals in Portugal in 2019, the 31st most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Portugal stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Metallic, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year, rarer than 15% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Portugal count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Portugal, and counts Azores Islands, Madeira as separate destinations. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Portugal
Near Portugal
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.