Road trip on the legendary N2, Portugal’s “Route 66”. Discover our advice for crossing Portugal from north to south on its panoramic National 2, from Chaves to Faro.
A 739 km adventure in the most authentic and diverse parts of the country. Like Argentina, with its Ruta 40, and the United States, with the famous Route 66, Portugal has its emblematic national road passing through its geodesic center. A major project of the New State regime, decided in 1945 by Salazar, the National 2 was little used from the start.