Portugal with Michael Portillo
Algarve
Season 1 Episode 3 of 6
Michael continues his adventure in the tourist hotspot of Algarve. On the wild Atlantic coast, he meets a specialist fisherman who risks his life every day in search of goose barnacles, one of the Mediterranean's most sought-after seafood delicacies. Further inland, he visits a master coppersmith who makes traditional cooking dishes from a single sheet of copper and learns how Portugal's Islamic heritage is still evident in the ancient city of Silves
Portugal with Michael Portillo airs on Channel 5 +1 at 8:00 PM, Tuesday 18 March. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
Robin Leach
Series Director
Charlie Bunce
Executive Producer