If we talk about "benefits", then it turns out that after. First, the most expensive prices in hotels - until January 1-2, the peak of prices falls on Catholic Christmas.

Secondly, the Christmas holidays in Russia are still after the new year.

Thirdly, there are fewer tourists. But it's a taste, of course.

The fact is that Portugal is a European health resort and a very popular resort. Englishmen and Frenchmen, Germans and Austrians, Spaniards and Italians come here to relax, and the percentage of tourists from Russia is only 2-3% of the total - for us this is further than the usual Turkey and the Czech Republic, where the vast majority of tourists are our compatriots. $

Therefore, if you go during the holidays, when all of Europe is already working, there will always be free places in restaurants, and there will be discounts in stores with a relatively small influx of buyers, and all museums will work according to the schedule and without queues.

Also, considering that the celebration of the New Year on December 31 in Portugal is much brighter and more fun than in other European countries, I recommend to go on vacation on December 29-31.

You can go either to the island of Madeira, where the largest fireworks are held in Europe, and where the most mild and warm climate, as in the summer, either recommend Lisbon, and a few days touring the country with excursions, and a few days - on the coast (on the Lisbon Riviera or in the Algarve), enjoying the local Mediterranean cuisine and fine wine, admiring the waves of the Atlantic.