Take for example the Lenço dos Namorados (lovers’ handkerchiefs). These traditional handkerchiefs from Minho, in the northern region of Portugal, were once embroidered with verses of love by young women looking for a partner. The young man who received the handkerchief would carry it in his pocket as a sign that they were in a relationship.
The lover’s handkerchief finds it home in one of the first destinations of this unforgettable selection by trivago Magazine Portugal Editor, Sara Vieira, containing 12 of the most romantic places in Portugal, divided by regions.