Reedus: Oh, my God. I love it here!
Law: Yeah, it definitely has its own little vibe to it.
Reedus: In today's world, undiscovered gems are
almost impossible to come by.
I didn't know what to expect here.
Law: Yeah, me neither.
This is definitely not what I would have expected.
Reedus: And this place, it's no exception.
I'm here with my friend, artist Audrey Law,
to explore one of Europe's most popular destinations.
It's so pretty over here. Look how blue the water is, too.
Law: You could just hop your bike over the railing
and go for it.
Reedus: Right? Law: [Laughs]
Reedus: Where you have to get really far off the beaten path
just to leave the crowds behind.
I wish I knew geography better.
I could tell you exactly where we are, but I don't.
Ask Siri. Yeah.
Siri, where am I?[Laughs]
To do that, you'll need to be online.
We're so far out, we don't have a signal.
Wi-fi doesn't work. What?
Reedus: This is "Ride", and we're in Portugal.
Feels like there's nobody here.
Yeah, it's pretty quiet. It's kind of nice.
Look how high up we are. This is sure pretty.
It really is.
I feel like this is make out point.
[Laughs]
Like if you're in high school,
this is where you come to make out.
You think so? You think the high schoolers come here?
Audrey and I first met through a mutual friend.
She's co-founder of Paradise Road Show and The Union,
two popular vantage bike and car events in California.
A photographer by trade,
her work graces magazines and billboards all over the country.
So you've been to Portugal before?
I have, right when I got out of college.
There was like an art camp that I went to,
just seminars and workshops together,
and it was like artists from all different mediums.
In Portugal, they're like living, breathing arts.
Yeah.
Portugal once controlled the oceans,
leaving its footprint across the globe.
Today, it's a country experiencing the influence
of the rest of the world.
A place that's rich with history and culture.
An old world melting pot that I can't wait to explore.
Is that a fishing boat, that little --
Mm-hmm. I wonder how cold the water is.
They look like they're lost at sea, right?
Hello!
I'm telling you, this is make out point.
It's two high schoolers that went out there years ago,
and they're still there.
"We're still making out! Don't mind us."
[Motorcycles start, engine rev]
It smells so nice, it smells like green.
The air smells clean, you know?
Yeah. This place is adorable.
♪ I've lost my mind in another dimension ♪
A few years ago I visited Lisbon
on a press tour for "The Walking Dead"
and immediately fell in love.
Just another tourist captivated by Portugal's allure.
So it's great to be back,
taking in the ethos and history of the country in transition.
You have everything in Portugal.
You can go to a beautiful beach,
and then you can go and sleep in the mountains.
It's paradise in the tip of Europe.
The rise of tourism is crazy.
Portugal had this boom about tourism.
In the last 10 years, people really discovered Portugal.
I think we are going to stay like the most visited
country forever.
Reedus: This is the spot.
Law: It is a little fairy tale.
Reedus: Arriving in Lisbon, we'll get a taste of the past
before venturing out to explore
medieval villages north of the city.
Then it's into Porto to immerse ourselves in sights
and sounds of a magical city.
A 3-day, 340 kilometer journey
along the captivating western coast line of Portugal.
Law: Wow, look at all the tile.
Yeah, the tile work is crazy.
Yeah, it's really beautiful.
I wonder how old some of these buildings are.
I don't know, some of them have kind of
like a '70s Miami vibe.
And some of them look really old.
You're like, "Oh, yeah, that's old."
Like that's just kind of common Europe.
This is magic here.
The imprint of Lisbon's long history
greets you at every turn.
A medley of architecture and art dating back
to the Romans and Moors
and a convergence of culture that has shaped the city
ever since it was Europe's most essential port.
These a lot to take in and even more to unpack.
Oh, another sick right coming up.
Kind of fun, kind of deadly.
I'm sure they can get really bad during
trafficky times.
Yeah, right.
But these cobblestone streets
weren't made with motorcycles in mind.
Good thing there's another way to check out
the old center of the city.
[Horn honks]
Tuk tuks appeared with the tourism.
Tuk tuk, it's a tourism vehicle
that I believe came from India.
Suddenly they just poof.
Like mushrooms, just growing everywhere.
[Horn honking]
Woman: Tuk tuk coming.
[Chuckles]
Law: Hi!
What's up? Hi. I'm Norman.
Good afternoon. I'm Miguel.
Hi. I'm Audrey. Nice to meet you.
How good a driver are you?
I believe I'm a very good driver.
I'm ready for it.
Okay, alright, cool. Let's go.
Let's go.Yeah, take us.
Do we need to sign a waiver in case
you're not a good driver?
[Chuckles] No.
Where does the name tuk tuk come from?
So the diesel ones, the motor,
the sound of the motor was like "tuk, tuk, tuk, tuk."
Oh. That's cute.
But these ones are very silent.
Let's go.
Oh, it's deceiving, it's quiet.
Oh, yeah, this is very quiet.
Tuk tuk. What's up? Tuk tuk.
[Horns honking]
Can you do a wheelie in this thing?
Miguel Cardosa used to paint for a living.
But when the tourists started arriving,
he saw the writing on the wall
and become one of Lisbon's first tuk tuk drivers 10 years ago.
So we should be in good hands.
Miguel: So we are riding through the old town, very small alleys.
Oh, yeah.
Reedus: So dope. Oh, my God.
I love the tile here.
Yeah.
Tiles are part of our identity.
I love it.
I could just stay here and photograph it for a week.
Yeah, take pictures of everything.
Very Mediterranean kind of traditions.
Yeah, it's so cute.
The laundry outside, as you can see.
I love the doors. They're so little.
Yeah.Look how cool is this?
And now, down the hill.
Yeah, are we going to slide?
Hit that emergency brake.
Yeah, drift, drift, drift.
Let's do it.
I love this part of Lisbon.I do, too.
I like this part, too.
It's amazing. It's a mix between the immigrants,
hipsters, prostitutes, drug addicts.
Wow.
Is there drugs in Portugal?
You can use, and it's not a crime.
Really? Yeah.
So people can buy drugs, use drugs openly
and not be arrested?Yeah.
How does that work?
Very well. Normally it results
in a very good way of dealing
with that problem.Wow.
We are about to arrive at one of the highlights,
where it's possible to see almost all the city.
Wow. Look at this.
Here we are. Wow.
The fresh air part of the city.
Everywhere here is pretty fresh it seems.
Yeah.
We start our tour this direction, the river,
and we did all that way.
What a beautiful city.
Yeah, it really is. It's so colorful.
What was the town --The Riviera.
Yeah, the Riviera of --
Cascais? Yes. Where's that?
Right there. So you have the bridge --
Law: Oh, okay, yeah, we rode all along there.
The name of Cascais came from Arabian pirates.
Oh, that's cool.
Yeah, because he used to rob Lisbon
but his name was Cascais.Cascais.
Cascais.
So the corruption of the name,
gave the actual name to the city.
Oh, wow, and now it's the Riviera.
Yeah, it's the Riviera.
And it was the meeting point of the pirates.
Oh, that's funny.
Yeah, I knew I liked that place.
Thank you so much.
What a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for the tour.
Thank you.
I feel like we're in paradise.
Law: It's pretty epic.
We've gotten some good scenery today.
Yeah. We had mountains.
We have the beach. Yep.
Portugal's got it all, baby.
Yeah, it does.
And we've only gotten started.
We're off to discover the cuisine and culture of Lisbon.
[Bell rings]
Reedus: After you, my lady.
Law: Oh, thank you, kind sir.
Well, of course.
What are like the best accents you can do?
Uh, redneck.
[Both laugh]
I'm sure you got that down.
I feel like I just went through a smoke cloud
of garlic shrimp.
Yeah, that smelled really good.
We're on the same wave length right now.
I think we're just hungry.
Alright, let's go have a pastry.
Yeah.
This is a spot?It looks very popular.
Yeah.
Hi. Audrey. Nice to meet you.
Hi. I'm Norman.
Hello. Nice to have you here.
You're busy.Yeah, it's busy in here.
It's busy.Colombian pastry.
These are some other pastries we have here,
but the ones we're famous for,
they're called pastéis blanc.
Oh, man, look at all this.
What's in it?It's a secret recipe.
A secret recipe? How do you make it?
I'm going to show you.
Yeah.Yeah, please.
We'd love to see that.Let's go.
Reedus: The Portuguese pride themselves on being artisans
of food and wine, and the desserts are no exception.
For years, people have been traveling
to an outer suburb of Lisbon to taste their most famous,
the pastéis de belem.
Sexy hair net.
You hair's not even in there.
There's too much hair. I know.
Clarinha: Come this way, please.
Smells so good.
We bake about 20,000 of these every day by hand.
Wow. Really?
20,000 a day? That's nuts.
We're going to eat like 100 of these
so you might want to put us to work.
[Laughs] Do you want to give it a go?
Be my guest.
There's a proper way to do this.
Okay.
It's kind of therapeutic. Yeah.
I kind of feel like I'm working out
a lot of past things right now.
[Laughs]
Thought I was going to be a little better at this.
Only took you three tries.
Okay, two, it only took me two.
Is this like a family business?
It's been our family business since the start,
almost 100 years.
Most recipes for Portuguese sweets
were invented in monasteries.
The nuns, they used the egg whites
to press the clothes, to get them starched.
Oh, wow. Yeah.
And so they were left with the yolks,
so they got creative, and 9 out of 10 typical
Portuguese sweets were invented in monasteries.
Wow.This one, for instance,
was invented in a monastery.
The one right here on our front door.
The monasteries were closed in 1834. Yeah.
Reedus: Portugal has had a long, bloody path
from religious monarchy to democracy.
After the 1834 Liberal Revolution,
the country shut down all monasteries and convents,
nationalizing the property,
leaving many nuns to fall back on their knowledge
of baking to earn a living.
Resulting in the rise of the modern day
Portuguese pastaria.
[Speaking Portuguese]
She's saying that you're ready to go.
She likes it.Fist bump.
Thank you.
What?
Oh, my God. Wow!
Like it? Yeah.
I like the flakiness of the top.
Wow, these are delicious.
Can we get like 200 to go?
Strap them to the back of the bike?
That was delicious.
Reedus: Yeah, that was really good.
Actually strangely, my appetite didn't go away.
Yeah. [Laughs]
Hey, this area is kind of cool.
Yeah.Graffiti and flowers.
There's quite a bit of graffiti going on here.
Super cool.
Reedus: A huge part of Lisbon's rich lineage
is its vibrant art scene.
And to me, there's no better window into the culture
than how they nurture artists.
We're on our way to meet a woman who runs a spot
at the center of it all.
Wow, this is cool.
There's a bus on the top of your roof.
What's going on here?
It's a cultural venue. We host a lot of events here.
Law: Cool.And then there's
the restaurants, and it's also music academy for young kids.
Oh, cute.Is that it?
[Laughs] Anything else?That's a lot of stuff.
And you're on some list of like the 50 best people
in the world.
50 best women in Lisbon. That's--
That's pretty awesome. Congratulations.
Reedus: She's being modest.
Mariana Duarte Silva is a CEO and veteran
of the music industry.
One of just 12 female entrepreneurs chosen
to have her likeness made into a Barbie.
I've got to admit, I'm a little jealous.
What about you? What lists are you on?
[Laughter]I don't know.
One of the top deejays --Oh!
And live act performers.
Law: Oh, cute.
Now, this is the music academy,
where we teach the kids how to program
and produce music online.
They can mix digital with classic instruments.
We work with children that usually
wouldn't have the access to music production.
Music school for me in school was the recorder,
the flute.
Yeah. Yeah.
The last thing I want to show you,
you got to check my venue.
This works as the performance place for the kids,
but also the club nights every weekend.
That's awesome.
We party until 6:00 am.
Law: Oh, man.
This is cool, so your students come in here
and they perform for the other students?
For the public?For the public.
Oh, wow.The public.
It's like "Fame." Remember that TV show "Fame"?
It's one of my references.
Oh, really? Yeah.[Laughs]
A great thing that the City Hall did was relocate temporarily
to a very rundown neighborhood which was independent,
and that whole thing, the whole neighborhood shifted a lot
because of the City Hall.
I mean you would put City Hall in the poshiest
area of town, not the heart of the problem.
And they did that, and it worked.
Wow. Wow.
Silva: So gentrification just arrived,
and this is actually a really hot spot.
Eventually, we will have to leave here.
It's a shame. It's a shame.
You ever see that show "Ozark"?
Yeah. Of course.
Got to start paying people off.
Yeah, but maybe I'll have to deal drugs before I do that.
I heard it's legal here.
Decriminalized, it's not a crime.
To possess.
And it seems to be working.
You basically treat it as a disease instead of a crime.
Crime, yeah.So you make legal clinics
where people can do drugs with safe tools.
That's very smart, actually.
Yeah, and people are off the streets and just
vanished the pandemic.
And the criminal system can be a loop.
It's like a vortex from where you can't escape.
It's crazy that that's working,
and I can see how it could work.
Yeah.
Sorry, I didn't mean to turn this into "CSI."
[Laughter]
Law: That was beautiful. Thank you guys so much.
She's a bad bitch.
I think it's really important for the community
that someone's doing it.
And all the better that it's a woman.
Reedus: That's crazy what he was saying about drug addicts here.
Law: Like they're trying to help them.
Yeah, it's kind of crazy.
Portugal's novel approach to an age old problem
is just the latest example of adaptability
and social reform in it's long history.
And after 20 years of success,
it seems they might just be on to something.
Everything we did today was really fun.
Yeah, today was a good day.
♪
Reedus: Day two -- one last stop in Lisbon before
we hit the road.
♪
So how long have you been doing "Paradise Road Show"?
Law: Six years.Wow.
"Paradise Road Show" was actually like born
on a motorcycle trip, in Europe actually.
It's grown a lot, and it's really exciting
to see that force so dominant.
We're doing it for the people
who care about vintage cars and bikes.
Yeah.
Audrey is a vintage enthusiast.
With all the historic sites these streets have to offer,
there's one thing that's missing.
I don't see any old cars here. None.
There must be some old cars here.
I never see them. They're all super tiny.
But where we're headed has the next best thing.
For Portugal, Unik Edition is kind of, well, kind of unique.
Due to strict local laws, motorcycle customization
has become an underground scene in Portugal,
making Unik one of Lisbon's only true custom shops.
Wow, what a cool shop.
Man: Thank you.What goes on here?
Little bit of everything.
You have some restorations going,
some customization going over there.
Did you fabricate this entire gizmo?
-Yes. -Oh, I get it.
He printed this on 3-D and then --
I was just going to ask him if you had a 3-D printer.
Yes. Wow.
With did this tail section,
then we just melded it with fiberglass.
This bike will run and will corner
and brake very, very well.
Better than stock for sure.
Wow.
This is the bike from the first...
-"Mad Max." -..."Mad Max.
Shut up! Really?
Yeah, from 1979.
That's -- we are building a replica.
Yeah.The good old days.
I can picture it now.
♪
[Tires squeal]
This bike was trashed when it came in.
It was really, really bad.
It had those like air brushed wolves with the moon
and the girl and the waterfall.
That's great. What are you talking about?
-On a Honda. -That's the thing.
That's what I would do. Yeah.
I want to still believe that we are a small community,
guys that really like the bikes and ride together.
I think this community has to stick together.
Because in Portugal, this custom scene is super illegal.
I can understand that this is a concern about safety,
but they don't need to be so like nit-picky.
You have to keep it legal -- legal mirrors,
legal lights, legal exhaust,
can't cut the frame or change the wheel distance,
or put an open exhaust.
What about old cars, because we were talking,
there's like no old cars here.
-Yeah, it's the same. -It's a challenge for us
to still do something cool but try to keep the law.
Yeah, you're like outlaw stuff. I love it.
[Laughter]
So we are going to Obidos, a really old town
that was built inside a fortification
and then grew out of it.
It's really cool.
Cool, let's go.
[Motorcycle revs]
Reedus: Bye-bye, BMW?
Ironically, it was a police bike.
Law: Well, you gave it a second life.
Much cooler second life.
Yeah.
You're lucky that Mad Max bike wasn't done
because I would have asked to ride it,
and then I would have quoted the movie all day.
That would have been pretty funny.
"I am the night rider!"
Reedus: Leaving Lisbon, it's an 85 kilometer trek north
until reaching the Medieval village of Obidos,
one of the few remaining walled cities in all of Europe.
And that is Obidos.
Oh.Oh, look at the castle.
Yeah, that's crazy.
Do people live here all year round?
Yes, they do.
I see all these buses, and I think nobody lives here.
Like it's just like tourists?
-Yeah. -Yeah, it's very tourist zone.
That'd be kind of annoying to live in like
in the tourist attraction.
Now it's time for the bumpy stuff.
Vehicles are prohibited inside of Obidos village walls.
So we're going to check this place out on foot.
This is pretty cool already.
Wow.
I don't think I've seen anything like this.
Unheard of in America.Yeah, right?
Obidos is one of my favorite places in Portugal.
It's a small village, but surrounded with a big wall.
They have here a typical product called ginjinha,
that is a small cherry liqueur,
and became also one of the trademarks of Obidos.
Feel like you're walking in a castle.
-Hi. -How cute.
-How are you? Norman. -Hi.
-Bruno. -Hi. I'm Audrey.
Nice to meet you.
Let the show begin.
Reedus: Wow, this looks delicious. Thank you.
Yeah. Actually, the best picture of there.
Sit in that corner.
What, is something going to fall on my head?
No. No.Is this a trick?
I don't think so, I don't think so.
In the wall, there's a small flap.
No. Oh.
60 years ago, it was a scandal in a public place.
Now it's kind of normal.
And all these bottles, what's the story with all this?
It's a collection.
All different, all over the world.
In America, we just hang bras.
[Laughter]Law: Or dollar bills.
Yeah.
This bar opened as antique shop.
Most of it was swords and bayonets.
We have from the time of the Napoleon wars,
when the first battle from the French
against the English
in Portugal was here in Obidos, 1808.
Do you ever see ghosts in this place?
Law: Is it haunted?
There are a bunch of legends, stories about it.
I'm sure. Let's hear some ghost stories.
In Portugal, every town has a story
about the enchanted Moorish girl coming at night.
Maybe just wishful thinking, I don't know.
Why a Moorish girl?
Well, Portugal was occupied by the Moorish
for almost 500 years.
History normally romanticizes the past
and so the Moorish girls
were kind of romantic idea of Medieval Portugal.
Maybe that's the reason.
So, how many people live here in Obidos?
What's the ratio?
Inside the walls, it's about 50 people live inside.
Wow.But 40 years ago,
almost 2,000.
There's been a big drop.
Has to do with tourism.
Property prices go up, and people just leave.
It's a shame, but I understand that.
I've never seen so many Americans in Portugal.
I apologize.Moving in.
But the specialty of the town is the cherry brandy,
the ginjinha with the morello cherries.
If you were not driving, we probably would be drinking
now, but...
Why would we leave?
[Laughter]
Got to respect a guy who isn't afraid to let visitors
know they're spoiling his town right to their faces.
That guy's awesome.
Yeah, he was great.
But you know what? He's got a point.
Without stewards of the past, no future can remain.
And I appreciate all Bruno does to keep the legacy
of this place alive.
I hope we meet up again.Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you too, man. -Great to meet you.
-Pleasure. -My pleasure.
-Bye. Thank you. -Thank you very much.
Reedus: I was saying goodbye to our new friends
for a ride up the coast, where there's much more to discover.
It definitely feels like we're getting closer to an ocean.
Law: I love that.
Surely there's not 100 foot waves right there.
Wow. I want to see.
Reedus: Wow, this is totally different over here.
Law: Yeah. Very countryside. I like it.
Yeah.
It does feel like we're going towards the water.
Oh, cool, wow, look.
Yeah.
I wonder how cold the water is.
For centuries, fishing communities have dotted
Portugal's shoreline, seemingly untouched by time.
Making our way on a 210 kilometer journey
through Nazare to the maritime port of Aveiro.
The wind is kicking up,
I wonder if that's why they have such big waves over there.
Maybe.
Those waves are so big, it's kind of mind blowing.
That's scary.
It's terrifying, yeah.
The village of Nazare was once one of those sleepy
coastal towns until word got out about its torrential waters.
Narrator: The Atlantic Ocean here is usually rough.
There's no harbor, no breakwater.
And for centuries, fishermen have lost their lives
in small boats.
Reedus: Famous for its 100-foot waves,
Nazare has been transformed into a surfing mecca.
Alright, I want to see where this giant wave is.
Dude, I've been waiting for this.
We're stopping to meet a guy
who knows the power of these waters better than anyone.
Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you, dude.
Hi. I'm Audrey. Nice to meet you.
Like to see the waves?
Let's go out?Yeah, yeah.
Are you ready?Yeah.
Your heart's pumping? Yeah!
[Laughter]
I'm going to go grease up in Vaseline and get in this.
[Laughs]
Reedus: Race car turned Jet Ski driver Sergio Cosme
is the guardian angel of Nazare.
During big wave season, he rescues fallen surfers,
saving countless lives.
And now that it's off season, the Jet Skis
are used for a less dangerous
but still heart stopping adventure.
Okay, let's go.
Our Lady of Nazare, please bring us safe home,
and let's get some fun.
Yeah!
Whoo! [Laughs]
Ah! [bleep]
♪
My hat.
♪
My hero!
♪
Whoo!
[Laughs]
Cosme: You are in the biggest wave of the world.
The last three records, it was here.
So it is the mecca of the big wave surfing, you know?
How has this town changed since all the big surfing?
It changes a lot.
Even people are buying houses just to rent, you know?
Here, the houses are really expensive now,
and all that changes because of surfing.
Reedus: Out on a Jet Ski or a surfboard, it's easy
to feel like it's just you and the water.
But I'm discovering even the most remote regions of Portugal
aren't immune from the influx of new visitors.
And it's effects are already being felt,
changing the seaside village forever.
♪
That was awesome.
Another guy with good vibes.
Law: Yeah, what an adventure of a day.
Yeah, right?
The thing that's cool about like riding bikes
with another person or other people is that like, yeah,
you're together and you're experiencing this together,
but at the same time, you're having your own
individual experience.
You're totally right.
You drive around L.A. with your dog?
Absolutely.
What's your dog's name again?
His name's Baxter.
He sounds cute already.
My friend actually has a Chihuahua named Norman.
Everybody's got a dog named Norman.
Yeah, I get that all the time.
I feel like I'm the only Norman left in the world.
We're entering Aveiro, a picturesque,
canal laced city that's been called the Venice of Portugal.
♪
Wow, this does look like Italy, like gondolas.
Yeah. Did not expect that when we rounded the corner.
Seriously.
Oh, this is really cute.
-How are you? -Good.
-Hi. -Welcome to Aveiro.
Audrey.Nice to meet you.
Hi. I'm Norman.How are you?
Nice to meet you.
Join in.
First time in Aveiro?
Yeah, did not expect this at all. This is awesome.
We are known to be the Portuguese Venice.
You will see why.
How long have you been doing rides for tourists like us?
So I was working in a bank, and since 2018,
I quit the bank and I joined the tourism world.
And I've been doing this for already four years.
Wow, very cool.
Reedus: With the art nouveau architecture,
Pascal painted buildings, and, yeah, its canals,
Aveiro is kind of like a less discovered Venice,
for now anyway.
I love the buildings here, too.
Yeah.
I mean, these are so beautiful.
And it makes for an ideal spot to finally crack open
the ginjinha I've been holding on to since Obidos.
Do you know this?
Of course.
Your face lit up. Yeah.
It's that good, right? I've never had it.
No? It's sweet.
Yeah. Cheers.
Thank you for coming to Aveiro.
Thank you.Thank you for having us.
Enjoy.
Alright. It's a sipper, right?
That's strong.
This is great. I could have a billion of these.
What's up, buddy?
You know, just cruising, cruising down the river.
[Laughs]
It's such an interesting mix because you have
these old buildings with tile, and they're pink.
Then you have like a factory,
and then you have this modern building over here.
There's a lot of different flavors here.
We have beautiful tiles.
Yeah. We've noticed.
In the past, they were used to show prosperity,
like, "Look at me, I'm rich."
Yeah. Ornate design.
The canal separated in the past,
the rich people that were living on this side,
from the poor people that were living on this side.
When the floods used to come into the city,
they would flood all the houses,
and so the channel used to separate the rich people,
those one who could afford to have a house
on the high hill, and those who couldn't afford
to have the house on the high hill.
Tourism, is it just booming here?
Like, all over Portugal, though, right?
Yeah. All over Portugal.
A lot of Americans are coming to Portugal.
They are trying to buy houses here to live because,
you know, the quality of life, it's amazing.
So many people moving here and coming to visit here.
Do you like that, or are you like, "Stay out"?
I don't mind, because it's good for our country.
And when you come here to live, to work,
or for your vacation, you are bringing money to us,
you are giving jobs for people,
you are eating our food, you are doing tourism with us,
so we are improving our lifestyle.
And because of that, it's good.
Okay, there is a line. Let's see where the line stands.
It's a balance, you know?
Reedus: Tourism can be a double edged sword.
There's a delicate balance of welcoming new industry
and opportunity while preserving what was.
And with its recent influx of visitors -- yep us included --
Portugal's cities and small villages alike are figuring out
how to navigate a new world landing on their shores.
Law: Bye. Thank you so much. It was beautiful.
Thank you so much.Enjoy. Thank you.
Thank you.
Bye, guys.
♪
Reedus: It's quiet here.
Very quiet. Very chill.
Day 3.
Last night we stayed in the beachside town of Arcozelo.
But there's no rest for the weary, or for us,
because we've got one final day to discover this country.
I think they support art a lot here.
They really do. Yeah, which is cool.
They see the value in it, which is really awesome.
It's great, yeah.
Let's get coffee.
It's got an art vibe to it,
like a bohemian sort of Woodstock art thing going on.
Yeah. It's super cute.
[Speaking indistinctly]
Yeah, right? Yay!Thank you.
Delicious. Thank you so much.
What got you into photography?
I was probably like 15 or so, I had like a [bleep]
little digital camera, and I'd go to shows,
and I was like, "I'm gonna take pictures,"
and do like the shutter drag stuff, like so cheesy,
but when you're like young, you're like, "This is so cool."
You know what I mean, and I was just taking pictures
and I was like, "I really like doing this."
Yeah. I really like film.
Yeah, but now you can like, you can take --
I know it's like sacrilege but you can take
digital everything and make it look like film now.
I know, I know you can.
I try and make my digital stuff at least look
a little less sterile.
A little more flavor?
Yeah. Yeah.
Reedus: For most people, retro is simply trend,
but that's what I love about Audrey,
from her custom shows to her life's work,
she really lives it.
And we're going to a tile maker?
Is that what we're doing today?
A pottery place, and we're going to paint some tiles.
Cool. Should we go? Let's boogie.
♪
Guten tag. country.
Oh [bleep] Buenos noches.
Still . Ni hao.
That sounds wrong, too. Damn It.
What I meant was bom Dia, or good morning.
You know what I'm saying.
We've gone a final 20 kilometers across the Douro River,
into our final destination -- Porto.
It's Portugal's second largest city,
known for its six stunning bridges and of course,
it's namesake wine.
And on our last day here, it's the perfect place
to check off the boxes on our Portuguese to-do list.
Is this Porto? Wow.
This town's pretty cool. Look at all the --
Yeah.
This place has such a vibe to it.
Whoa.
What, look at this like little castle.
Cool. Yeah, I like the ruins.
Yeah.Like abandoned ruins
in between homes,Wow, that's so cool.
Yeah, right?
Look up on the top left,
the one up at the top of the hill.
Whoa! That's like a manor.
Yeah. That's awesome.
Wow, this place has a lot of flavor.
Yeah. It's so cool.
This might be my favorite spot so far.
Yeah, it's beautiful. Saved the best for last.
Whoo! That was fun.
Let's do some arts and crafts.
In Portugal, tile is kind of a big deal.
Something we may have already mentioned once or twice.
Hi. I'm Audrey.I'm Francisco.
Nice to meet you.Norman.
Hi, Norman. Nice to meet you.
Welcome to our studio.Cool.
Reedus: So we're heading to Estudio Plato,
a downtown artists' co-working space
to try our hands at painting traditional Portuguese tile.
I love the tile here. Where does that come from?
We had a king in our 16th century called
El Carlos, and he traveled to south of Spain,
and he brought a really nice cultural heritage
that was these sort of tiles.
There are Mudéjar tiles.
So he decided to bring it to Portugal.
In Portugal, azulejos, glazed ceramic tiles,
function as more than just beautiful decor
coloring these cities.
They're the physical embodiment of Portuguese multiculturalism,
combining influences from the Middle East, Latin Europe,
and former colonies around the world.
This is great!Art class.
Art class.It's been a while.
We have a few stencils here.
If we do this really well, no one will know
it's a stencil, okay?
We don't have to tell anyone.
[Laughs]
[Woman singing in native language]
♪
Let's do this all day, this is awesome.
Yeah.
You came with motorcycle?
Yeah. Yeah.
Do you listen to that music like "Born To Be Wild"
when you ride?
[Laughter]
We do. It's a...Requirement.
Yeah, they don't give you your license
unless you can sing that song.
Have you listened to Portuguese music yet?
No. You should.
Fado is really cool. Yeah.
And then the special guitars, you know?
Like many strings.
Where does that come from?
Fado has this relation to the word "saudade."
If I try to translate it for English,
it is to miss someone or miss a place.
That's where it's a big symbolic sign in our culture.
And Fado kind of sings about it a lot.
Pain and suffering.
Pretty.
How do we do those?
I mean, like technical wise, how are we?
I mean, she did better than me so far.
Yeah, she's more like less is more.
You're like more is more.
Yeah.
I'll sell it to you for the next building.
That was awesome.
I think it just made my whole day.
Yeah, perfect.
We've got to get into the music scene,
see what's up with the music scene next.
Hell yeah. I love that.
Reedus: What a cool vibe here.
Those little balconies are so cute.
Yeah. Right?
Wait, go stand there, I'll take a picture of you.
It's our last day in Portugal,
and there's two local specialties we can't miss.
What's up?
I'm working, too. Hey, I'm working here.
It's beautiful. Yeah, we love it here.
Yeah. Nice to meet you. Have a good night.
The first is a heart attack inducing delicacy
the Portuguese simply call lunch.
-Should we grab a seat? -Yeah.
Ding dong, oh. The bells.
Perfect timing.
Cool. I'm kind of starving.
Yeah, I'm really hungry.
Right?
Now is the time.
Oh [bleep]
Wow.
Reedus: A Portugal classic,
an overwhelming concoction of ham, sausage, and steak,
between bread and cheese, covered in a secret sauce.
I need a shovel.
So, enjoy and good luck.
-Good luck? -Good luck?
What do you mean good luck?
They call it francesinha.
Translation -- little French girl.
Just don't ask me why.
Wow there's 12 meats in there.
There's a lot going on in there.
Yeah, this is good hangover food.
Mmm. It's kind of a mouth explosion, isn't it?
It's good.
Why would you call this a little French girl?
Why? Why?
This is like a big fat French man,
you know what I mean?[Laughs] I agree.
Waiter: So, how is it?It's awesome!
Thank you. Very glad for that.
There's something sweet about it.
Is that the secret sauce?
Yes, the secret is the sauce.
And the chef in here, he makes that sauce to 28 years.
Oh, wow! It's really good.
So enjoy.Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
Thank you for doing this episode.
You're welcome. Thank you for having me.
It was really fun. I really didn't --
I obviously didn't know what to expect,
but it's quite an adventure.
Yeah, totally.
Reedus: It's been a whirlwind three days.
But before we call it a wrap, there's one last spot
we have to check out -- Casa de Fado.
An intimate 19th century wine cellar,
to finally here the traditional
Portuguese music we've been told so much about.
And we're in luck.
Tonight, acclaimed Fado singer, Sandra Castina,
is on stage.
[Singing in Portuguese]
♪
Portugal is really nostalgic.
You hear about the word "saudade" a lot.
Man: And it's a word that only exists in Portuguese,
so that's feeling the lack of something or someone.
[Singing in Portuguese]
And Fado is based on that melancholy of missing people.
[Singing in Portuguese]
Woman: And the people who sing Fado sing it with such
an emotion of faith, of destiny, of profundity
that you cannot explain it.
You just have to listen and feel it.
[Singing in Portuguese]
♪
[Song ends, applause]
Reedus: Wow.
Wow. What's that about?
It's about missing someone for real.
At the beginning, Fado was a hybrid kind of music.
People used to have a lot of times without being at home.
Their wives, their kids used to miss them a lot.
The same as like cowboy stuff.
Western stuff.
All the songs are about "I loved her, and I lost her."
It's the same sort of thing, right?
Yes.
♪
[Singing in Portuguese]
♪
Reedus: In Portugal, I found that the past is held tight,
but there's also knowledge that with change comes possibility.
Even with the uncertainty it brings.
A longing for what came before while adapting for what will be.
It's why saudade, the feeling behind this music,
resonates so deeply here.
It's only been three days,
but I'm already beginning to understand.
[Singing in Portuguese]
[Applause]Reedus: Wow. Wow!
Whoo! Whoo!