
Meeting People🇪🇺 Lisbon
Meeting People in Portugal: The Hostel Culture Does the Work
Portuguese hostels organise dinners, tours and nights out, which makes meeting people the default rather than an effort.
Solo Travel Editorial
August 15, 2026
Portuguese hostels organise dinners, tours and nights out, which makes meeting people the default rather than an effort.

Portugal is compact, cheap and connected by buses, which makes it one of the easiest European countries alone.