EN2 the interior road
Twelve days on the old national road from Chaves to Faro: Vila Real, Viseu, Serra da Estrela, Castelo Branco, Alentejo towns, the Algarve. Tesla and Galp; EN2 is Portugal's slow north-south, not a motorway.
Season: Year-round. Serra da Estrela holds snow into April; the tower road can close. Summer heat south of Castelo Branco is serious.
Twelve days on the old national road from Chaves to Faro: Vila Real, Viseu, Serra da Estrela, Castelo Branco, Alentejo towns, the Algarve. Tesla and Galp; EN2 is Portugal's slow north-south, not a motorway.
Day by day
Chaves
Roman baths on the Tamega. Destination charger.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Chaves. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Viseu
A granite square. Overnight Tesla.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Viseu) — typical arrival 26%, about 24 min to 80%. Why stop here: Viseu. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Covilha
Wool town under the serra. Charge before the tower.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Covilha. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Ferreira do Alentejo
A night on the plain. Galp after 22 percent.
Why stop hereWhy stop here: Ferreira do Alentejo. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Faro
Last Tesla. The interior is still in the rear-view.
Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Faro) — typical arrival 20%, about 28 min to 82%. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.
Quiet charging pauses
- Tesla Supercharger in Viseu — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.
- Tesla Supercharger in Faro — a calm stop on this leg, about 28 min.