Where should I go in Portugal? How do I choose a region?

What place would suit me? Do I want a city or a village? And what do these places look and feel like? These are all really substantive questions, and besides recommending places we liked along the way, it should be a place that *you* connect to. Like they're looking for an apartment to move. First you see publications of a lot of apartments online, then visit them and examine them for residential use, and start asking ... Read on where should I go in Portugal?