Holidays and Festivals in Portugal
Throughout the year, the generally staid and courteous Portuguese have numerous opportunities to let their hair down and celebrate with friends and family. Each municipality has a patron saint and…
Portugal’s Alentejo Region
The Alentejo, a region in southern Portugal, encompasses a vast area of approximately one-third of the country, extending south from the Rio Tejo to the northern mountain ranges of the…
Just Desserts: The Finest Pastries, Cakes, and Sweets from Portugal
Are sweets considered sinful? It's not the case in Portugal, where for ages, monks and nuns have been cooking up the most delectable delicacies. The following are seven of the…
15 Seafood Dishes You Must Try in Portugal
Is your diet low in vitamin sea? A trip to Portugal can quickly solve that problem! The cuisine is highly influenced by the Atlantic, and some restaurants offer fish almost…
The Chapel of Bones, Évora: A Beautiful Confrontation with Mortality
In Évora’s Chapel of Bones, thousands of skulls and bones line the walls, not as a spectacle, but as a meditation on life, death, and the passage of time.
FUN FACTS LISBON
With thousands of years of history and one of Europe's richest patrimonies, Lisbon is a city full of unique and fascinating tidbits of information, so here are a few things…
THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF MARVÃO
Marvão is a picturesque medieval village located in the northeast of Portugal, close to the border with Spain. The village, perched atop an 862-metre-high hill, is known for its historical…