A Walk a Week – Salinas do Corredor da Cobra
“In the recent past to explore the estuary of the Mondego salt was one of the main economic activities of Figueira da Foz But the decline in activity led to […]
“In the recent past to explore the estuary of the Mondego salt was one of the main economic activities of Figueira da Foz But the decline in activity led to […]
Almoçageme (pronounced: Al-mu-sa-jè-mê) is a beautiful little village on the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The name is obviously Arab in origin – the Iberian peninsula is packed with Muslim toponyms […]
I just love to portrait these old rusty mailboxes. They are very typical in the countryside and just give this nostalgic feeling of an object that is slowly becoming obsolete… […]
Sintra, UNESCO World Heritage, is a beautiful village where the Portuguese Kings used go to spend summer so as to flee stinky, hot Lisbon and catch the fresh breeze of […]
In 1892 Carvalho Monteiro (also known as Monteiro the Millionaire), born to Portuguese parents in Rio de Janeiro, inherited a huge family fortune, which he enlarged in Brazil by selling […]
At this time of the year Portuguese villages are replete with busy, twittering, low flying swarms of swallows. Just wonderful to watch! One of the best known symbolism of these birds is […]
One of Lisbon’s emblematic buildings is the Palácio da Ajuda in Belém. The construction of the palace, which began in 1796 and lasted until the 19th century, was a project […]
Amarante, an unknown jewel of northern Portugal, has not only a beautiful name (Amar = to love) but also narrow charming streets lined with houses from the 17th century and […]
At a little corner of Alfama (Freguesia de S. Vicente, ao Castelo) between the Portas do Sol and Graça Viewpoints there was a meeting place for the neighborhood’s oldest residents. The men used to sit on this […]
Portugal is one of the best wine producers in Europe. Why then isn’t it as well known as Spain, France or Italy? Well for one I’d say it’s because Portugal […]
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