Travel
Do it All in a Day: Walking from Sintra to Cabo da Roca
This four-hour walk between Sintra and Cabo da Roca lets you see many of Sintra’s famed landmarks and includes plenty of forest-walking, sea-gazing, and cliff-scrambling. And you don’t need a car to reach it.
Aldeia José Franco: The Eccentric Pastime of a Ceramic Artisan
You aren’t exactly ready for what’s in store at the miniature world of Jose Franco, but you won’t regret the stopover.
Driving Through Portugal: See it All in 50 Stops (Part 3)
This is the last leg of your 50-city tour, so throw your vehicle into high hear and get ready to get a little dirty.
Quinta da Regaleira
Sintra is the most popular day excursion from Lisbon, and Quinta da Regaleira is one of its most popular attractions. This, in case you hadn’t guessed, is for a very good reason: it is magical.
Urban Animals: Finding the Flamingos
Like any good Lisbon story, this one starts in Cais do Sodré. But this one ends with flamingos.
Booking Portuguese Hotels the Portuguese Way: the Launch of Click2Portugal
Portugal is fighting back against industry giants in the tourism sector with the launch of a Portuguese-built hotel aggregator, Click2Portugal.com.
Abandoned Portugal: Some Ruins You Shouldn’t Miss
Many beautiful buildings and estates have been left to ruin in Portugal. These dilapidated gems crumble more each day as they wait for some TLC or their ultimate demise, whichever comes first. Here are some we fell in love with.
Abandoned Portugal: Hotel Monte Palace in the Açores
The hotel Monte Palace in the Açores shut its doors in 1986 and has since been looted and abandoned, with a 5-star view of the Lagoa das Sete Cidades and encroaching mounds of moss and hydrangea bushes on all sides. But this isn’t the end of the story.
Driving through Portugal: See it All in 50 Stops (Part 2)
This route won’t necessarily show you everything, but it will surely guide you through way more than just the highlights. Start from the capital or jump in at any point in the loop: here’s an idea of what not to miss in each of these stops, but how long you stay or what you skip is up to you.
Golegã’s National Horse Fair
We caught the Feira Nacional do Cavalo in Golego and were blown away not only by the horses, but by the riding culture atop them.
Fábrica da Pólvora: The Explosive New Art Scene in Oeiras
Who would have thought that eight stops from Lisbon’s Rossio station in Barcarena, there’s a city of artist studios that laughs in the face of the co-working space concept, a green space, a killer buffet-style restaurant, an outdoor amphitheater, and an archeological museum all in the same complex?
Abandoned Portugal: Beja Aquatica
The Beja Aquapark was in operation for only three years and has been closed for the last 25. What is left is easily accessible to curious road-trippers and ruin hunters alike.
