Travel
The Ultimate Guide to Sagres: A Surfer’s Paradise in Southern Portugal
This may be a small town, but it definitely knows how to party. And if you don’t order an ice-cold Sagres, were you even really here?
The Hardest Part of Walking the Camino Portugués Alone
There was always a harder day, a worse moment to come, all the way up until my last full day of walking… which I suppose you could call the hardest part if I have to pick one.
Pilgrimage for One, Please: What it’s Like to Walk the Camino Alone
Let’s be honest: the walk itself is the heart of the experience. While many people pass the time by linking up with others and talking as they go, I decided early on to be an anti-social pilgrim.
Collecting the Catch: The Fishermen of Fonte da Telha
Watch how those sardines get from the sea to the grill.
Viseu: Sweet Treats and Bicycles
Viseu is a great destination on its own, but a 50-km bike ride thrown in makes a trip to the area even better. Here’s the what and the how.
Portugal’s Music Festivals
The biggest music festivals in Portugal, the capital of music festivals.
Bacalhôa Buddha Eden: A Little Peace For Everyone
Portugal is technically a Catholic country, but the 6000-tons worth of Buddha statues sitting just an hour outside of Lisbon would suggest otherwise.
Hiking Around the Santuário da Peninha in Sintra
The mountaintops of Sintra are shrouded in mystery, magic, and, more often than not, fog. When it’s beach weather in Lisbon and the nearby town of Cascais, it’s likely misty
Rock Climbing Around Lisbon — and Beyond, a Part II of Sorts
Our favorite crag has been getting crowded so we’d like to reveal a few more places you can climb outdoors within just an hour’s drive from Lisbon.
Living Large: A Walk Through Portugal dos Pequenitos
If you’ve ever wondered how Gulliver felt in Lilliput, or you want a crash course in portuguese architecture, Portugal dos Pequenitos is for you.
Carnival Portuguese Style: the Caretos
Dating back to the Celts, the caretos are perhaps the oldest tradition alive today in Portugal though for many years the practice became nearly extinct.
Palácio do Marquês de Pombal in Oeiras
The title Marquês de Pombal is more or less the same as Prime Minister, so it’s no wonder that this guy needed a snazzy palace to call his own whilst in office.