The End of the Olde World
In brief: The Sagres' peninsula is exciting to visit because it still feels like that wind-smitten western limit of Europe from which Henry the Navigator launched so many exploratory ships. Sagres, in the west of…
In brief: The Sagres' peninsula is exciting to visit because it still feels like that wind-smitten western limit of Europe from which Henry the Navigator launched so many exploratory ships. Sagres, in the west of…
In brief: What could there possibly be to do in an area known for its beaches during a cold wet December week? Quite a lot! People who visit the eastern Algarve sort themselves out by…
In brief: After the quiet of a 20th century villa converted to Ria Formosa reserve and a 2000-year old Roman villa, we find the buzz of a miniature Bethlehem on the first Christmas eve. When…
In brief: Though we didn’t plan to be here for the full year, every season in Lisbon brought its distinctive pleasures. Spring: Smell the Flowers Chaucer would have loved Lisbon at this time of year,…