Artist & Poet: Uncovering Museum Gems
A museum should offer a chance for discovery. Two "boutique" museums in Lisbon did just that for us, revealing the work of an artist and a poet - Pinheiro and Pessoa. Click here to read…
A museum should offer a chance for discovery. Two "boutique" museums in Lisbon did just that for us, revealing the work of an artist and a poet - Pinheiro and Pessoa. Click here to read…
Three dramatic historical themes filled the Palace Pimenta rooms: how the republic emerged, the massive 1755 earthquake and renovation, the role of water in Lisbon. Click here to read the post.
On a bright, cold day our trip near Lisbon juxtaposed a huge palace and a snug fishing village, cheering us despite the oncoming pandemic lockdown. Click here to read the post.
You never know what you'll find when you turn a corner in Lisbon, perhaps a miracle man like Dr. Sousa Martins. Click here to read the post.
We love to traipse amid greenery in the wildly diverse parks of Lisbon. Here are three nice ones we visited on Sundays and the "green thought" each prompted. Click here to read the post.
It's easy to feel liberated and refreshed when the artful streets and hills of Lisbon are available. Click here to read the post.
Within a few meters walking in central Lisbon, one can turn back the time machine 2000 years, then fast forward to 800 years ago, before returning to recent times, the new city. Click here to…
When inside Queluz palace, peering at once private spaces and awed at public ones, or outside with its formal gardens and ornate canal, you feel quite regal. Click here to read the post.
Not just a memorial to the pre-eminent of Portugal, the Pantheon of Lisbon delivers a host of pleasures. Click here to read the post.
Toward the east of central Portugal, there is hidden treasure to discover amid the hills of a huge limestone-filled geological park (39,000 hectares) with the big name to match. Click here to read the post.