In brief: Whatever your perspective – secular touring, sacred purpose, or natural walks – Óbidos and its environs are wonderful places to linger a while. Secular Óbidos Sitting on our garden terrace in, we could…
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, Parque Natural das Serras de Aire…
In brief: Not just a memorial to the pre-eminent of Portugal, the Pantheon of Lisbon delivers a host of pleasures. The Pantheon in Lisbon is remarkable in many ways a thrilling Baroque church repurposed as…
In brief: 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. We felt fortunate to be escorted…
In brief: 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 of…
In brief: It's easy to feel liberated and refreshed when the artful streets and hills of Lisbon are available. Alfama tiles The weather is improving. The mood during Portugal’s long lockdown? Well, not as much.…
In brief: 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. Even in the worst moments…
You never know what you'll find when you turn a corner in Lisbon, perhaps a miracle man. Statue, Dr. Sousa Martins Near NOVA University Medical School, not far from the central city, we found this…
In brief: On a bright, cold day our trip near Lisbon juxtaposed a huge palace and a snug fishing village, cheering us despite the oncoming lockdown. We rode out on the last day before another…
In brief: Three dramatic historical themes filled the Palace rooms: how the republic emerged, the massive 1755 earthquake and renovation, the role of water in Lisbon. One branch of the Museum of Lisbon is housed…