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The Flower Festival on Madeira


May 9, 2018 11:01 am by Fernando Porta

Portugal’s Atlantic island of Madeira welcomes spring with the annual Festa da Flor, or Flower Festival. The climax is the colorful flower parade of countless floats blanketed with all kinds […]

 

Propriedade de casas construídas ilegalmente


May 9, 2018 11:00 am by Fernando Porta

Um homem recorreu a tribunal alegando que, em 1979, tinha construído a sua casa na Ilha da Culatra, em Faro, a qual pertencia ao domínio privado do Estado sendo, como […]

 

The Roman Forum of Liberalitas Iulia


May 9, 2018 10:57 am by Fernando Porta

The Roman Forum of Liberalitas Iulia (Évora, Portugal), from which only ruins of the temple now remain, has been one of the focal points of portuguese art history since late […]

 

Bohemian Portugal: where to live a laid-back lifestyle


May 4, 2018 9:11 am by Fernando Porta

Portugal offers a pleasant laid-back lifestyle, wherever you choose to reside. Even the country’s cities manage to refrain from feeling too frenetic. However, if a bohemian lifestyle is what you crave, […]

 

Perfect Portuguese white wines


May 2, 2018 9:31 am by Fernando Porta

Portugal is rightly known as the home of classy reds and, of course, Port. But its white wines deserve to be tasted, too. Here are three great bottles to get […]

 

The Carnation Revolution: 5 May 1974


May 2, 2018 9:29 am by Fernando Porta

Following the peaceful coup on 25 April, photographer David Newell-Smith travelled to Portugal to document the changes. Know more…

 



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