Portugal’s Age of Discovery

Age of Discovery - Maritime Compass

A mariner’s compass that shows Portugal’s maritime expeditions during its golden Age of Discovery.

Monument to the Overseas Combatants – Lisbon

Monument to the Overseas Combatants, Lisbon

An eye-catching monument on Lisbon’s waterfront commemorating all the people involved in Portugal’s war overseas.

Portugal Tour – A Regional Tour of Portugal

Tour Route of Portugal

Portugal Tour – Our Portugal Tour Route, Itinerary and Comments: This is the itinerary of our 10-day Portugal tour which is called ‘A Regional Tour of Portugal’. Our tour route goes in an anti-clockwise direction, starting in Lisbon and heading down south to the Algarve and then head ups up north along the eastern border.  [...]

Lisbon | Events and Festivals

Lisbon Old Town

Lisbon’s month of celebrations: June is Festas de Lisboa and during this month of festivities there will be street entertainment, cinema, music and theatre, parades and folk festivities happening throughout the historic districts and all around town. If you like Fado music, there’s a Fado festival with the best names in town performing.  If you [...]

Tour Routes in Portugal

Monument to the Explorers on the Belem waterfront, Lisbon

Suggested Tour Routes to see the best destinations in Portugal Portugal is quite compact and easy to travel around. However, most widely sold tour offerings combine it with Spain, and a few even add Morocco. This means you get to see Fatima, Lisbon and not much else. But there are some “purely Portugal” tours available [...]