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Wine and Cheese Tasting in Arraiolos

November 2, 2011 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Alentejo wine and cheese

Alentejo Wine and Artisan Cheese in Arraiolos: We came to Arraiolos to admire the town’s famous Tapetes Arraiolos (Arraiolos carpet) and as part of the visit, we were treated to wine and cheese tasting in the Praça Lima e Brito, Arraiolos town square. Praça Lima e Brito is quite a peaceful place with the Arraiolos […]

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Caldo Verde – A Portuguese Kale Soup

February 6, 2011 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Caldo Verde is a Traditional and Light Kale Soup: Caldo Verde, or Kale soup, is a traditional Portuguese soup dish with Kale as one of its main ingredients and when travelling around the countryside, you’ll see plenty of this vegetable being grown. In Portugal, it’s common to see Portuguese diners having  Caldo Verde as a […]

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Café de Paris – Sintra

December 11, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Sintra cafe

Café with a Palatial View: Set in the historic centre of Sintra Vila is the iconic Café de Paris which enjoys fine views of the Palácio  Nacional de Sintra (National Palace). At the Café de Paris, you have a choice of dining on the balcony, the terrace or the fine-dining restaurant with its chandeliers and […]

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A Seafood Feast at O Farol, Cacilhas

December 2, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Farol Restaurante, Lisbon

The “Farol” in Cacilhas has been a brewery for over 100 years and apart from its great seafood, it has a reputation for good beer.

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Santini Gelati – Best Ice Cream in Portugal

November 19, 2009 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Santini has the best ice cream in Portugal and the family has been a purveyor of ice cream to Europe’s royal families for decades. On your Cascais travel, you can find Santini at Av. Valbom 28.

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Chez Lapin | Porto Restaurant | Eating Out in Porto

October 24, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

French by Name but Portuguese in Cuisine: Tonight we find ourselves in Chez Lapin, a rustic restaurant on Oporto’s waterfront, close to where we disembarked from our river cruise.  Although this restaurant has a French name, Chez Lapin serves traditional Portuguese and Oporto cuisine. I ask Sergio, the owner’s son, what was behind the French […]

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Café Majestic – The Grand Café of Oporto

October 20, 2009 By Helen Page 3 Comments

More than a Café …..: Majestic by name and majestic by architecture, this café has become a prerequisite stop by visiting dignitaries, media personalities, artists and everyone who’s anyone visiting Oporto, as well as the humble tourists like us. The Majestic’s guest book lists all the personalities who have stopped to have coffee in this […]

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A Cataplana Meal in the Algarve

October 14, 2009 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Fish Cataplana

The Flavours of the Algarve: Portuguese food in the Algarve is more than just grilled sardines and grilled chicken.  To get away from the stereo-type touristy food, and for a taste of the true flavours of the Algarve, have a dinner at a cataplana restaurant. Cataplana – The Utensil The cataplana is a wok-shape hammered […]

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Algarve sweets at Faro’s best coffee shop

October 13, 2009 By Helen Page 4 Comments

Portuguese love their Sweets and Cakes: The Portuguese we are told are sweet-toothed and have a great love of cakes.  This we find out for ourselves to be absolutely true as everywhere we go, there are pastelarias and cafes with counters that are stocked full with all kinds of sweet delights. Our Portuguese tour director, […]

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Portuguese Tarts – Desserts

March 23, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Oh What a Tart! Like the early explorers before it, the Portuguese tart has circumnavigated the world and today, this delectable dessert can be found in coffee shops and pastry joints around the world. Yes, I’ve devoured many of them in different countries, but strangely so, not in Portugal. So, I’m on a mission this […]

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