Browsing Month March, 2011

Asterio Roadster – Portuguese High-Performance Car with Star Quality

Asterio Roadster – Portuguese High-Performance Car with Star Quality

By | March 31, 2011 at 4:11 pm | No comments

Sure, we all know Portugal is the proud manufacturer of cork products, and ginja de Obidos. Port wine is savored throughout the world. In the north, furniture and clothing designers are at the forefront of creativity. And soon, Portugal will be the home of the newest...

Posted in: Cool Things

Emo Restuarant – EMO-tional Cuisine in Vilamoura

Emo Restuarant – EMO-tional Cuisine in Vilamoura

By | March 29, 2011 at 12:05 pm | No comments

Tivoli Victoria Hotel in Vilamoura holds nothing back in its mission to stand out in the competitive resort market of the Algarve.  It’s got extraordinary architecture by prominent Portuguese group Promontorio, a golf course designed by links legend Arnold Palmer and a...

Posted in: Algarve, Dining

Darwin’s Cafe – Trendy Dining at the Center for the Unknown

Darwin’s Cafe – Trendy Dining at the Center for the Unknown

By | March 25, 2011 at 2:47 pm | One comment

Scientists and researchers have to eat too! So now, there is a fabulous new restaurant at the Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Lisbon to sate their appetites. Darwin’s Café, named for the famed researcher responsible for the theory of natural selection, is a great new...

Posted in: Dining, Lisbon

Creme – Cool Cocktails, Cafe & Lounge in Porto

Creme – Cool Cocktails, Cafe & Lounge in Porto

By | March 23, 2011 at 10:25 am | No comments

Creme rises to the top of Porto’s bar scene. Hang with friends on the terrace café by day, sip cocktails in the lounge at sunset, and socialize in the bar disco at night. Crème is the new hot spot to start…or end your...

Posted in: Night Life, Porto

Casa das Historias Paula Rego – Contemporary Art in Cascais

Casa das Historias Paula Rego – Contemporary Art in Cascais

By | March 20, 2011 at 12:14 pm | No comments

The Casa das Historias Paula Rego is one of the newest museums in the ever-developing Lisbon-area culture scene. Opening in 2009, the “House of Stories” provides an ideal showcase for the works of renowned Portuguese contemporary artist Paula Rego. With nearly 700 of her...

Posted in: Culture, Lisbon

Fabulas Cafe – Fabulous Comfy Retreat in the Chiado

Fabulas Cafe – Fabulous Comfy Retreat in the Chiado

By | March 19, 2011 at 1:50 pm | No comments

Weary from walking the calçada streets Lisbon? Tired from too much shopping in the boutiques? Need a bite to eat, but traditional soup and sandwich doesn’t sound appealing? There is a little refuge hidden in away in the Chiado that is the ideal place to escape the urban...

Posted in: Day Life, Lisbon

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