By Gregorio | 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
By Gregorio | 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
By Gregorio | 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
By Gregorio | 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
By Gregorio | 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
By Gregorio | 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