Everything Cool in Portugal
What’s your favorite retro fashion? Perhaps the ornate detail of the Victorian era? Or, the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood? How about the modern sophistication of Breakfast at Tiffany? You’ve defined your look…but now you need to accessorize! Portugal...
Ginja are funny little fruit. They look like cherries. They grow on trees like cherries. They have pits like cherries. But, ginja are much more sour than cherries. This bitterness really makes the fruit almost inedible. Yet, today, a liquor produced using this fruit...
Every world-class city has one—a shopping area who’s name alone is recognized for haute couture, high-end jeans and fine fragrances. Rodeo Drive. Fifth Avenue. Mayfair. Champs-Elysees. Ginza. With this year’s introduction of a new Prada shop, Lisbon’s Avenida...
Portugal Confidential attended a hip little dinner party last night. Out on the terrace were these very cool glowing “lanterns”. Upon closer inspection, we learned they were actually clever little jars engineered with solar panels and LED lights. Portugal Confidential...
So, you want to get that special someone a lovely momento of Portugal, but really, a refrigerator magnet of a cockrell, or a T-shirt with a picture of Cristiano Ronaldo, just isn’t what you are thinking? Step inside a unique shop filled with original and traditional...
Just a five-minute walk from Porto’s city center is one of the most magnificent book shops one can imagine. In fact, it is constantly listed in the top bookstrores in the world. In 2010, Lonely Planet named Livraria Lello the “Third Best Boosktore in the World!” The...
