Everything Cool in Portugal
Carlos Lopes Bras calls it The Best Chocolate Cake in the World. Hmmm, at Portugal Confidential we like to think we know a lot about what is “the best”…and especially with regard to chocolate! We think Bras’ statement seems quite bold. So, we went to check it...
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...
One of the coolest body products to hit Europe and North America in the last few years is produced in the oldest soap-making factory in Portugal! Claus Porto, a company established in 1887 in Porto, produces soaps, body lotions, shave creams and candles found in exclusive...
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...
Caniço is not a secret, but you really will have had to hear about it to know it. The restaurant does very little advertising. They don’t need to. It is very popular with the Portuguese who come here for the great food, party atmosphere, but primarily, its spectacular...
Rising from the hills of Monchique in the western Algarve is a beautiful new resort called Longevity. The core vision for this hotel/condominium complex is wellness. Among the many unique elements of this one-of-a-kind resort, is the Longevity Cuisine by Olivier restaurant...
