Everything Cool in Portugal
Festivities have begun in the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães in what is expected to be a massive celebration of the arts. For 2012, Guimarães is the European Capital of Culture. Throughout the year, a multitude of events in performance, music, visual arts, design and...
The Gods of Food have granted our wish. From the 13th to 23rd of January, superstars of gastronomy descend on the Algarve for 10 days of pure epicurean ecstasy known as the 6th Annual International Gourmet Festival. Boutique resort Vila Joya, plays host to this extraordinary...
As many cool hipsters know, the Bairro Alto district of Lisbon is a quiet old neighborhood by day…and robust party zone at night. Block after block of calçada streets are home to bars, cafés, galleries and shops that come alive only after dinner time. Bairro Alto is one of...
A winter wonderland in Portugal? It’s true! Once again, the charming walled city of Óbidos hosts Vila Natal (Christmas Town). Snowmen and elves hang out here. So do cake bakers and igloo makers. Even Santa keeps a holiday home inside the castle walls. If the holiday spirit is...
Those crazy doctors with the red noses are filled with Christmas spirit, and they want you join in their holiday madness! The Christmas Confusion Concert (Desconcerto de Natal) is a musical for children and families, with sketches and songs promising joy, fun and friendship as...
Contemporary art collectors, connoisseurs and critics will be infiltrating the International Fair of Lisbon at Parque das Naçoes on 23-27 November. The Arte Lisboa 2011 Contemporary Art Fair is returning for it's 11th edition, the only contemporary art event of its kind in...
