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When asked to comment on his works, Portuguese artist Pedro Chorão responds, “I have always avoided talking about painting for two reasons: because painting is for doing not talking; and because this form of expression is sufficient in itself, and would be redundant to try to...
Ever see a museum naked? For the common visitor it’s hard to image the stately institutions without their works of art on the walls. Yet, a new photography exhibition at the Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon takes curious art lovers behind-the-scenes to explore the...
Canning fish and regionally produced foods is a part of Portugal’s recent history. Canneries from Portimão to Porto churned out tin after tin of food products destined for dinner tables across the globe. Now, in Lisbon, the humble little can of fish is celebrated as haute...
Phantastic Freaks and Ghoulie Ghouls have to party too! That’s why Halloween was invented! And in Portugal, the scariest of the scary will be celebrating at a festival created just for them. The Phantasticus! II Festival of Arts and Cinema takes place at Cine Incrivel in...
Feitoria Restaurant, in the Altis Belem Hotel in Lisbon, is a Michelin star contemporary Portuguese restaurant infused with international flavors and ingredients honoring Portugal’s great Age of Discoveries. “Feitoria” is a 15th century Portuguese word for a coastal...
It you’re walking through Lisbon in October and you hear music emanating from terra firma,…know that you are not going crazy! The first ever Music in the Metro Festival takes place underground every Wednesday through Saturday during the month. The metro stations of Cais de...
