The magical village of Sintra, just outside Lisbon, is known for being the playground of Portuguese royalty, a Moorish fortress...
Sintra’s newest museum, the Air Museum (Museu do Ar) is a vast exhibition space documenting the history of aviation in...
Portugal is filled with charming, romantic, and regal palace hotels. One of our favorites has to be the Tivoli Palácio...
Sintra, the small hilltop village between Lisbon and the Atlantic, is where Portuguese royalty and social elite would spend their...
“Japanese with a Portuguese soul” is the tag line for Midori, this intimate kaiseki-style Japanese restaurant at the Penha Longa...
Portugal is a beacon for beach fanatics, famous for its spectacular coastline and scenic beaches. Whether your heart yearns for...
The Chalet was originally built between 1864 and 1869 by King Ferdinand II for his second wife, Elise Hensler, Countess d'Edla. It is modeled on Alpine chalets popular at the time, and it sits in the large Pena Park facing the grand Pena Palace. It was intended as a private recreational house for the Countess.
Yet most people don't know that the world’s biggest stone, the most valuable gem, with 127 carats is said to be the Portuguese Diamond.