Fátima in Portugal
22 March 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 7 minutes Fátima is a city in the municipality of Ourém, in the Central Region and Médio Tejo intermunicipal community of Portugal, with 71.29 km² of area and 11,788 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 162.7 inhabitants/km². The homonymous civil parish encompasses several villages and localities of which the city of Fátima, with a population of 7,756 residents, is the largest. read more…Leiria in Portugal
15 January 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 7 minutes Leiria is a city and a municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and in the historical province of Beira Litoral. It is the capital of Leiria District. The population in 2011 was 126,879, in an area of 565.09 square kilometres (218.18 sq mi). It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima. read more…São Miguel Island, the largest island of the Azores
30 December 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 8 minutes
Fonte de Buraco Belvedere overlooking the village of Maia © José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa
Quinta da Regaleira in Portugal
1 October 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: Architecture, General, House of the Month, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 11 minutes Quinta da Regaleira is a quinta located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”. Along with the other palaces in the area such as the Quinta do Relógio, Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces, it is considered one of the principal tourist attractions of Sintra. The property consists of a Romantic palace and chapel, and a luxurious park that features lakes, grottoes, wells, benches, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions. The palace is also known as “The Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire”, which is based on the nickname of its best known former owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro. The palace was designed by the italian architect Luigi Manini. read more…Sintra in Portugal
31 August 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 7 minutes Sintra is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi). Sintra is a major tourist destination in Portugal, famed for its picturesqueness and for its numerous historic palaces and castles. Sintra is also a major luxury dining and tourism destination within the Portuguese Riviera, as well as one of the wealthiest municipalities in the country, and is known for the numerous notable events hosted in Sintra, such as Bilderberg Meetings and the Open de Portugal. read more…Routes of El legado andalusi/Al-Andalus
4 October 2019 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: Architecture, European Union, General, Living, Working, Building, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 8 minutes In the 8th century, the Iberian Peninsula saw the arrival of Arabs and Berbers who mixed with the Roman-Visigoth inhabitants, engendering what was known as Al-Andalus. This successful medieval Muslim civilisation extended, at its peak, to most of what is today Spain and Portugal, until its downfall in the late 15th century. read more…Aveiro, the Venice of Portugal
19 July 2019 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: Architecture, General Reading Time: 8 minutes
Typical azulejo facades © Andreas Trepte/cc-by-sa-2.5