Forcing myself to take a break in my hike through Bairro Alto, I choose the outdoor cafe at Miradouro de Santa Catarina. Sitting above the riverfront looking down on Cais do Sodre, I am rewarded with a panorama of the Tagus River. To my right…
Belém is a neighborhood of Lisbon along the Tagus River. Belém has many reasons to visit it, both old and new. Belém is the area from which many exploratory ships left Lisbon. It sits near the mouth of Tagus River. For that…
Lisbon’s historic architecture reflects the wealth it drew as the first and one of the largest Atlantic empires.
High on the hills above Sintra, Portugal, the Moorish Castle guarded the town from invaders, starting in the 8th century, during the early years of Moorish rule on the Iberian peninsula.
There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river..
Sunlight and shade highlight the complex carving of this stonework at the Monastery of Jeronimos at Belem, in Lisbon.
That’s my short take on Lisbon after two weeks there last summer.
A number of you have helped me plan a trip to Portugal and Barcelona. I’ve decided to go on this trip next May when I’ll have a few more days of vacation. Checking out different airline websites, I came across Icelandair, which flies…
Portugal’s answer to Bavaria’s fairy-tale castles (and to Disney!), the Pena Palace sits high on a mountaintop above the town of Sintra.
Forcing myself to take a break in my hike through Bairro Alto, I choose the outdoor cafe at Miradouro de Santa Catarina. Sitting above the riverfront looking down on Cais do Sodre, I am rewarded with a panorama of the Tagus River. To my right…
Belém is a neighborhood of Lisbon along the Tagus River. Belém has many reasons to visit it, both old and new. Belém is the area from which many exploratory ships left Lisbon. It sits near the mouth of Tagus River. For that…
Lisbon’s historic architecture reflects the wealth it drew as the first and one of the largest Atlantic empires.
High on the hills above Sintra, Portugal, the Moorish Castle guarded the town from invaders, starting in the 8th century, during the early years of Moorish rule on the Iberian peninsula.
There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river..
Sunlight and shade highlight the complex carving of this stonework at the Monastery of Jeronimos at Belem, in Lisbon.
That’s my short take on Lisbon after two weeks there last summer.
A number of you have helped me plan a trip to Portugal and Barcelona. I’ve decided to go on this trip next May when I’ll have a few more days of vacation. Checking out different airline websites, I came across Icelandair, which flies…
Portugal’s answer to Bavaria’s fairy-tale castles (and to Disney!), the Pena Palace sits high on a mountaintop above the town of Sintra.
