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Because we're not just about the nice things... You should know that locals are struggling

Real Estate Speculation Has Made Lisbon One of the World’s Most Unlivable Cities Housing costs in Lisbon are so high that it’s ranked even more unviable for renters than New York. Attempts to solve the issue through “market efficiency” have made the problem worse.

This former templar castle was elected one of the national 7 wonders. Your local friend will take you there in style, now with our new ambassadors van.

A mandatory stop when visiting Alcobaça. You can learn all about the origins of the Portuguese tradition of egg filled sweets, and just across the street bear witness of the legendary love story between Prince Pedro and Inês de Castro, in the UNESCO world heritage 12th century Cistercian monastery

At This Portuguese Bakery, the Recipes Were Written by Nuns Centuries Ago The owner of Alcôa has devoted decades to recovering lost pastries.

When in Porto you have to put some effort to find the way to this small "hidden" treasure. Here are some fantastic details of what 400kg of gold can create.
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Sintra is not just about green landscape. Here you can also find reds and whites 🍷👌🏼
Colares wine is a DOC that carries a lot of history and tradition within such a small bottle. Let us show you more of this beautiful region just 30 minutes away from Lisbon

Parabéns a Campo Maior pela eleição da Festa do Povo como património imaterial da Humanidade 👏🏼🎉🙌🏼

How to order beer in Portugal... The country it's small but you can still find differences in how people speak, and so by knowing this will be even more immersed into the local culture

Very good news! 🙌🏼

Americans Can Travel to Portugal Starting Today Portugal reopened to U.S. tourists on Tuesday, welcoming them with pre-arrival testing, according to the U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Portugal.

Very soon on PBS! Maria Lawton, an Azorean native, will show you all about portuguese food. Just a teaser for what you'll be able to experience first hand (or mouth) when you visit us

Maria's Portuguese Table - Pilot Episode Here’s the never before seen pilot of Maria’s Portuguese Table for PBS. This what we showed PBS as an example of what I wanted to do... Showcase the Portugue...

We are starting to feel that life is getting back to "normal". And what better way to celebrate but to visit new places and prepare for the best wine tastings around Lisbon 🍷
In Bombarral we can take you to the family run winery of Sanguinhal, where the Rocha Pear is the queen 🍐

Looking for a once in a lifetime experience in Portugal? Well, if you're not scared of heights, now you can cross the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world... The brand new Arouca 516 (after the 516 meters that take around 10 minutes to cover, while looking down 175 meters to the river Paiva).
We highly recommend adding time to cover the 7kms of the Paiva Walkways... One of the famous attractions of this beautiful region.

High anxiety: World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portugal.