Discovering European Capitals of Culture
Since 1985, the European Commission has been designating one or two cities per year as European Capitals of Culture (ECOC). That’s thirty years of work, recognizing more than fifty cities, … Read more
Portugal
Tree of Jesse, São Francisco, Porto
The gilded carved wood Tree of Jesse from the Church of São Francisco, Porto, Portugal.
What to do in Sintra, Portugal, Other than Eat Pastries
I went to Sintra, too, but I’m not going to be able to improve on Byron’s ode to it’s beauty. Poor, paltry slaves! yet born ‘midst noblest scenes— Why, Nature, … Read more
Watching Spanish Football in Portugal
It was an odd choice for us to leave Spain where we’d spent the past two and a half months to spend ten days in Portugal just when Spain … Read more
Better Things to Do in Lisbon
Lisbon, day 2, was a lot like day 1, except we did some of the usual tourist things, which, in our case, meant taking the tram out to the Belém … Read more
One Night in Lisbon, In Which we Eat and Listen to Fado
Probably the first thing you’ll notice about Lisbon, if you’ve just come from Madrid as we had, is that the heat is just as impressive. Except, that unlike the dry … Read more