Index of Features Articles
Below is an index of our Features Articles with brief descriptions on each one.
- Azulejos Tiling a Nation in Portugal
A popular style of decoration, rich in history and one of many features in buildings of the Portuguese tile azulejo.
- Chiado Lisbon’s Charming Quarter
Vista Alegre in Chiado One of Lisbon’s upmarket areas favourite with artists and poets in the early 1900s.
- Convento dos Capuchos Azenhas do Mar
Azenhas do Mar The beautiful scenic coastal village of Azenhas do Mar. Also information on the former austere hermitage the Capuchin Convent built amongst boulders by the monks.
- Fernando Pessoa’s Lisboa
Fernando Pessoa statue Review of a guide of Lisbon written in 1925 by a beloved poet of Portugal Fernando Pessoa.
Gardens and parks that are open to the public in various areas of Lisbon and Estoril.
Palaces, Oceanarium and shops
- Mafra Palace A Majestic Building
A fabulous vast Palace with history and great architecture built in the village of Mafra, a fair distance from the Estoril Coast.
- Miradouros Lookout Spots
Miradouro Sao Pedro Alcantara Those vantage spots where you can get great views of the city.
- Oceanarium of Lisbon – Park of Nations
Oceanarium of Lisbon One of Lisbon’s great modern structures housing tanks with many species of sea creatures, penguins, otters, gardens. A day out for the children.
- Oeiras A Dynamic Borough
Cafe at Parque Poetas A borough which has the Gunpowder factory museum, Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Poets Park (Parque Poetas).
- Queluz Royal Palace – A National Heritage
Queluz National Palace A 17th century Royal Palace steeped in history with beautifully designed and decorated rooms, as well as beautiful landscaped gardens.
- Quinta da Regaleira Palace in Sintra
Quinta da Regaleira Palace
A picturesque palace built in 1905 surrounded by various types of vegetation.
- Sintra Glorious Sintra
A main monument in Sintra – the Royal of National Palace. Also a main monument the Quinta da Regaleira, the Moors Castle, the Pena National Palace.
- Spirit of Santo Antonio 13th June
The ‘festas’ celebrated with Lisbon’s Patron Saint St Anthony.
- Traditional Portuguese Shops
Some old shops that have been going for decades like the Luvaria Ulisses in Lisbon and some more recent ones selling Portuguese products.
- Tram 28 in Lisboa
Tram 28 in Lisbon