Monthly Archives: March 2022

Your Ultimate Guide to Lisbon’s Santo Antonio Festival

In a city that’s already bursting with colour, Lisbon’s Santo Antonio festival takes it up a notch. Before June has even settled in, the streets are strung with vibrant decorations in anticipation of a full month’s partying. Lisbon’s old town neighbourhood, Alfama, an already confined maze of narrow streets and tiny doorways, becomes even more […]

The unique architecture of Sintra, Portugal

Sintra is unusual not just for its beauty, but for its high concentration of incredible monuments. Stand atop the sturdy stone ramparts of the ancient Moorish Castle and you’ll catch a view of the colourful Pena Palace; climb a tower at Quinta da Regaleira and catch a view of the Moorish Castle; and so on. […]