I’d been thinking about going to BLOOM ever since I walked past it one morning when we lived in neighbouring Santos – the area my partner and I stayed in when we first moved to Lisbon. It’s a small but pretty restaurant and it immediately caught my eye with the hum of people inside. A […]
Monthly Archives: March 2022
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 […]
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. […]