The Portuguese capital’s food scene is one of the most exciting in Europe right now, offering a mix of innovative and traditional cuisine at restaurants overseen by acclaimed chefs
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A local’s guide to Lisbon: 10 top tips
The best places in this city for eating, shopping, walking or just hanging out and soaking up the views
A local’s guide to Porto, Portugal
On the steep banks of the Douro, Portugal’s northern jewel gleams with culture, buzzing restaurants, bars and artisan shops, plus cool places to visit and stay. Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia Travels through HistoryContinue reading “A local’s guide to Porto, Portugal”
Kind of blue: Porto’s azulejo facades – in pictures
Three Instagram shots of Porto – Sam Jemai gets fired up by Porto’s famous blue tiles
Prints and prison cells: the Portuguese Centre for Photography, Porto
A former jail houses artefacts from the dawn of photography, and provides a window onto the life of one of Portugal’s most prolific novelist, who was locked up there for adultery
10 of the best beach bars in Portugal
With cold beer, caipirinhas and great seafood, these bars, from the Algarve up to Porto, are as hot, bright and breezy as the stunning Atlantic coastline itself
Summertime … and Lisbon’s jazz festival is free – and a great way to see the city
The Out festival sees jazz concerts (plus soul, funk and hip-hop) in city parks and at the seaside in Cascais and Estoril every weekend until the end of September
Lisbon city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Portugal’s capital is bursting with culture and great places to eat, stay and party – and it’s the cheapest city break destination in western Europe
Great restaurants in Lisbon
Lisbon is teeming with fresh (and cheap) seafood, tapas and exotic dishes from Portugal’s colonial past. But it’s not just the food – our readers are wowed by the ambience and views, too
Portugal’s custard doughnuts that sell like hot cakes
Bolas de berlim are creamy filled confections that sell out twice a day in the small Portuguese port town of Viana do Castelo
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