Exploring the Southern Setúbal Peninsula
Several days ago, we took some time a short distance away from home to explore the southern Setúbal península. PortugalContinue Reading
Category: Lisbon
Mafra and the National Palace
On our long weekend in Ericeira, we shot over to Mafra, 15 minutes inland. Mafra is home to the MafraContinue Reading
The Elusive Praia da Ursa
Since we’ve been back in Portugal, most of our time has been consumed by adjusting, getting settled and finishing upContinue Reading
When the Guard is Changed
Belém sits just outside of Lisbon a short train ride from Cais do Sodré station on the line to Cascais.Continue Reading
Christmas in Lisbon
We’d planned to post images of decorations across our travels of Portugal over the past month, however, we went intoContinue Reading
Yes, we have doubts.
By Melissa. The Portuguese are a people generally comfortable with the English language. About half the population is fluent andContinue Reading
Cervejaria Ramiro for lunch, Lisbon Portugal
The last time we were in Lisbon, we wanted to eat lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro and were talked into anContinue Reading
Best Portugal Food Experiences
By Melissa First off, I’d like to start by saying these choices are not happy accidents. I do copious researchContinue Reading
Cascais: a great way to end a holiday
We ended two terrific weeks in Portugal in the beach town of Cascais (pronounced: Kish-kaysh). This town has a lotContinue Reading
The Sintra National Palace, I mean who doesn’t have a Julius Caesar room?
Since we still had our aforementioned car, we skipped our train back to Lisbon and Cascais and detoured en routeContinue Reading
