At the birthplace and home of Portugal’s first king, the city of Guimarães is Portugal’s cradle. The historic centre and its palaces and castle are a World Heritage Site, and it’s one of those culture-packed cities where you’re going to have to get organised to make sure you see it all. Even ambling around the …
At the terminal of the Lisbon Metro’s Yellow Line, Odivelas is an outlying northern suburb of Portugal’s capital. There’s a monastery in Odivelas, founded by a 14th-century King and moments away is the Monteiro-Mor palace, containing two superb museums and with calm botanical gardens in its grounds. Via the Metro you’ll have all of northern …
West of the capital, Agualva-Cacém is a municipality in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. In this residential suburb you’re around half an hour from the centre of Lisbon, but also close to Sintra. This town, in the shadow of a mountain range, was the favoured summer retreat of the Portuguese court. If you’re keen on palaces …
One of Portugal’s oldest cities, Braga was also an ancient seat of religious power with an archdiocese anchored in the 4th century. The cathedral is mandatory, as are several of the old churches, chapels and monasteries in the area. There’s also the lofty Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary that you can reach via a splendid …
A Florida vacation is absolutely incomplete without visiting the iconic coastal city of Miami. Located along Florida’s Atlantic coast, Miami is a seaport city that is a major hub of culture, art, music, and food! Attracting over 38 million tourists every year as Miami’s tourism industry takes full advantage of the city’s lengthy white sand …
Portugal’s Centro region is massive and takes in a whole spectrum of landscapes and cultural nuances. The amount of things to see is far too long to list here, but is very diverse, counting several World Heritage Sites and many fortified towns. One walled city, Óbidos, was the medieval home of Portuguese royalty, while in …
In Portugal’s Norte region you could begin with the UNESCO sites in Porto, Guimarães or the Douro Valley. Or you could escape to the unspoiled wilderness of Peneda-Gerês, Portugal’s only national park, or the Atlantic Coast and beach after beach of tempting golden sand. And then there’s the wine, grown on the spectacular terraced vineyards …
Novara is a delightful city in the heart of the Piedmont region of North West Italy. This city has a population of 105,000 and is the capital of the Novara Province. Situated between the important cities of Turin and Milan, Novara has a great strategic location and serves as a hub for commercial traffic between …
Bolzano is a fantastic town hidden away in the mountainous region of South Tyrol in the Italian Alps. With a population of just over 105,000, Bolzano is the largest city in this area and is also the capital of South Tyrol. This city has the distinction of being voted the Italian city with the best …
A few short kilometres from the centre of Porto, Matosinhos is where Porto’s residents come to kick back and dine. For a long time this was the source of the city’s fish and seafood, and the market and profusion of seafood restaurants remain from this time. Matosinhos also has one of the best beaches in …