The Lisboa Card, also known as the Lisbon Card is a great way to explore the historic city of Lisbon, Portugal. It provides tourists with unlimited public transportation and exclusive disc… Read More

You can learn about history from books, but that’s a long path, and quite likely not the one you took back in your school years. Or you did, and in that case, hats off to you! Luckily… Read More

Falling For Portugal: A Mai Tai Tom “Trip” Report Chapter Ten – Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites On The Way To Tomar Day Ten – Two Towers Are Better Than One, Where Di… Read More

ALCOBACA MONASTERY OVERVIEW Alcobaca is recognized for its most important magnetism, the Abbey of Santa Maria. Established in 1153 to memorialize a triumph next to secures, it was in conclus… Read More

Did you know that Portugal was one of the major empires in the world in the 14th and 15th centuries? Portuguese explorers traveled all around the world and discovered India (Vasco da Gama… Read More

Road trips in Europe are made of dreams. A road trip in Europe can unfold so many sides of unseen Europe. Just imagine you driving on straight roads, with Sweet Home Alabama playing and seei… Read More

THE MOSTEIRO DE SANTA MARIA DE ALCOBAÇA (sounds like: Alcobahssah) This imposing monument dominates Alcobaça, a small town situated roughly 100 km to the North of Lisbon in a… Read More

by: Villas Luz, LdaAll of this is now less than an hour drive from Lisbon International airport along the new A8 motorway, linking the vibrant capital of Portugal with historic Oporto in the… Read More