Portugal

A boon for investors and speculators, its incursion lowers the quality of life for local residents

Nataliia Vladimirova fled her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first day of the Russian invasion, on 24 February, with her four-year-old daughter Oleksandra and mother-in-law. They are amongst the thousands of Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection status in Portugal....

Many people struggle while they quarantine or travel alone. With packed schedules and social media, we no longer look into ourselves for a source of beauty, but as the German poet Rilke points out, there is a world inside of...

The best ones are those that make us stop: stop rushing, stop worrying, stop trying to find the best experience, because the best meals just happen spontaneously. A charming meal eaten outside in Rome is charming because that meal comes...

Last August I went to a seminar to taste the wines of southern Portugal that discussed authenticity. It reminded me of my frustration when people think I do not fit the "authentic" stereotype of a person who was raised in...

Having brought to power a left-leaning government, Portuguese voters have expressed their desire to distance themselves from the European Union or, at the very least, from the common currency. After the Greek crisis, the refugee crisis and the upcoming referendum in Britain on...

Widely known for the production of Port, in the past decades the Douro Valley, in Portugal, has started to draw the attention of wine lovers and critics for its bold, rich reds that are becoming more and more popular in...