Tucked halfway between Lisbon and Porto is one of the loveliest gems of Portugal’s entire Atlantic seaboard: Figueira da Foz, a city of just over 62,000 with broad, breezy (read: surfing and windsurfing), and laid back beaches appealing enough to entice anyone to stay all...
Rightly one of Portugal’s top holiday magnets, its southernmost region, the Algarve, is bucolic and mellow, with picturesque old towns and fabulous cuisine. But of course visitors are mostly drawn here by its lovely rugged coast with its fabulous beaches – many of which are...
Surely you've heard of the spectacular Algarve beaches in Portugal, those incredible expanses of sand in the midst of nature. They are quite the opposite of the typical beaches backed by rows of buildings you find in more “touristy” coastal areas, and one of the...
The city of Lisbon is a great getaway regardless of the time of year. That’s because it’s one of those destinations where you know you will find excellent places to eat, affordable accommodations and smiles all around you. And when the season calls for a...
Have you heard of the European Voluntary Service (EVS)? It's quite an opportunity for a long period of voluntary experience abroad. That is to say, if you're young and your passport shows that you are between 17 and 30 years old, you have all the necessary requisites to...
The fact that Lisbon is the capital of Portugal means great advantages and some disadvantages. On the one hand, being the capital makes it somewhat more expensive than other Portuguese cities, but on the other hand, Lisbon shares the opportunities of an important major city with its young residents:...
