08 November 2015
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The next few days are shaping up to be among the most remarkable in the annals of Portuguese democracy. On Monday, parliament will debate the center-right coalition’s proposed program for governing the country. On Tuesday or Wednesday, members of all parties will vote to accept or reject the program. The […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Politics, Portugal, World
07 November 2015
By Julie Dawn Fox, Contributor (*) The Algarve is best known for its fabulous beaches and top notch golf courses so what’s an inland town like Loulé to do if it wants to entice visitors away from the coast? Get creative, that’s what. Loulé Criativo organizes hands-on workshops run by local artisans which will enable […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Life Style, Portugal, Travel, World
07 November 2015
Portugal’s culinary traditions change with the landscape, from the north to the south of the country and from the sea border to the rugged, mountainous interior. This wonderful little book contains a compilation of delicious dishes that reflect the varied tastes of Portugal, and features ingredients such as leafy greens, garlic, sheep’s milk cheese, pork […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Food & Wine, Life Style, Portugal
03 November 2015
A captivating and definitive account of the greatest natural disaster ever to hit the modern Western world. On All Saints Day of 1755, the tremors from a magnitude 8.5 earthquake swept furiously from its epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Iberian Peninsula. Nowhere was it felt more than in Lisbon, then the thriving capital […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Portugal
28 October 2015
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Amid the mass of coverage in the media in Portugal and abroad, about the only thing clear at the moment is that the interests of the majority of voters in this month’s general election are not being best served with the prospect of either a minority center-right government or a […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Politics, Portugal, World
23 October 2015
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Portugal’s head of state has given the green light to Pedro Passos Coelho and his center-right “Forward Portugal” (Portugal à Frente) coalition to follow up on their first term in office and form a new government. But that doesn’t mean the inconclusive outcome of the general election is all sorted. […]
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