Mouraria is one of the oldest districts in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and is a neighbourhood troubled by drugs and prostitution. But it is also home to traditional fado music, which is being used to create a new image and dr..
[to know more]

Despite its rich heritage, exceptionally youthful population and distinctive brogue, Guimarães is still relatively underappreciated outside of Portugal where its status is nothing short of legendary. Yet this European Capital of C..
[to know more]

Being an intrepid traveller and all I imagine you have been to Portugal. Perhaps you explored the Alfama in Lisbon, or lapped up the sun while lounging around the beaches of the Algave. The more adventurous might have explored the..
[to know more]

The tradition of Fado music is alive and well in the district where it probably began: the Alfama. For proof look no further than the Casa de Linhares, one of the most authentic Fado clubs in Lisbon.
[to know more]

A pastry, a tradition and two jealously guarded recipes - the Pastei de Nata has become the subject of a relentless war between two factions: the partisans of the Confeitaria Nacional in the Praça da Figuera and those of the Antig..
[to know more]

Lisbon has won the prize of “best weekend destination” at the European World Travel Awards for the second year running. It’s well deserved! And there’s no doubt that the popular Alfama quarter, an inextricable labyrinth of dead-en..
[to know more]

Exclusive! Diana de Cadaval and her husband Prince Charles-Philippe d’Orléans have kindly granted ViaMichelin a private visit of their little home in Evora: the Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval and its superb chapel lined with azule..
[to know more]

With its combination of pork and clams, Alentejana Stewed Pork is the emblematic dish of Alentejo!
[to know more]

Once the preferred residence of the rulers of Portugal, Évora is a white city perched on a hill and protected by ancient walls. In addition to a prodigious wealth of churches and monuments, the capital of the Alentejo has preserve..
[to know more]

Portugal’s most beautiful region is also its least well known. Alentejo has numerous assets including a cuisine which is rustic yet totally delicious.
[to know more]

Portugal’s second largest city and economic capital of the north, Porto has not only lent its name to some of the finest wines in the world, it is also one of the most picturesque and delightful cities in existence today.
[to know more]

Portugal’s second largest city and economic capital of the north, Porto has not only lent its name to some of the finest wines in the world, it is also one of the most picturesque and delightful cities in existence today.
[to know more]

The legendary wines of Porto alone warrant a visit to the city where they are produced and stored, and to the Upper Douro Valley from where they originate. But Porto also boasts the most famous cuisine in Portugal, popular and tas..
[to know more]

Lady Lisbon’s devotees - there are untold thousands of them - speak of ‘their’ city with a wistful eye. O how we understand them: a town of river and sea, noisy and secretive, popular and cultivated, Portugal’s capital is endlessl..
[to know more]

With its steps, old tramways (eléctricos), narrow streets where washing still hangs from windows, bookshops open late at night, and booths where you can drink a bica (little coffee) or ginginha (cherry liqueur), Lisbon is a place ..
[to know more]

Lady Lisbon has a new panache: all along her banks, East to West, blank walls have been torn down, paths laid out, abandoned hangars transformed into restaurants and bars... A great many irresistible charms to entice anyone who’d ..
[to know more]