Portugal

Seeking out a lesser-trodden side of Portugal, a traveler finds herself on a farm, sharing wine and empanadas with strangers from around the world.

A century on from the publication of Raul Brandão classic As Ilhas Desconhecidas (“The Unknown Islands”), a contemporary traveler takes a close look at Portugal’s famed mid-Atlantic archipelago and discovers …

A pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela questions ideas of spirituality and religion as he makes his way through Portugal. “Vamos, vamos,” bellowed a distant voice, as a …

When the excitement of travel encounters the anxiety of a life left behind, a travel writer realizes that, even among the steep alleyways of Portugal’s capital, getting lost requires its …

A writer and sociologist gives a richly painted portrait of the multiplicity of characters who make up Portugal’s largest city. On the street where I first live in Graça, the …

With nothing but an old black and white photograph to go on, a writer searches for his ancestors in the Azores. “O destino enviou você para sua família?” Carla asked …

On a beach in Portugal, cultural divides are forgotten as a traveler fishes for clams alongside a local family. “¿Qué están buscando?” I ask the young woman sitting on an …