The Gulbenkian, as it’s popularly known, is Lisbon’s premier art museum.
The museum is named after an Armenian oil entrepreneur active in the early 20th century. After making his fortune trading in oil in Turkey, Iran and elsewhere he began to gather an art collection comprised of a wide variety of styles. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian [...]

The roots of Lisbon go back centuries. As far back as the 4th century, it was a bishopric of the nascent Catholic Church. But unlike many European cities, the history of Lisbon took an odd turn. It was conquered by Muslim invaders in the 8th century, an occupation that lasted for nearly 400 years.
The result [...]

Despite the word ‘Jardim’ in the title, the Lisbon zoo is all about the animals. Small by international standards there are nevertheless over 2,000 animals ranging over 400 species housed here.
Lions roam a large display and make their presence known in a city full of distractions. Several other large cats, leopards and tigers prominently, wander [...]

Legend has it that a pilgrim on his way to Santiago de Compostela stopped in Barcelos centuries ago. He had the misfortune of being accused of theft. In court, he declared that if the cooked rooster the judge was about to eat stood up and crowed this would prove his innocence. It did, and he [...]

Fado is to Portugal what flamenco is to Spain: a cultural symbol. But there, for the most part, the similarities end. While flamenco is energetic and vigorous, equal parts music and dance, fado is soulful.
This native form of music arose as a confluence of several sources: from the Lundum of Brazil, the songs of the [...]

Portugal has a long history of sea exploration, filled with colorful tales of discovery. This history is amply illustrated in Lisbon’s Belem section. For the traveler, there are enough things to see here to occupy several vacations.
One of the most often visited sites is the Jeronimos Monastery also known as the Monastery of the Hieronymites, [...]

If you love history and good wine, you should come to Spain. Spain offers some of the most interesting historical spots and the best wines in Europe. Compared to some other parts of Europe, Spain is not really a very expensive place. You can easily find cheap Spain travel packages that are just within your [...]

Throughout Spain there are many different kinds of art and because of this there are many Spain travel influences.  People come from all over to see examples of cubism, modernism, and of course the biggest Spain travel influences of all, Baroque.  This period of art has a great effect on why people visit the country.  [...]

Are you planning to visit Spain this summer? If you want to spend your summer vacation in the beautiful countryside of Spain, you should buy a Spain travel guide book and learn something about this country before you come and visit this place. There are plenty of Spain travel guide books that are sold in [...]

Tired of the rat race?  Considering joining the legions of ex-pats (“ex-patriots”, or people who choose to eschew the tourist label permanently and stay in another country for life) who have reached tranquility and contentment by relocating to sunny, beautiful Spain?  It’s not tough to choose between taking a siesta (daily afternoon nap popular in [...]