THE last time I set foot on Portuguese soil, I was two years old. With my memory of the country, understandably, non-existent ...

Jayme Simoes, a consultant and expert on Portugal, has often spent pleasurable time in that country’s southern region of Alentejo. I interviewed him on my travel podcast (see below) and earlier wrote ...

If there exists a better way to see a landscape than on horseback, I’ve yet to find it. The world looks fine from high in a saddle, earth moving swiftly beneath you, air that much fresher six feet off ...

Just an hour and a half drive from Lisbon, the Alentejo (ah-len-TAY-zhoo) region is regarded as the preferred wine region by the Portuguese, though it remains largely undiscovered by many U.S.

View of Evoramonte from The Place at Evoramonte. Photo Credit: Leandra Benjamin, courtesy of Visit Alentejo What might travel be like during the recovery period once Covid-19 is under control? Thanks ...

The Alentejo region of southern Portugal, sprawling between the Atlantic coast and the Spanish border, lies within striking distance of Lisbon but offers a fresh-air antidote to the city. Thick with ...

Within minutes of uploading my first Instagram story from my stay at São Lourenço do Barrocal, the messages began pouring in: “My favorite place.” “Favorite hotel in the world.” “The best memories ...

Experienced documentarian Sergio Trefaut's study of traditional music was named best Portuguese feature-length film at the Lisbon festival. By Neil Young Alentejo, Alentejo Still - H 2014 Trefaut and ...

This - I want to demonstrate to everyone I meet by jabbing at a map of Portugal - is how you do it. Some journeys turn out so deliciously surprising that you turn into a travel evangelist - and my ...

It was the first swallow of spring. Helpless and fledgling, its mouth gaping open for food, our life-affirming discovery among the willow and acacia trees was the first sign of the changing seasons.