Destination notes
Once a year Lisbon Open House swings open the doors to some of the city’s most interesting and exclusive buildings for one weekend. I, of course, scoured the website looking for access to tiles and I…
Tiles are part of the cultural fabric of Portugal. Here azulejos have been used to decorate buildings for more than 500 years. Taken from the Spanish who stole it from the Moors, azulejos (tiles) date back as far as the…
I’m constantly amazed at the incredible towns I can visit and things I can see and do so close to Lisbon. Sesimbra is one of those places. Just over a 30-minute drive from the capital, the hard-working…