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Frommer's Lisbon day by day
Map your own adventure in Portugal’s vibrant capital city with Frommer’s Lisbon Day by Day. Portable, up-to-date, and to-the-point, the guide offers a slew of itineraries designed to…
10 Top Portuguese Wine Experiences
For a small country, Portugal produces an astonishing variety of wine: fresh and frisky “green wines” from the far north, sultry Port and Madeira dessert wines, wonderful reds and…
Experience Lisbon
This monument to Portugal's exploration was originally built as a temporary exhibit in 1940 for the Portuguese World Exhibition. José Cotinelli Telmo and Leopoldo de Almeida's…
A Primer for European River Cruising
The rivers, the cruise lines, the types of people with whom you'll be sharing your vacation, and more.
This Summer's Most Exciting International Hotel Openings
The summer brings another crop of entrants to the competitive world of cool hotels. Which ones have the stuff to tempt you across the seas?
When Will Europe Reopen to Vacationers? A Country-by-Country Guide
The regulations surrounding tourism vary by nation and are rapidly changing, so we'll be updating this article as needed. Bookmark for the latest rules!
Beach Blanket Bingo: Seaside Reopening Rules Are Shore Confusing
Summer's going to be complicated. Beaches around the world may be reopening, but that doesn't mean each place is welcoming back sun seekers the same way. If you were thinking you…
Pauline Frommer: It's Tragic That Europe Bans Americans, But I Agree
It’s official: Americans are not welcome in Europe, at least not in the near future. That’s the decision that the European Union formally announced today with its list of nations that…
The Best and Worst International Cities for Relocation? A Global Survey Names Them
There's nothing quite as sexy, it seems, as packing up and moving somewhere foreign for a spell. That may be why my recent post about countries that are popular in searches by would-be…
2020’s Best Underwater Photos: Dive into the Wondrous World Below
Underwater photography can be as strange and wondrous as images taken from outer space, but the view from beneath the waves often has the added benefit of containing peculiar…
Which Countries Are the Best—and Worst—for Digital Nomads?
When the pandemic turned all of our lives upside down, a bunch of people opted to rotate the wheel another 180 degrees and move somewhere new. Suddenly able to work remotely, they were…
A Shortage of Covid-19 Tests in Europe and the U.S.A. Is Disrupting International Travel
Melissa Fike's December trip to Ireland, her first, was one of the best vacations she'd ever had—until its last 24 hours. Over the course of two weeks, she and her boyfriend saw the…
Hidden Places: 9 World Wonders You've (Probably) Never Heard Of
When it comes to many of the world's wonders that weren't on maps for a while—the citadel of Machu Picchu, the tombs of Luxor, the Delta Sky Club lounge at DFW—the secret is definitely…
We Love These Sweets and Candies You Can Only Find When You Travel
Candy may be packed with sugar and empty carbs, but there is something nourishing about it: sweets can be loaded with culture and history. Take for example the confectionary pursuits…
10 Travel Hotspots Where Nobody Went When Frommer Guides Began
Sixty-five years ago, when the Frommer guides were launched with the publication of Europe on 5 Dollars a Day , the world was a smaller place—at least for American travelers. Yes, we…
10 Places to Find Petroglyphs
From the dawn of time, humans have felt compelled to interpret their environment with art—and by carving it in stone, they ensured it would last through the centuries. Etched into the…
Ten Unique Homes from Around the World
A house can be ornate, simple, large, or small. It can be made of brick and mortar, or it can be made of animal feces. A home is more abstract, and what one considers a home, the place…
The Top Travel Trends for 2020
What are the trends that will affect your 2020 vacation? In many ways, they are evolutions of ones that affected travel in 2019, so I strongly encourage you to read last year’s…
9 Destination Surf Camps Around the World
Why spend your beach vacation gazing out at the waves when you could be learning to ride them? Whether you're looking for an intensive one-day lesson or a weeklong immersion course,…
Cooking Classes Abroad: Travel for Taste
By Charis Atlas Heelan Culinary vacations are an ideal way to immerse yourself in a destination's cuisine and culture. Plus, enrolling in a short-term cooking class gives you the best…
8 of the Cheapest Places to Travel in Europe Right Now
With the U.S. dollar dropping in value and another economic downturn looking more and more likely, budget-conscious American travelers might want to be especially choosy right now…
'Comfort in the Wild': An Exclusive Peek Inside Our Gorgeous Coffee-Table Book
Nature deserves the rave reviews it gets, but what's with all the bugs? Frommer's Comfort in the Wild showcases more than 100 awe-inspiring natural destinations you can experience…
Galicia
Galicia is a rain-swept land of grass and granite, much of its coastline gouged by fjordlike inlets called rías. The verdant countryside often reminds visitors of Ireland. Indeed,…
Pontevedra
58km (36 miles) S of Santiago de Compostela, 839km (520 miles) NW of MadridThe city of Pontevedra is an open-air museum to the evanescence of glory. The aristocratic old town on the…
Zamora
Until the installation of high-speed rail, few North Americans beyond architecture buffs ever visited Zamora. Although it does have some modern hotels and terrific restaurants, the…