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Spectator Sports in Lisbon
The following activities are all accessible from the city center.Bullfighting -- Bullfighting was once the sport of Portuguese noblemen. Unlike in neighboring Spain, the bull is not…
Suggested Itineraries in Lisbon
If You Have 1 DayTake a stroll through the Alfama, the most interesting district of Lisbon. Visit the 12th-century Sé (cathedral), and take in a view of the city and the river Tagus…
In Depth in Lisbon
A Bit of Background -- Many Lisboans claim unabashedly that Ulysses founded their city. Others, with perhaps a more scholarly bent, maintain that the Phoenicians or the Carthaginians…
Walking Tours in Porto
The Heart Of PortoStart: Terreiro de Sé.Finish: Estação de São Bento.Time: 2 1/2 hours.Best Times: Any day between 10am and 4pm.Worst Times: Monday through Friday from 8 to…
Side Trips in Macau
Taipa Closest to the mainland, Taipa once served as a protected anchorage for clipper ships and was accessible only by ferry until 1974, when the Macau-Taipa Bridge was finally…
In Depth in Macau
A Brief History of Macau: A Blending of Cultures Macau (also spelled Macao) was born centuries before Hong Kong was even conceived. The first settlers were farmers from Guangdong and…
In Depth in Brazil
Brazil is a unique combination, simultaneously old and young. "Old" in the sense that, though charted and colonized by Europeans at roughly the same time as North America, European…
Side Trips in Montevideo
242km (150 miles) W of MontevideoThe tiny gem of Colonia del Sacramento, declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO, appears untouched by time. Dating from the 17th century, the Old…
In Depth in Porto Santo
The Azores: Lost Continent of AtlantisOne of the most offbeat travel experiences in Europe is a trip to the nine Portuguese islands off the Azores. Mythologists believe the remote…
Side Trips in Viana do Castelo
A Village off the Beaten PathUpriver 213km (132 miles) from Viana do Castelo is Ponte de Lima, which is exactly what one hopes a Portuguese village will be like. Spread lazily along…
In Depth in Coimbra
Portugal's Romeo & JulietCoimbra's reputation for romance derives in part from the 14th-century story of Pedro the Cruel and Inês de Castro. The crown prince and the Spanish…
Side Trips in Coimbra
An Excursion to the Roman Town of Conímbriga One of Europe's great Roman archaeological finds, Conímbriga is 16km (10 miles) southwest of Coimbra. If you don't have a car, you can take…
Active Pursuits in Almancil
GolfOne of the most deceptive golf courses on the Algarve, Pinheiros Altos, Quinta do Lago, 8135 Almancil (tel. 28/935-99-10; www.pinheirosaltos.com), has contours that even…
Active Pursuits in Quarteira
Sports are a main attraction here. There are 18-hole golf courses, watersports, tennis courts, a riding center, and yachting. Shops and other tourist facilities, including restaurants…
Active Pursuits in Alcobaca
Off the Beaten Path: Nature in the RawThe area around Alcobaça contains two of the least discovered but most dramatic havens for nature in Portugal: a national park and an offshore…
Active Pursuits in Setubal
The playground of Setúbal is the Peninsula of Tróia, site of some excellent white-sand beaches. Parts of the lonely, rocky stretches of land between Lisbon and Setúbal have undergone…
Exploring the Area in Alentejo and Ribatejo
Travel Secrets of the Portuguese PlainsCertain towns in the region -- such as Évora -- are on the main tourist circuit, but both Alentejo and Ribatejo have an abundance of small…
Side Trips in St. John's
Cape Spear About 11km (7 miles) southeast of downtown is North America's most easterly point, marked by the dramatic Cape Spear National Historic Site (tel. 709/772-5367). There's a…
In Depth in Belize City
Baron BlissHenry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, the fourth Baron Bliss of the Kingdom of Portugal, anchored his yacht, Sea King, off of Belize City on January 14, 1926. Within 2 months,…
Walking Tours in Sofia
Cathedrals to MarketsStart: Alexander Nevski Cathedral.Finish: Zhenski Pazar.Time: With one or two stops you're looking at around 4 hours.The best time to do the tour is on a…
In Depth in Spain
The once-accepted adage that "Europe ends at the Pyrenees" is no longer true. Today, the two countries forming the Iberian Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Continent -- Spain…
History in The Netherlands
The earliest inhabitants of what is now the Netherlands were three tribal groups who settled the marshy deltas of the "Low Countries" in the dawn of recorded history. They were the…
Iceland's Thousand Years
800–1050: The age of the Vikings, when Norsemen brought terror to the coasts of Europe. 871+/-2: The age of settlement. According to the Íslendingabók (The Book of Icelanders), the…
A Cultural Primer in South America
It's estimated that 385 million people live in South America. The population is extremely diverse, and it would be difficult to generalize about the cultural makeup of the continent.…
History in Argentina
Settlement & ColonizationWell before the arrival of Europeans, several distinct indigenous groups populated the area now called Argentina. The Incas had made inroads into the…