Hidden in the heart of the Atlantic, São Miguel Island is home to Europe’s only tea plantations, a well-kept secret waiting ...
A Portuguese territory, the 800 sq km island was discovered by accident in 1419 by Portuguese explorers on behalf of Prince Henry the Navigator. They first found nearby Porto Santo in 1418 - named ...
Descendants of Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism centuries ago will attend the first seder in decades on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the coast of Africa. (JTA) — Descendants of ...
Within ten years, thousands of slaves had been transported by sea to Portugal and the Portuguese Islands.
Tourists visit the House of Slave on Goree Island in Senegal on March 23, 2025. Goree Island lies off the coast of Senegal, ...