Lisbon is a popular destination for a good reason, but if you want to escape the crowds and head for the beach, check out this lesser-known spot nearby.

When speaking about Portugal, Lisbon and Porto may be the first destinations that spring to mind, but the country is also ...

Approximately 470,000 pilgrims gathered in Fátima, Portugal, on May 12–13 to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the ...

COMMENTARY: During a side trip to Portugal, the author encountered the antidote to the evil and suffering he’d seen working ...

A 15th-century church wall collapsed in Portugal, the restorers found 12 skeletons. (photo credit: Bextrel is licensed under CC BY 4.0) Archaeologists conducting restoration work at the Igreja ...

Handrigan to hear arguments over whether he should grant an injunction that prohibits anyone from interfering with access to Holy Rosary church in Portugal Cove South. The episcopal corporation of the ...

More than two decades ago when I came to live in Portugal, a surprising number of ... Hilltop charm... Obidos This hilltop town of whitewashed houses, enclosed within 14th-century castellated ...

The 16th-century Sao Roque Church is laden with gilt and glazed blue tiles. Further along the river, Belem district is associated with Portugal ... a 70-minute drive to Obidos, a whitewashed ...

Portugal is just 350 miles long and has a width ... It looks out onto the Tamega River, and here you’ll see the 16th-century church of St. Goncalo, plus a striking arched bridge by the same ...

However, Guimarães is known as the Cradle of Portuguese, the location where Portugal was born ... that was given to the Catholic Church, Tomar is the right place to learn about the History of these ...

Like its wines (port not withstanding), Portugal’s golf might be the most underrated in Europe. At the same time, the country has barely scratched the surface of what’s possible. Though most ...