Lisbon charges every overnight guest €4 a night. It used to be €2. The city council voted to double it in July 2024 and the new rate started on September 1 that year, so anyone booking Lisbon now is paying the higher figure whether they notice it or not.
Mid-October in northern Portugal means smoke. The castanha carts come out, the little steam-engine roasters start puffing, and the smell of burnt…
Sintra is half an hour from Lisbon by train and it feels like every visitor to Lisbon goes there on the same day. The palaces run by Parques de…
In May 2014 a city magazine took over half of an old market hall at Cais do Sodré and filled it with chefs. The other half stayed a working market…
