There was a time when Madeira was the place for New Englanders to go to escape winter. Trade between the island off the coast of North Africa and New England was so strong that the wine named after it was a favorite on this side of the Atlantic. In fact,... Read more →

Palace Hotel do Bussaco is an excellent example of Manueline-Gothic revival architecture. Its richly decorated corridors feature antique furnishings, large paintings and traditional Portuguese glazed tiles. Read more →

Azores, Fly direct from Boston for only $461. Read more →

Lisbon! Book your flight from Boston to Portugal's capital city for just $499. Read more →

There are many great oil regions in Portugal. The Portuguese take their olive oil, called azeite, very seriously. Read more →

The complex ceiling and elegant columns of the synagogue’s worship area give it astounding acoustics. The Museum displays numerous ancient tablets, gravestones, texts, and artifacts from all aspects of Jewish life in old Portugal. Recent excavations have reveled a water heating system and ritual baths. Read more →

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Piri piri is from the Swahili for 'pepper pepper’ - and it is called peri-peri in South Africa, where Nando’s Peri-Peri is a popular Portuguese grilled chicken eatery. Read more →