The day I arrived, the Portuguese national parks service announced that all but one of Sintra’s palaces would be closed due ...

Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. Walking down steep, twisting lanes into the centre of town, I passed the (closed) road up to the banana-coloured Pena Palace and peeped over the gate into the ...

Storm Martinho, one of the most severe weather events to hit Portugal in recent years, swept through the country on March 19 ...

Portugal’s caretaker government presents grand plan to transform Tejo riverside into major metropolis; Thousands of new homes ...

Even during the “shoulder season” when we went — not peak tourist time, but certainly not dead either — the Duoro riverfront ...

Going off road to see the breathtaking ... Portuguese pub and the “fast food” of Portugal aka a delicious beef sandwich. He made our trip to Sintra a once in a life time experience!

Lisbon, Portugal… no end of sights ... surfing thanks to a predictable Atlantic swell. Sintra-Cascais Natural Park an hour west offers off-road driving, abseiling and caving.

On the road from Sintra to Cascais ... Penha Longa is also home to two of the finest restaurants anywhere in Portugal. Both are Michelin-starred but offer very different experiences.