10 Tips You Need to Know before Visiting Pena Palace
The Palacio Nacional da Pena is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Portugal. Which is why I want to give you a few tips if you plan to […]
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UNESCO Heritage Site: Mosteiro da Batalha
Batalha Monastery — the burial church of Portuguese royalty. It took over a century to build, with fifteen architects adding their influence along the way. Work began in 1386. The […]
The Big Waves at Nazaré
It didn’t matter that I only put my feet in the water in Nazaré, Portugal. My entire body has been in the Atlantic Ocean many, many times. But the ocean […]
Licking Up Lisbon
I’ve encouraged you all to do this, Readers, and this time I heeded my own advice: I began my trip to Portugal with a food tour. I didn’t do much […]
Your Carriage Awaits…
The minute I stepped inside the National Coach Museum, I felt like I’d entered a fairytale. Cinderella’s pumpkin coach had nothing on these! These were the carriages of Kings and […]
Another Vision in Portugal — This One Deadly
As sacred and miraculous as the visions of Mary were in Fatima, a vision of Jesus in a Lisbon cathedral resulted in death. First, a little background history. During the […]
Fall On Your Knees: Fatima
On May 13, 1917 a little girl named Lucia and her two cousins saw a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary near an oak tree in Fatima. Lucia warned them […]
Postcard from Lisbon
My friend Doug brought me this postcard. He’d meant to mail it, but couldn’t find a stamp during his short layover in Lisbon. What he did find was some excellent […]
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