Find more information about the Monument to the Discoveries on its official website. Sintra and Cascais Small-Group Day Trip from Lisbon ...

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of Portugal's most famous landmarks and showcases the incredible architecture that draws people to Lisbon. Originally built as a fortification to protect the ...

Key Events: As with most of Europe, summer is Lisbon's high season. Hotel rates climb and the city's monuments have tourists wall-to-wall. But with temperatures soaring above 80 degrees ...

The fascinating story of Portugal and its role in the Age of Discovery. From explorers to colonial empires, Portugal's legacy ...

The Belem Tower in Lisbon’s Belem district is one of the more iconic landmarks in Portugal. The picturesque tower on the waterfront has been used as a military fort, a prison, a lighthouse and ...

Monuments in the Sintra mountains are closed this morning for safety reasons, following bad weather, which caused a tree to fall on Estrada de Monserrate.

(JTA) — Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, will be recognized with a monument at a site in Lisbon that recognizes the country’s ...

For good weather, the best time to go to Portugal is March ... like the Monument to the Discoveries and the Belém Tower, both in Lisbon. But there are other artistic and historical destinations ...