We now know when it will once again be possible to see the heart of King Pedro IV. The Irmandade da Lapa confirmed this week that the relic will be on special public display on September 25, 26, and 27 at...
One of Porto’s most famous and unusual treasures is set to be displayed to the public once again at the Church of Lapa: the heart of King Pedro IV —preserved in formaldehyde in a glass container, housed...
Traveling back in time is now easier—not because of some miraculous machine like in the science fiction series “Doctor Who,” but rather thanks to immersive historical reenactments such as “The Hospitalle...
About 1 hour and 30 minutes from Porto, in the district of Vila Real, there is a small village that owes all its fame to water that springs from granite rock. Over the course of more than a century, Vidag...
About 100 kilometers from Porto, just over an hour’s drive from Porto, there’s a forest that has just earned a distinction held by only three other places in the world: since this summer, the Bussaco Nati...
After Aveiro, Porto, and Lisbon, Subenshi has arrived in Vila Nova de Gaia. The new location, housed at WOW, is the first to bring to life what the brand calls “Subenshi 2.0”—a new phase that places a str...
We already knew that the Parque das Serras do Porto hid gold mines dug during Roman times. What you might not have known is that there’s a trail that winds through those very mining ruins—and that it ends...
About an hour’s drive from Porto, along the Tâmega River, there is a town that has just made it onto a prestigious international list: International Living has included Amarante among the “21 small towns...
Following the solar eclipse on August 12, the skies over Porto have another phenomenon in store for the coming days. In the early morning hours of August 28, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible to the...
The Porto district is under a yellow warning today due to the forecast of rain or showers, which may at times be heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms. According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea an...