By Shauna Hehir What springs to mind when you hear the word Romance? Long walks along the promenade while the sun is setting? Moonlight walks on the beach? A romantic picnic for two? Or is it a more of a simplistic idea of dining out in a local restaurant? No matter what your idea of...
By James Dempsey What is the dream of a Sports Fan? Watch their team win the World Cup? Perhaps meet their sporting idol or being ringside for the fight of the year. Sports fans now more than ever want to experience electric moments and create long-lasting memories. By attending sporting events the traveller becomes immersed...
By Noreen Duffy Lisbon isn’t just a place to relax or to party, it’s a place full of history and wonderful people that let you delve into what it is truly like to be a ‘Lisboetas’. This city has completely encapsulated me from the people and their lifestyle to the food and gorgeous architecture. Lisbon...
Lisbon For Families- Treacherous Hills But Lots To Do With Children By Rhiannon Hoey Age is no barrier when it comes to treacherous hills of Lisbon. For families and kids, the city may seem daunting at first but, this is far from the truth. A place for young and old, the incredible colours and spectacular...
By Emer Mc Hugh The architecture and layout of Lisbon have been shaped by an earthquake which happened in 1755, which destroyed most of the city. While in Lisbon we did a walking tour, a food tour, a tour of the cruise terminal and our own guided tour so we saw lots of interesting buildings...
By Eduardo Lera Latorre Lisbon, a destination in the south of Europe, known as one of the oldest cities in the world, offers visitors a mix of tradition with modernism which is accompanied by good weather all year round. It’s 2020 and Lisbon is probably one of the best destinations to visit if you are...
By Max Reid Lisbon, what an amazing city. As a third year student currently studying the ‘International Tourism Management’ program in GMIT Galway, I was required to partake in a mandatory international study tour (definitely not a holiday) in January 2020. What were my expectations of Lisbon for Millenials? After what seemed a long Christmas...
By Hannah Smyth Forget Paris, London and Venice; Lisbon is the perfect weekend getaway for the girls without the crippling price. It lies about half-way on Portugal’s western coast. The capital attracts 4.5 million tourists a year and was classed as the “World’s Leading City Break Destination” in 2019 by the World Travel Awards. A...
By Amy Creighton The capital of Portugal, Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in western Europe and lies on seven hills. It is known for its beauty, history, food, its nightlife and its good weather. It is a great city to explore the wide range of Portuguese food as it is authentic, unique and...
By Peter McGrath Fado (Fate) is a traditional Portuguese musical genre that is said to have originated in the early 19th century in the city of Lisbon and Coimbra. This type of music often contains sad music and lyrics and so is often described as the Portuguese expression of the blues. It often contains themes...
By Xijie Zhang In the charming cities of EU member states, Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, appears less attractive. However, this ancient city recovered from the earthquake ruins has its own unique temperament and character. As the centre of the former maritime empire, it does not lack elegance. In the era of the great geographical...
By Ciara Enright People often describe cities as being “vibrant,” but what does that mean to you? Colourful and bright? Energetic and full of life? Most people go to cities because they want to experience the exciting and diverse culture that cities tend to offer, and it is safe to say that Lisbon is no...
By Tara Smollen, edited by Jackie De Burca Lisbon is the spectacular capital city of Portugal, with a reputation as one of the most lively, charming and colourful cities in Europe. There an abundance of reasons to attract visitors to this wonderful city. Naturally, Lisbon’s magnificent architecture is one of its most important attributes. The...
Madeira Portugal-Wild beach at Ponta de Sao Lourenco I was born to Portuguese parents, who hail from the beautiful Portuguese island of Madeira, surrounded by black basalt beaches, flower parades and awash with vibrant and fresh colour. When I was younger and still lived with my Dad, we would visit my Portuguese family and marvel at...
This inspirational travel route takes you from one of last towns of Costa Lisboa (Lisbon), Ericeira, through a selection of delightful, relatively undiscovered places along Portugal's Silver Coast. This article has been written by my partner, who is Portuguese, so he has spent lots of holidays in the area, and he knows the region extremely...
