Porto

Porto

At first glance, Portugal’s second largest city may seem a lot like the capital. Both are characterized by old, colorful buildings sprawled across hilly streets and they sit beside major rivers. Porto, however, is the yin to Lisbon’s yang. Where Lisbon is literally...
Portugal dos Pequenitos

Portugal dos Pequenitos

The “Little Ones,” show Portugal in full miniature splendor  Literally “Little Ones’ Portugal” (it is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Portugal dos Pequeninos) Portugal dos Pequenitos is a unique theme park in Coimbra. The park consists of diminutive...
Hospital de Bonecas

Hospital de Bonecas

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.  Sitting behind a pair of innocuous glass doors in Lisbon, Portugal is a miraculous doll repair shop that has managed to remain in the same spot, bringing beloved...
Dolmen Chapel of Sao Brissos

Dolmen Chapel of Sao Brissos

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel About 350 years ago this Neolithic dolmen was converted into a small Catholic Chapel known as Chapel of São Brissos Cromlech. Dolmens, sacred monuments made of standing stones capped with a top stone, appear throughout...