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Elvas Beyond Its Aqueduct, with Medieval Streets, Dutch-Style Bastions and One of Europe’s Most Extraordinary Star Forts

On Portugal’s old frontier with Spain, Elvas turns an entire landscape into military architecture, from star forts to a seven-kilometre aqueduct

Belgian Lambics: The Ancient Art of Spontaneous Fermentation in Modern Brewing

Belgian lambic combines spontaneous fermentation, unmalted wheat, aged hops and years in wood to create profoundly complex sour beer

Best Bitter vs ESB: Understanding the Beer Britain Actually Drinks by the Pint

Best Bitter balances biscuit malt, earthy hops, gentle fruit and low carbonation in one of Britain’s great session ales

Lindoso Travel Guide: Castle, Granite Espigueiros and the Mountain Frontier of Peneda-Gerês

Beneath a medieval border fortress, Lindoso’s granite granaries preserve the agricultural landscape of Portugal’s Serra Amarela and Peneda-Gerês

Monção and the Upper Minho, Through Fortress Walls, River Landscapes and the Historic Heartland of Portuguese Alvarinho

Across the Minho from Galicia, Monção preserves a fortified frontier town surrounded by vineyards producing some of Portugal’s finest Alvarinho

Two Days in Viana do Castelo Through Maritime History, Minho Traditions and the Wild Atlantic Coast at Cabedelo

From the Gil Eannes hospital ship to Santa Luzia, Viana do Castelo tells its maritime history between the Lima and...

What Is Kisi? Georgia’s Apricot-Scented Qvevri Wine Explained

Kisi wine guide: discover Georgia’s rare Kakhetian grape, its flavours, qvevri wines, food pairings, prices and producers worth knowing

Mavrotragano Wine Guide: Santorini’s Rare Black Grape Is No Longer a Curiosity

Mavrotragano wine guide: discover Santorini’s rare red grape, its flavours, volcanic terroir, food pairings, ageing potential, prices and top producers

Inside Conímbriga, Where Roman Villas and Water Gardens Meet the Massive Walls of a City Preparing for Crisis

Conímbriga preserves Roman houses, intricate mosaics, baths and a vast defensive wall that reveals the transformation of ancient Lusitania

Coimbra Travel Guide: Joanina Library, Medieval Streets and the Best Things to See in Portugal’s University City

Founded in 1290, Coimbra’s university crowns a city of Roman foundations, medieval cathedrals, student traditions and the legends of Pedro...

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