Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora Guide: Lisbon’s Baroque Azulejos, Braganza Royal Pantheon and Rooftop Views
Founded by Afonso Henriques in 1147, São Vicente de Fora preserves 100,000 azulejos, a royal pantheon and sweeping Lisbon views
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From Medieval University Nations to Public Dissections, Walking Through Four Centuries of Academic Life at the Archiginnasio
Built in 1563 for Bologna’s university, the Archiginnasio preserves 6,000 coats of arms, a 1637 Anatomical Theatre and Stabat Mater Hall
Cabo da Roca Travel Guide: Atlantic Cliffs, the Historic Lighthouse and Europe’s Westernmost Mainland Point
Portugal’s 1772 Cabo da Roca lighthouse rises above 140-metre Atlantic cliffs at the westernmost point of mainland Europe, west of...
How King João V Built Mafra to Rival Baroque Rome, Filling It with Italian Sculpture, Flemish Bells and Thirty Thousand Books
Begun by João V in 1717, Mafra combines a royal palace, Franciscan convent, six organs and a 30,000-volume Baroque library
Descending into the Initiation Well and Following the Hidden Tunnels Through Carvalho Monteiro’s Extraordinary Garden at Quinta da Regaleira
Built for Carvalho Monteiro around 1900, Quinta da Regaleira hides an Initiation Well, underground tunnels and esoteric symbols across its...
King Dinis, Granite Towers and a Strategic Mountain Ridge: The History Behind Linhares da Beira Castle
Rebuilt by King Dinis in 1291, Linhares da Beira Castle guarded Portugal’s eastern frontier from a granite ridge above the...
Tavira and the Ria Formosa, Where Fishing Villages, Salt Marshes and Barrier Islands Shape a Different Algarve
Phoenician archaeology, Islamic walls and a medieval river town meet the Ria Formosa’s salt pans and eleven kilometres of Tavira Island beaches
Susukino Travel Guide: Neon Nights, Miso Ramen and Sapporo After the Last Train
Developed as Sapporo’s entertainment quarter in the Meiji era, Susukino now packs 3,500 restaurants, bars and ramen counters beneath its neon signs
Mount Rokkō Travel Guide: Kobe’s Night Views, Alpine Gardens and the Mountain Route to Arima Onsen
Reforested above modern Kobe, Mount Rokkō combines historic cable cars, alpine gardens, panoramic night views and a ropeway to Arima...
Nikkō Travel Guide: Tokugawa Shrines, Sacred Mountains and Waterfalls Beyond the Cedar Forests
Founded by Shōdō Shōnin in 766, Nikkō unites Tokugawa mausoleums, mountain worship, Lake Chūzenji and the waterfalls of Oku-Nikkō
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