Showing posts with the label Portugal

The Portuguese Bank Note Scandal of 1925

Aug 23, 2023

Throughout the annals of history there have been individuals who have sought to deceive others by producing counterfeit versions of precious...

The Bat Libraries of Portugal

Apr 6, 2022

Bibliophiles aren’t the only ones that love hanging out in the library. Given the chance bats too would love to roost there and eat the bugs...

Hostile Façades

Nov 27, 2020

The old city of Segovia, about 90 km north of Madrid, is best known for its aqueduct , but this historic city is full of architectural curio...

Dürer's Rhinoceros: A 16th-Century Viral Fake

Jun 16, 2020

Five hundred years ago, Europe saw its first rhinoceros in more than a thousand years. The animal was fairly common during Roman times see...

Peter's Café Sport: The Post Office in The Middle of The Atlantic

Feb 1, 2020

The Azores in the North Atlantic is one of the most remote archipelago in the world. Situated about 1,500 km from the west coast of Portugal...

The Mahogany Ship: An Australian Maritime Mystery

Jul 20, 2019

One of Australia's most enduring maritime mysteries is a shipwreck known as the “Mahogany Ship”. It was first spotted in 1836 by a party...

The Filipino Hero Who Killed Ferdinand Magellan

Jan 26, 2019

Ferdinand Magellan is remembered in the west as the intrepid Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, but f...

The Rocks That Give Birth

Feb 12, 2018

In the Freita mountain range in northern Portugal, close to a village called Castanheira, is a huge block of granite that periodically eject...

Vilarinho da Furna: A Drowned Roman Village

Mar 27, 2017

Vilarinho da Furna, in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the Braga district, in northern Portugal, was an old village that was erased f...

Paiva Walkways in Arouca

May 3, 2016

The Pavia Walkways are an 8-km-long route of wooden walkways and staircases that cling to the mountain side along Paiva river in Arouca muni...

The Monster Waves at Nazare, Portugal

Nov 11, 2015

The pretty seaside town and resort of Nazaré on the west coast of Portugal remains crowded throughout the summer with tourists who flock to ...

The Santa Justa Elevator in Lisbon

Aug 20, 2015

The Santa Justa Elevator, Elevador de Santa Justa in Portuguese, is a historic outdoor elevator located in the civil parish of Santa Justa,...

Padrão dos Descobrimentos: The Discoveries Monument in Lisbon

Dec 10, 2014

The Portuguese were prolific explorers. Starting from the early 15th century, under the sponsorship of prince Henry the Navigator, several P...

An International Zip Line Between Spain And Portugal

May 12, 2014

At first glance, you will hardly notice that there is a steel cable connecting Sanlucar de Guadiana, in Andalucia, Spain, to Alcoutim, in Al...

The Islet of Vila Franca do Campo

Feb 1, 2014

Situated in the middle of the Atlantic, 1,369 km west of the European mainland, the Azores archipelago comprises of nine islands spread over...

Colorful Floating Umbrella Installation at Agueda, Portugal

Jul 31, 2012

A large number of colorful umbrellas hang above a street at Águeda, a municipality in Portugal, as a part of a public art installation. Asid...

Anchors Graveyard at Tavira Island of Algarve, Portugal

Apr 27, 2012

Tavira is a bustling fishing port on the Algarve in Portugal surrounded by rolling countryside consisting of orange, fig and almond trees. A...

Strange Airport #3: Madeira International, Portugal

Nov 19, 2011

Madeira International Airport, located near Funchal, Madeira in Portugal was first opened on July 1964 with two 1,600-meter (5,249 ft) runwa...

Monsanto–A Village Built Among Rocks

Sep 12, 2011

Southeast of Serra da Estrela in Portugal, perched on the side of a mountain, is a lonely and enchanting village of Monsanto. The village is...