Jeronimos Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) is one of the most beautiful buildings in Portugal and a prime example of Manueline architecture. Sitting opposite the Discoveries Monument, it is one of Lisbon’s ‘must see’ attractions regardless of spiritual persuasion. In 1983,…
I was contacted recently by Pedro Bicudo from the Easy Portuguese Recipes website who offered to write a guest post for In Love With Lisbon. As I know you all love your recipes, I thought this was a great idea!…
Back in the summer, a reader of In Love With Lisbon contacted me for some tips before visiting Lisbon. I was delighted to receive an email back from him a few weeks ago saying how much he had enjoyed his…
Changing Course is a wonderful project which has captured my attention recently. Greg Frucci, known as “Frooch” to his friends is soon to set sail on a single-handed voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from his home in Wilmington North Carolina…
As a child I learned to swim in the sea, sputtering salt water, kicking my legs out as my father hovered nearby. I remember the fear and the exhilaration. I always wanted to go into the water. Then, maybe a…