History

Since Greek and Roman times, man has known about the health benefits of thermal waters and one of my favourite things is to go to the Monchique Spa to relax

For centuries before the Proclamation of the Portuguese Republic on 5th October 1910, the Algarve was considered to be the Second Kingdom of the Portuguese Crown. Even though there was

Few people now remember D. Sancho II (1209-1223-1248), the fourth king of the new kingdom of Portugal. Great-grandson of the founder of the Burgundian dynasty, D. Afonso Henriques, D. Sancho

The Marquês de Pombal and Industrial Development The aftermath of the Great Earthquake of 1755 left much of Portugal and especially the Algarve in ruins. It also left Portugal under

Watching the Olympic teams proudly carrying their countries’ flags made me wonder about the flag designs, so I became a temporary vexillologist because vexillology is the study of flags. I

Tavira is replete with churches and the remains of religious buildings, six of which began their lives as chapels to friaries or convents. Some chapels did not survive the state-ordered

Whilst in the UK we have traditional desserts and treats such as Spotted Dick, Flies’ Graveyards and Fat Rascals, in Portugal one of the most celebrated treats is the Pastel

The Presidential Election of 1976 The Carnation Revolution and the opposition to the coup of November 25 had been led by soldiers, and this reality made an immense psychological and

If there were any doubts that the Carnation Revolution, which ushered in the Third Portuguese Republic, was a military movement, it is perhaps enough to consider the first three Presidents

I have always loved Portugal because I grew up here. Aged 13, I attended school in England and spent the next 22 years wanting to come back. In 1999, my