Portugal honors April 25 revolution…

“Lisbon is the perfect port city. Set at Europe’s watery western fringes, it’s briny, a little brash and entirely sure of its own often determinedly bohemian identity.”

Joana Vasconcelo’s best-kept local secret? Museu do Azulejo (museudoazulejo.pt): “It has a unique Azulejo (Portuguese tile) collection, including a panel which is a great iconographic document due to its depiction of Lisbon before the earthquake of 1755”

Four old towns perfect for a lovers’ retreat: on Óbidos, Nazaré, Peniche and Caldas da Rainha…

“Pena National Palace is recognized as the icing on the cake of Sintra … Point of View will let its ten artists install their works in the vast park grounds of the palace, where they will be left for one year to allow nature to absorb them. “