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Browne’s Beach, Barbados.
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands.
The country generally experiences two seasons, one of which Read more Best beaches to visit in October
Portugal is the oldest country in Europe.
In 1139, Portugal appointed King Afonso Henriques as its king. Lisbon is said to be four centuries older than Rome. Due to its excellent trading location, the Phoenicians settled Read more Facts about Portugal you didn’t know
Cervejaria Ramiro is the Portuguese grande dame that has been serving up the best seafood in Lisbon since 1956. Don’t miss a trip to one of the best restaurants in Lisbon while you’re in town. Read more The Best Seafood in Lisbon
Designed by Erea and Architectonik comes a new addition to the Caribbean island of Saint Barts. Tucked into the edge of a cliff and overlooking Corossol Beach and Gustavia Harbor, this villa, named Villa Utopic, offers guests a stay where the focus is put on appreciating natural beauty while enjoying modern design and comfortable living. Read more Villa Utopic, Saint Barts
Set within the Sintra Cascais National Park and overlooking Portugal’s Atlantic coastline, five-star luxury hotel The Oitavos is haven of tranquility and all things chic.
Located just 20 minutes west of Lisbon and the airport, over-looking the West Atlantic coastline, the contemporary hotel has been designed with sleek lines and elegantly simple interiors. The luxury hotel embraces rather than competes with its natural surroundings. Read more The Oitavos hotel, Portugal
Matera is a city and a province in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Matera and the capital of Basilicata from 1663 to 1806. The town lies in a small canyon carved out by the Gravina.
Known as “la Città Sotterranea” (the Subterranean City), Matera is well known for being one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Its historical center called “Sassi”, along with the Park of the Rupestrian Churches, is considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1993.
On October 17, 2014, Matera was declared Italian host of European Capital of Culture for 2019. Read more The cave-dwellings of Matera
Matosinhos is a city and a municipality in northern Portugal. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The population in 2011 was 175,478, in an area of 62.42 km². The city proper had a population of 45,703 in 2001.
The city was the birthplace of the architect Siza Vieira. It was also where poet Florbela Espanca died: a local library is named after her. Matosinhos is located on the seacoast and is a commercial and industrial centre in the Porto Metropolitan Area. Matosinhos has good summer weather, nice beaches, but cool water temperature. Read more Matosinhos, day at the ocean
Sintra is a town and a municipality in the Grande Lisboa subregion (Lisbon Region) of Portugal, considered part of the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality contains two cities: Queluz and Agualva-Cacém. The population in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi). Read more Pena, Sintra, Portugal
Porto (Portuguese pronunciation:ˈpoɾtu), also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian peninsula. The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.4 million (2011) in an area of 389 km2 (150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. Porto Metropolitan Area, on the other hand, includes an estimated 1.8 million people. It is recognized as a gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city. Read more Snapshots from Porto, Portugal
