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Lagos
Memories of summer are fading (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere), and you’re already thinking about future sun-drenched escapades. Amirite? Yes. Then Casa Mãe demands to be on your radar. Located by the city walls of Lagos and...
Porto
Feeling more like a local than a tourist is one way to get more out of a city break, and Malmerendas Boutique Lodging is geared towards achieving just that. Located in the city centre, Malmerendas is at the other end of the spectrum from impersonal...
The Edit
It's fair to say the Palácio Pombal in Lisbon has seen better days, but this 17th Century building can be forgiven for showing its age a little – especially when one considers all the action that it's seen. During the second half of last...
Porto
As the old saying goes, many hands make light work, and that old chestnut holds very true at Pensão Favorita, which is a collaboration between owners Ema Xavier and Filipe Maia, architect Nuno Sottomayor and French designers Sam Baron and Isabel...
Journal
If you’ve been to Portugal, then you’ll know it as one of the most beautiful countries on earth. No question. However, if we may be so bold, you will probably be thinking of Lisbon, homage to citizenship architecture, or of taking a train north...
Torres Vedras
Magical is a word oft-overused in the hotelier's vocabulary, for there's usually very little that's actually magic in the hotel experience; it's the sum of its parts, even the very best of hotels are a kind of scientific proposition - a mathematical...
Alentejo
Why haul your towels and suntan lotion all the way to the beach when you can feel the sand between your toes before you've even left your holiday home? That's exactly the experience guests at CasasNaAreia, Portugal, can enjoy while staying at these...
Caminha
Design and wine. Can you go wrong? The answer, of course, is no - especially when the design is as nice as it is at the Design and Wine Hotel in Caminha, Portugal. It's an 18th Century manor house, and although you wouldn't say the renovation is...
Tavira
This is a country house with a difference – it's right near the beach for a start, in the Algarve. Fazenda Nova is also not decorated in what one would imagine as traditional country house style. Nova by name, nova by nature. The ten-suite...
Journal
Sitting in the middle of Guimarães, a UNESCO world heritage city in Portugal, this steel and cork structure may at first seem a bit incongruous with its surroundings, especially given that it has people's legs sticking out of the bottom. In...
Arraiolos
If you're planning to hold the world's governments hostage for $50billion with a space death ray, here's where to hide out while you're doing your plotting. There's more than a touch of the Bond villain about Villa Extramuros, but in the best...
Porto
The word hostel may have you immediately reaching for the insecticide, but it’s time to put aside your prejudices and embrace communal quarters - the number of 'hip hostels' on our radar continues to rise. Have a gander at this re-imagining of...
Dispatches
Art and fashion, intrinsically linked and more so than ever. From clothing design to catwalk show art direction, major labels to boutique houses, the word of fashion is falling over itself to involve important names from a diverse range of the...
City Notes
Arriving in Palm Springs in 1916, Harriet Cody started a movement of pioneering women who created a community, Harriet herself——an accomplished horsewoman in both the English and Western traditions——opening a livery stable before building a...
City Notes
Four friends and entrepreneurs——Irina Chesnokova, Yulia Ilatovskaya, Misha Kim and Steven Sharma——collaborate to create Meow Bar, a venue where guests can enjoy craft cocktails, and where its founders can film their YouTube series, Bar in...
City Notes
Some four years after opening their first hotel in Amsterdam, Zoku——the triumphant concept that facilitates global living and working for the travelling professional——open their doors in Copenhagen; choosing the city's Amager island as home...
Dispatches
Moving to Abu Dhabi is a great opportunity to experience and immerse yourself in the rich culture and environment of the UAE capital. This is a hub where both technology and traditions connect with one another to aim for continuous economic growth....
Dispatches
When one mentions house remodelling and renovating, half of you may feel excited. The other perhaps lacks the energy for such a challenging move. However, no matter your feelings on this topic, your house will require at least one renovation during...
Dispatches
Plant-Based Protein: Top Foods for Protein Sources on a Plant-Based Diet There are many reasons for people to move towards a plant-based diet. One of the top reasons is growing concerns over climate change. In recent years, we have come to...
Dispatches
Art and fashion, intrinsically linked and more so than ever. From clothing design to catwalk show art direction, major labels to boutique houses, the word of fashion is falling over itself to involve important names from a diverse range of the...