Country Archive
A Big Little Meal in Portugal
Date: 07/28/2005"Visit Portugal between May and October, and you’ll see 'Há sardinhas'--'We have sardines'--added to menus and scribbled on blackboards outside restaurants. Taste them, and you’ll know what all the fuss is about..."
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Europe's Best-kept Secret
Date: 06/15/2005"If the friendly people, sunny weather, good food, and low cost of life here tempt you to stay, you’ll find helpful new friends and practical advice at the Centro Cultural de Cascais..."
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How, When, and Where to Celebrate in Portual
Date: 04/25/2005"The Portuguese love their holidays. When their calendar shows no cause for celebration, they invent one or import a holiday. This time of year, though, that's not a problem. April, May, and June offer plenty of local holidays..."
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Slats, Slots, and Codfish Rissoles
Date: 03/24/2005"Like your seas a wild winter symphony of crashing swells? Your beaches golden? Lunch for under $8? Then check out Espinho, an Atlantic seaside town in northern Portugal..."
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Date: 03/16/2005The weekly market at Barcelos is described in guidebooks as the biggest and best outdoor market in Portugal. That's true only if you like ugly and obscene knick-knacks…
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Buyer Beware of Barcelos
Date: 03/16/2005"Buy a guidebook about northern Portugal and you're sure to come across mention of Barcelos and its weekly Feria (market). I hate to sound downbeat, but it's probably not worth going out your way for..."
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Fragrant Snow in Portugal
Date: 03/07/2005"The first signs of spring in Portugal's Algarve are the almond blossoms that begin to appear at the beginning of January. The flowering reaches its peak between mid-January and mid-February..."
Read OnFragrant Snow in Portugal
Date: 03/07/2005Portugal's early spring brings a blizzard of blossoms, planted for love of a Nordic princess.
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