Portugal

The Festival of Paper Flowers

NewYorker July 11, 2016 July 13, 2016Europe, Portugal, Southern Europe

Every now and then the whole population of the village of Campo Maior gathers and agrees on the organization of one of the most famous festivals in Portugal: the Festas do Povo (People’s Festival), also known as the Festas da Flores (Flowers Festival).

Monsanto: a Bedrock-like village in Portugal

NewYorker November 5, 2015 November 15, 2015Europe, Portugal, Southern Europe

Southeast of Serra da Estrela is enchanting Monsanto, an ancient fortified village nestled on the slopes of the “Monsanto” (from the Latin “Mons Sanctus” or “Holy Mount”), a steep hill that reaches 758 meters of height. Voted in 1938 the “most Portuguese village in Portugal”, the peculiar athmosphere of this…

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