Marco Polo’s travels remain one of the most fascinating tales of exploration in history. This video provides a detailed, ...

Nearly a dozen European countries allow relatively easy dual citizenship but with different legal guidelines, some requiring ...

In the wake of Columbus's voyage, Spain and Portugal were on a collision course for control over the New World. To avoid conflict, Pope Alexander VI issued a series of bulls that ultimately led to the ...

The intricately carved rock pieces were recovered during dredging for the water metro project near the iconic Chinese fishing ...

Portugal's voyages of discovery turned the nation into a trading empire. Maps, such as the 1502 Cantino Planisphere, traced a new view of the world. Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena ...

Weather maps from WXCharts show a sudden blast of sky-high temperatures hitting Spain and Portugal from May 27, and hovering in the mid 30s for around 72 hours. The hottest weather will be ...

The chestnut trees of Europe tell a hidden story charting the fortunes of ancient Rome and the legacy it left in the ...

A huge international blackout brought most of Spain and Portugal to a complete standstill today, with major cities across western Europe hit by powercuts. All of the Iberian Peninsula's biggest ...

“The best memories here.” It was a curious response. After all, the hotel isn’t located in one of Portugal’s most popular tourist hotspots—it’s not in the beloved cities of Lisbon or ...

“Viva Portugal! Viva Salazar ... only by the joy in the “overseas provinces” of the nation’s far-flung empire. But then officials were stunned by news of renewed and savage rioting ...