This Portugal Mountain Range Is Home to Tiny Medieval Towns, Locally Made Beer, ... Settlements were transformed into fortified villages, strategically located on hilltops; ...

Ponta do Sol is Madeira’s sunniest town, located on the island’s south coast. It is also one of the best places to watch a beautiful sunset, with the sky turning orange, red and pink as it ...

In Portugal’s mountains, an ecotourist haven rises from abandoned stone villages March 9, 2017 More than 8 years ago Dense forests enclose Cerdeira, one of the most remote of the Schist Villages.

Late in 1904, grief-stricken Tomàs travels from Lisbon to the High Mountains of Portugal, only to remark upon his arrival: "There are no mountains in the High Mountains of Portugal." ...

In fact, "The High Mountains of Portugal" is actually a set of three delicately connected novellas that take place decades apart.With Martel's signature mixture of humor and pathos, these three ...