Portugal dos Pequenitos

Portugal dos Pequenitos

The “Little Ones,” show Portugal in full miniature splendor  Literally “Little Ones’ Portugal” (it is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Portugal dos Pequeninos) Portugal dos Pequenitos is a unique theme park in Coimbra. The park consists of diminutive...
Hospital de Bonecas

Hospital de Bonecas

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.  Sitting behind a pair of innocuous glass doors in Lisbon, Portugal is a miraculous doll repair shop that has managed to remain in the same spot, bringing beloved...
Madeira Island

Madeira Island

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. This video was made by a Portuguese student that lives in Portugal, and has gone to the island for the first time. The video shows everything that the island has to offer....
Toboggan Ride from Monte to Funchal

Toboggan Ride from Monte to Funchal

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your “brakes” on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as “exhilarating” While you could get to the Portuguese town of Funchal from Monte on a bus, for €15, there is a much more exhilarating form of...
Stone House

Stone House

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside There has been controversy since the first photos of the Stone House, or Casa do Penedo, emerged on the internet. The Portuguese cottage seemed too unlikely to be real and doubters immediately...
Capela do Senhor da Pedra

Capela do Senhor da Pedra

Originally, the stunning marble- and granite-strewn beaches of Miramar were the site of ancient pagan worship. Specifically, the giant boulder jutting into the sea was where rituals were once performed and where the Capela do Senhor da Pedra (Chapel of the Lord of...