They are back and I love them — even if in Portugal we have a long tradition of making tiles, I must say that I have a thing with cement tiles. Fortunately, Bisazza, the well-known Italian producer of glass mosaics for interior and exterior decoration, has the same crush on this decorative style of the past (cement tiles were quite popular during the second half of the 1800s and early 1900s among privileged classes) and has launched Cementiles, a very exclusive collection…
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Somehow, Winter and its mists become Fiais da Beira. Now I know. Nevertheless, before staying at Stroganov Hotel this small village, not far from Coimbra and near to Oliveira do Hospital (you better use your GPS to get there),…
Our collective imagination was already wild when it comes to French luxury pastry brand Ladurée, best-known for its mouth-watering macarons (among other things), but director Sofia Coppola has definitely raised the bar in the film “Marie Antoinette” — she…
A seven-minute drive from the airport and no more than a 10-minute walk from the city centre. When I googled Azoris Royal Garden (ARG), a renovated four star hotel in Ponta Delgada (and part of Azoris Hotels Group, recently…
I love tea. Actually there’s few drinks as refreshing and relaxing as a cup of tea, but part of my enthusiasm towards it, I admit, has a lot to do with its rituals and cerimonies. Above all, I appreciate…
They serve the best Arabica espresso in town — as it should be: balanced, aromatic and with a very vivid citrus essence. Hallelujah! Since my last trip to Colombian coffee triangle (comprising the regions of Pereira, Manzanales and Armenia),…
One time was not enough, so I went more than once to Nicolau Lisboa, in Baixa (Downtown Lisbon, between Rua da Prata and Rua dos Douradores) to be certain of my impressions towards it. Thumbs up for the idea…
on my radar: Domus-A Journey Into Italy’s Most Creative Interiors by Oberto Gili
Domus: A Journey Into Italy’s Most Creative Interiors, 304 pages ($65), Rizzoli (EN) This book, recently released by Rizzoli, is what I call to take a sneak peek in style! Italian photographer based in New York Oberto Gili, a…
Coffee and magazines. Can it get any better than this? Hardly if we are talking about coffee shops. The trend is not new, but it took us a while in Lisbon, where espressos are cheap (and part of our…
It’s the 125th bday of reid’s palace: 13 reasons to go there | o reid’s palace faz 125 anos: 13 razões para lá ir
No, Reid’s, you don’t look old — I mean, you do, in a good way — but you are not getting any younger either and that is just okay. Thank God you are not trying, at the age of…