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Tag: Lisboa

Caravan to the Wine Authorities

January 23, 2022 brokenazulejos1971

The giddiness rolled over me like laughing waves…as I sped down I-81 towards North Carolina, the realization hit me. North…

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Filed under: Arinto, Lisboa, Lisbon Family Vineyards, Mafra, Portugal, Quinta de Sant'Ana, Rosé, rose, Touriga Nacional, vinho, VR Lisboa, wine

My Favorite Miradouro

October 2, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

The golden views of Lisbon’s golden hills–there are way more than seven–you can capture from the vantage point of many…

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Filed under: capelas, Graça, Lisboa, Lisbon, miradouros, Senhora do Monte, sunsets, Tings Lisbon

The Garage, Alcântara

June 23, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

Back in January, we braved the cold to a warm storefront in Alcântara for a friend’s birthday party. She was…

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Filed under: Alcântara, barbecue, BBQ, beer, cerveja, cerveja artesanal, Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, smokehouse, The Garage

WSET Portugal

June 8, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

I opened the email this week while up in Normandy commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day (June 6), when Allied…

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Filed under: Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho, Lisboa, Portugal, wine, wine tasting, WSET

Above Lisbon

May 31, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

More than six years have passed since my first flights into and out of Lisbon. I ask for a window…

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Filed under: aviação, aviation, Benfica, Descobrimentos, flying, Lisboa, Lisbon, Parque Florestal Monsanto, pasta, Portugal, Recipes, Sporting FC, Tejo, Torre de Belém

Not Disney

May 17, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

During the last few months, as we’ve made the ramp up to high season in Portugal (which expands by a…

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Filed under: Avenida, Avenida da Liberdade, Campo de Ourique, Lisboa, Lisbon, Marvila, onmywalk, Penha de França, Portugal, Principe Real, Rato

A Very Lisbon Marathon

May 10, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

Twenty minutes before the start of the race, and still only a few dozen runners milled about under the limp…

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Filed under: fava beans, favas, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon ECO Marathon, marathon, Parque Eduardo VII, Parque Florestal Monsanto, pulses, Recipes, road races, running

Budbreak: Colares

March 15, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

The man crouched low between the rows to reach the tendrils winding from each arm of the vine. The vinhas…

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Filed under: Adega Viúva Gomes, Colares, Colares DOC, king cake, Lisboa, Lisboa VR, Malvasia, Mare e Corvus, Portugal, Ramisco, Recipes, vinho, vinhos, wine

Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisboa

January 18, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

Museums often leave me cold—even the ones covering topics in which I have great interest. In fact, these must engage…

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Filed under: azulejos, Lisboa, Lisbon, museu, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, museums, Portugal, Tiles

Alenquer Terroir

December 7, 2018 brokenazulejos1971

As we look to the northwest from the hill, as the sun sets over the ocean 30 kilometers away, the…

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Filed under: Alenquer, Alenquer DOC, Casta 85, castanhas, castelão, chestnuts, codorniz, Faustino, Lisboa, Lisboa VR, Museu do Vinho, Páteo Velho, Portugal, quail, Recipes, terroir, vinhos, viticultural regions, wine, wine tasting

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