Lisboa Region

Cheese Museum in Azeitão - Taste of Arrábida

Thursday, 25 November 2010 00:00

The rich vegetation of Arrábida, where sheep graze freely. Here is the first step in the making of Azeitão cheese- classified as Protected Designation of Origin. The factory, which for years made the cheese Alfredo Azeitão cheese is now a museum, but with life. On Thursday the Cheese dairy products are still manufactured, but for the curious who want to know the business. The manufacturing process is recreated in Quinta Velha whenever requested, receiving schools, groups of friends interested in learning this activity. To make cheese of Azeitão all that is required are three ingredients: sheep's milk, salt and milk thistle, a plant that has some heads from which a purple flower. The first step is to make the soaking of the thistle, a process that takes ten to twelve hours. The thistle is used to curdle milk. Remove the water from soaking thistle and a mortar to make a paste. In the 'mouth' of a clay pot is placed a white cloth. Inside the salt and cloth is passed through the cloth warm milk, taking the salt. Mix a little water removed from the maceration of the thistle and passes through a cloth. The liquid will therefore into the milk. The farm hopes to return to the Old Cheese dairy production and marketing of cheese Azeitão within three years.

Holidays in Lisbon: Monumental concerts

Wednesday, 24 November 2010 15:30

Lisbon will kick off the holiday season with series of concerts from the celebrated December 5-19 in some monumental settings. celebrate the coming of winter - the cyclical nature of return - with light. The schedule of concerts for the holidays 2010 is below. Bach, Handel, Telemann and Tchaikovsky are among the composers whose music will resonate throughout the city, played by groups like the Symphonic Choir Lisboa Cantata, the Pilgrimage Ensemble School of Music Conservatory and also the Opera Company of the Castle, among others Performances are offered afternoons and evenings and everyone can celebrate this special time in an environment of  the spirituality of music.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 | 4 p.m. | IGREJA DE SÃO NICOLAU LISBON CANTATA Symphony Choir Two Perspectives on the Child Jesus

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 | 9.30 p.m. | IGREJA DA MADALENA PILGRIMAGE ENSEMBLE MUSIC SCHOOL OF NATIONAL CONSERVATORY Cantos Lusofonia Christmas in Portugal and the Americas

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 | 16.00 | GREJA DA MEMÓRIA (AJUDA) CEMM CORAL GROUP STUDIES CENTER OF MUSICAL MAIA By Single

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 | 4 p.m. | IGREJA DA GRAÇA CHORUS & REGINA COELI Philharmonic Orchestra of Beiras Christmas Concert

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 | 9.30 p.m. | BASÍLICA DA ESTRELA Youth Symphony Orchestra Symphonic Choir Concert

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 | 4 p.m.  | IGREJA DE SANTO AGOSTINHO (MARVILA) OPERA COMPANY OF THE CASTLE Baroque Christmas

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19TH | 4 p.m.  | IGREJA DE SÃO DOMINGOS PORTUGUESE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA European Christmas

Conde Nast Traveler Readers love Portugal

Friday, 12 November 2010 00:00

The Conde Nast Traveler magazine's readers' choice award for 2010 has cited Portugal in resorts, islands and hotels. Since 1988 the magazine has been sampling readers for the annual survey for whom travel is a passion to create the comprehensive list. Portugal's Madeira placed fourth out of a tight race of ten in Europe's Islands category, with votes based on factors such as its atmosphere, beaches, friendliness, lodging, and restaurants. The magazine has noted Madeira for its old-world charm, lush scenery and sophistication. On the mainland, Lisbon has been remarked for its 'unpretentious atmosphere, as well as its galleries and museums. Three of its hotels, Bairro Alto, Four Seasons Hotel Ritz and Olissippo Lapa Palace, have all been ranked in the Southern Europe's Hotels category, with Bairro Alto breaking into the top twenty.

Inspira Santa Marta Hotel 100%

Thursday, 28 October 2010 00:00

The Inspira Santa Marta Hotel right in heart of downtown Lisbon is a green designed four-star property isn't just a new hotel, it's an example of how the arts of providing prime comfort and hospitality can be intertwined with the latest in wellness and sustainability.  Feng Shui reflects the mood and is the main theme of the hotel. Located on Rua de Santa Marta, just off Lisbon's main thoroughfare, the Avenida da Liberdade, the hotel has a total of 89 stylish guest-rooms designed along the lines of the Feng Shui themes of earth, fire, water etc. The Open restaurant features Mediterranean cuisine and show cooking, all made with freshly prepared ingredients.