The great national epic, the 16th-century Os Lusíadas, the Lusiads, written by Luís de Camões, celebrates the voyages as it weaves myths that echo Homer around Vasco da Gama’s discovery of ...

Commissioned in 1496 during Portugal's Age of Discovery, ... Final Thoughts: 4 Days In Lisbon. Lisbon is a great destination ...

Standing at the entrance to Lisbon harbour, the Monastery of the Hieronymites – construction of which began in 1502 – exemplifies Portuguese art at its best. The nearby Tower of Belém, built to ...

Once you've explored Portugal's largest city, here are some day trips from Lisbon to tick off your bucket list.

Planning a trip to Portugal's capital city? The best things to do in Lisbon include exploring the waterfront neighborhood of Belém and taking a daytrip to nearby Sintra.

The chapters of this book consist of a series of lectures given by seven different authorities in King's College, London, designed to cover the great movements in discovery during its most ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Travel news every morning. All I can remember from that school year — I think I was 10 and living in Ontario — are the maps ...