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Voted best European holiday destination by USA Today's readers! Portugal has just been chosen as best european destination for USA Today's readers. "Portugal has apparently stolen the hearts of our readers as it secured the lion's share of votes. Portugal is less iconic than other well-known countries, but it offers a wealth of opportunities to travelers: charming […]

A great year to ride in the Alentejo! In 2015, a visit to the European Wine Capital provides an extra excuse to visit this great wine region. The beautiful region of Reguengos de Monsaraz has been nominated European Wine Capital of 2015 in a selected list of regions whose activities better emphasize the richness and diversity of wine […]

Amazing aerial view from the Talasnal Schist Village. Talasnal has been the most recognizable of Lousã's Schist Villages, and provides great visibility and charisma to the 27 villages hidden bwetween the Lousã and Açor mountain ranges. Given its size and layout , but also because of its many details, this is a very seductive and […]

Need some lovely reasons to vote on Lisbon? Here are great reasons to vote Lisbon as an amazing european destination - but we assure you there are many others Lisbon is once again nominated for best European destinations for 2015. This event, organized by www.europeanbestdestinations.com for the 6th time in a row, places both Portuguese cities as […]

Wine Spectator placed 3 portuguese wines in their Top 5 best wines of 2014 list. Each year since 1988, Wine Spectator releases its Top 100 list, where they select the most exciting wines reviewed that year, Port Dow's Vintage 2011 was considered the best amongst all the wines: "the 2011 vintage, Douro vintners hit the jackpot. An […]

Presence guaranteed in the biggest tourism fair in Portugal with special offers for agents and tourists! Contact and visit us at BTL! Live Love Ride will be at BTL ( Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa), Portugal's biggest tourism fair, in order to present it's 2015 cycling experiences to like-minded national and international travel agencies, travel […]

Eli Gottlieb reports on his trip through the Alentejo for 5 days. An amazing portrait of one of the world's finest wine regions! In the NY Times article, Eli Gottlieb reffers to the Alentejo as one of the top wine destinations in the world. "The next five days we’d travel among medieval whitewashed villages, rolling […]

Ride the Serra da Estrela and the Aldeias do Xisto Skyroad Granfondo with Live Love Ride Portugal. Participate in the best road cycling events in the country! Ride in some of Portugal's most amazing cycling events, the Skyroad Granfondos, and join thousands of other roadies. Choose between different distances and challenge yourself: Skyroad Granfondo Serra […]

The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal. The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King John V (1707-1750), in consequence of a vow made by the king in 1711, who promised to build a convent if his wife, […]

Portugal has, in its cultural heritage, a very genuine musical expression, unique in the world, the "Cante Alentejano" (Alentejo Song), now recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Sung in choir and without any use of musical instruments, by groups of men and women, the "Cante Alentejano" is a popular manifestation which is a feature […]