Since Phoenician times, octopus has been the main catch for the villagers of Salema, located on the sleepy south coast of Portugal. And the fishing process has changed little in several thousand years ...

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center will host a variety of programs to explore and celebrate Portuguese heritage in June. Resident artists Manny Vinagre and Manny Catulo will demonstrate their ...

Nazare, a two-hour drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s Atlantic coast, is famous for its women who wear skirts with seven petticoats (one for each day, for the seven colors of the rainbow, or — make ...

Colorful personalities have long inhabited the Palos Verdes Peninsula. They include the “Hermit Philosopher,” Louis Dart and his flotsam castle, “Beefsteak Johnnie,” who loved big steaks, and E. G.

Nazaré used to be a beach resort that emptied in winter. Now it's the epicentre of big wave surfing due to the skyscraper-sized waves generated by Europe's largest underwater canyon. It was a clear ...

Growing up in Lisbon, I was always pleased to tuck into the little fish pates offered as part of the entrees at my local restaurant. Little did I know, that many years later, this Portuguese staple of ...

Paulo Rocha’s 1966 triumph is set in a Portuguese fishing village, where residents live hand-to-mouth. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...