This hilltop masterpiece commands the plains around Elvas in the region of Alentejo. Officially called Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça, this star-shaped fortress in Portugal overlooks the Spanish ...

A British tourist has been hospitalised after reportedly being mugged at knifepoint by three individuals described as Moroccans in Lisbon. The male victim is said to have been attacked in the early ...

Just across the street lies Lisbon’s oldest botanical garden, Jardim Botânico da Ajuda, a terraced oasis where peacocks roam among exotic palms and views sweep across the River Tagus. Though all this ...

Solo travelling is having a real moment, and Lisbon is right in the thick of it, thanks to being the sort of city that makes going it alone feel easy. Ranked 2nd globally for solo travellers by TUI ...

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government.

The Portuguese capital is working to preserve and promote traditional retailers through Lojas com História, a municipal ...

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The citizens of Phoenix, Arizona, are well versed in the reality of living with blazing temperatures. But even in ...

On November 24, the Conference on the topic Developing Parliamentary Integrity Standards: Spotlight on EU’s Eastern Partnership and OSCE Regional Perspectives in the RA National Assembly.