A Complete Guide to Living in Porto
History of Porto Porto, previously known as Cale, was a little Celtic Hamlet located on the mouth of the Douro river. When the Romans added a port, “Portus Cale”, it not only gave its name to the Porto of today but the nation of Portugal. Porto spearheaded the 12th-century Christian reconquest, which brought Portugal independence. […]
A Complete Guide to Living in Lisbon
History of Lisbon Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in Europe and has witnessed imperial riches, fires, plague, one of the most destructive and deadliest earthquakes in recorded human history, revolutions, coups, Europe’s longest dictatorships and one of the most severe financial crisis’ since the Great Depression. But the city soldiers on, strangely emerging […]
