--- title: Blog - TourTailors | portugueseculture description: portugueseculture | --- [![Self-guided by Local Experts](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/tourtailors.svg)](https://www.tourtailors.com/) [![Self-guided by Local Experts](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/TourTailors_Logo_Cores.png)](https://www.tourtailors.com/) - [WHAT YOU WILL GET](https://tourtailors.com/what-you-will-get/) - [HOW IT WORKS](https://tourtailors.com/how-it-works/) - [TOUR IDEAS](https://tourtailors.com/tours/) - [TRAVEL GUIDE](https://tourtailors.com/travel-guide/) - [ABOUT US](https://tourtailors.com/our-purpose/) - [BLOG](https://blog.tourtailors.com) - [WHAT YOU WILL GET](https://tourtailors.com/what-you-will-get/) - [HOW IT WORKS](https://tourtailors.com/how-it-works/) - [TOUR IDEAS](https://tourtailors.com/tours/) - [TRAVEL GUIDE](https://tourtailors.com/travel-guide/) - [ABOUT US](https://tourtailors.com/our-purpose/) - [BLOG](https://blog.tourtailors.com) - [CONTACT US](https://tourtailors.com/contact-us/) [CONTACT US](https://tourtailors.com/contact-us) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Blog #### [HOW TO SPEND 5 DAYS IN LISBON](https://blog.tourtailors.com/how-to-spend-5-days-in-lisbon) Portugal [![](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/HOW%20TO%20SPEND%205%20DAYS%20IN%20LISBON/featured%201.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/how-to-spend-5-days-in-lisbon) The capital of [Portugal](https://blog.tourtailors.com/goodreads-on-portugal) is a city that offers a fascinating blend of history, culture and modernity. During your stay, take the chance to visit some of [Lisbon's](https://blog.tourtailors.com/get-to-know-lisbon-and-its-neigbourhoods) beautiful parks and gardens, which provide a welcome oasis... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/how-to-spend-5-days-in-lisbon) #### [SPRING FESTIVALS IN PORTUGAL](https://blog.tourtailors.com/spring-festivals-in-portugal) Portugal [![Festa dos Tabuleiros, Tomar](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Spring%20Festivals%20in%20Portugal%20-%20featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/spring-festivals-in-portugal) Ah, the springtime. [The days are bigger, the sun shines](https://blog.tourtailors.com/out-and-about-suggestions-to-go-outside-in-portugal), the birds sing and the flowers bloom, exuding their intoxicating fragrances. This is one of the best times of the year to travel. As the temperatures rise you can... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/spring-festivals-in-portugal) #### [PORTUGAL'S MATERIAL HERITAGE](https://blog.tourtailors.com/portugals-material-heritage) Portugal [![](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Portugal%20Material%20Heritage/Portugals%20Material%20Heritage%20-%20Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/portugals-material-heritage) A country’s History can easily be found in its [heritage](https://blog.tourtailors.com/fado-the-sound-of-portugal) - whether intangible or tangible. The first includes folk songs and oral traditions, cooking practices, superstitions, or ways of living; while the latter includes... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/portugals-material-heritage) #### [NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS: TRADITIONS IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN](https://blog.tourtailors.com/new-years-eve-celebrations) Portugal [![](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/iStock-1170950759%20Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/new-years-eve-celebrations) December 31st – as the end of the night approaches, many preparations are being made around the world. It is a time to celebrate the beginning of the new year and the 365 days ahead filled with new opportunities. We all... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/new-years-eve-celebrations) #### [CHRISTMAS FOOD TRADITIONS IN PORTUGAL](https://blog.tourtailors.com/christmas-food-traditions-in-portugal) Portugal [![Christmas food](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Featured-Dec-22-2023-11-46-46-4711-AM.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/christmas-food-traditions-in-portugal) Christmas in Portugal is the perfect excuse to do what we like to do best in the country: to sit down at a table with friends and family enjoying excellent food and wines without any time constraints. We would even dare... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/christmas-food-traditions-in-portugal) #### [IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JOSÉ SARAMAGO](https://blog.tourtailors.com/in-the-footsteps-of-josé-saramago) Portugal [![Mafra Convent](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/In%20the%20footsteps%20of%20Jos%C3%A9%20Saramago/Mafra%20Convent.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/in-the-footsteps-of-josé-saramago) It is fair to say that a greatness of a country may be measured by the wealth of its culture and its art. [Portugal](https://www.portugaltrails.com/tours/portugal-top-to-bottom/) is said to have the oldest borders in Europe and has since its beginning always been considered a nation... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/in-the-footsteps-of-josé-saramago) #### [WHAT SARAMAGO WROTE ON PORTUGAL](https://blog.tourtailors.com/what-saramago-wrote-on-portugal-1) Portugal [![Menhirs in Portugal](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/What%20Saramago%20wrote%20on%20Portugal/Menhirs%20in%20Portugal.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/what-saramago-wrote-on-portugal-1) A person becomes a traveler a long time before the start of the journey. The desire to know, the need to move and to dig deeper come from the soul instead of from the feet. Saramago’s journey to Portugal was his own and... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/what-saramago-wrote-on-portugal-1) #### [FADO: THE SOUND OF PORTUGAL](https://blog.tourtailors.com/fado-the-sound-of-portugal) Portugal [![Fado: The sound of Portugal](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/Fado%20The%20sound%20of%20Portugal/iStock-1032729424-featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/fado-the-sound-of-portugal) The perfect way to get to know the Portuguese soul and state of mind is undoubtedly to listen to fado. This typical Portuguese musical style has been recognized as[Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO](https://unescoportugal.mne.gov.pt/pt/temas/proteger-o-nosso-patrimonio-e-promover-a-criatividade/patrimonio-cultural-imaterial-em-portugal/fado) and has... 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