All About Portugal
One day in Sintra
February 29, 2012 | Clara Campos | 4 CommentsIf your visit to Portugal only leaves room for just one day in Sintra, I advice a visit to Pena Palace, Moorish Castle and National Palace.
Sintra is worldwide acknowledged as one of the most romantic getaway. Its beauty charms … Read More
Aletria recipe (sweet Angel hair pasta)
February 14, 2012 | Clara Campos | 2 CommentsPrepared with angel hair pasta, Aletria (Sweet Angel Hair Pasta) is a traditional dessert and a must have at all Portuguese houses for the Holidays, specially on North Portugal.
The word “Aletria” comes from the Arab “al-irtiâ” or “itriya”, which … Read More
Sintra’s Travesseiros
August 30, 2011 | Clara Campos | 5 CommentsTravesseiros de Sintra are famed worldwide. A visit to this romantic Portuguese village isn’t complete without tasting a few of these cakes
Going to Sintra and don’t stop at Piriquita for a travesseiro is like going to Rome and not … Read More
Queijadas de Sintra, simply irresistible!
August 27, 2011 | Clara Campos | 2 CommentsQueijadas de Sintra are a cheese and eggs treat from charming Sintra. Believe me when I say that they are small in size but large in taste.
Queijadas de Sintra are small in size, but these little round delicacies are … Read More
Pasteis de Tentugal
August 22, 2011 | Clara CamposPasteis de Tentugal are a sweet delicacy made of thin and crusty dough, stuffed with egg custard, born in Tentúgal at a Carmelite convent.
Pasteis de Tentugal, as many other delicacies in Portugal, where born at a convent, namely at … Read More
Pastel de Belem, a treat of the Portuguese pastry
June 26, 2011 | Clara CamposPastel de Belem is an unforgetable treat, that can only be found at Antiga Confeitaria de Belem, a pastry shop by Hieronymites monastery.
The aroma when the waiter serves you a pastel de Belem is the first thing to take … Read More
