Tag: Portugal

Outside the country, 2 euro commemorative coins from Portugal are rare to find in wallets. What’s the best way to collect these issues? And what should collectors keep in mind? Our author numiscontrol has the answers.

Atelier Brückner completely redesigned Lisbon’s Archaeological Museum. In the new presentation visitors can immerge into 2,500 years of history of this city from the first Punic settlement until the devastating earthquake of 1755. A truly immersive experience!

António Miguel Trigueiros has published a book on how the Patron Saint of Portugal was commemorated on coins, medals and decorations in Portugal and Brazil. The story starts with a revolutionary coin engraved in Paris.

Paulo Alexandrino has been appointed new Director of the Casa da Moeda. He has been working with Portugal’s mint since 1999 and was Deputy Director until his appointment in March 2020.

In her latest travel diary, Ursula Kampmann discovers Portugal, the nation of explorers and seafarers. In episode 12, we travel to Guimaraes, where the origins of Portugal lie – or at least where Salazar exploited the myth of Portugal’s origins for his cause.

In her latest travel diary, Ursula Kampmann discovers Portugal, the nation of explorers and seafarers. Episode 11 takes us to one of the largest Roman settlements excavated in Portugal as yet, Conimbriga. And then we are off to the Portuguese Venice with gondolas, meringue and busloads of tourists.

In her latest travel diary, Ursula Kampmann discovers Portugal, the nation of explorers and seafarers. Episode 10 shows us the inherently contradictory nature of the country at the westernmost tip of Europe.

In her latest travel diary, Ursula Kampmann discovers Portugal, the nation of explorers and seafarers. In episode nine the legendary Monastery of Batalha and the mysterious Templar stronghold Tomar start off a series of highlights. And of course we also take a short detour to Fatima.

In her latest travel diary, Ursula Kampmann discovers Portugal, the nation of explorers and seafarers. Episode eight has a truly royal touch as we visit the palaces in Sintra and Mafra. Sintra is, after all, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Mafra one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal.

In her latest travel diary, Ursula Kampmann discovers Portugal, the nation of explorers and seafarers. In episode seven, we visit Beja, called Pax Julia under the Romans and home to a museum which has the reputation of holding the most significant Visigothic art in Portugal. But then, people call a great many things significant …