Culture and Sustainability in Portugal

By Andrew, Mason, Luke We started off the day with breakfast at the hotel. At 9 a.m., we boarded the bus to go to the center of Porto. Our first stop was the Crystal Palace Gardens. The park had many statues and fountains representing different historical figures and Roman gods. At the center of...

Day 5: Porto By Kyra & Sophia We started our day early, waking up around 6 in the morning to catch our train to Porto, known for its creation and exportation of port wine. After grabbing a simple breakfast, we began our three-hour journey. The time passed quickly as we grabbed snacks and slept....

Day 4: Sintra/Cascais By Ethan, Drew, Matthew In the morning, we took a bus ride to Sintra, a beautiful, small, hilly town of 15-20,000 people about 45 minutes away from Lisbon. First, we visited the Palacio Nacional de Sintra, which was originally constructed with traditional Islamic architecture in the 10th century. The palace was...

Bom dia (good morning)! We’ll be taking you through our entire day three in Portugal! Today is a jammed-packed day, with the very special and highly anticipated national soccer game against Denmark to end our day. We’re currently staying in Costa de Caparica, which is super close to the beach and rocky piers! This...

The Portugal IL group had an amazing time taking in the Gothic architecture and peaceful ambiance of the Church of St. Dominic.  Day Two, Lisbon: Jenavi, Esha, Parker Bom dia! On day two, we started with breakfast at our first hotel. There was a wonderful buffet of meat, bread, fruit, and yogurt. There was...

By Mikelle, Rebecca, Ava Days “Zero” and One were LONG as we traveled overnight and immediately began our activities, getting oriented to Lisbon. Some slept, and some watched movies on the overnight flight. We departed from MFS at 6:30 p.m. for our flight out of Philadelphia International Airport at 10 p.m. We arrived in...