Creamy custard egg tarts are a popular pastry in Portugal and Hong Kong, but each region's version of the dish is distinct in ...

(JTA) — At least 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews have become citizens of Portugal or Spain since ... unleashed at the end of the 15th century on the hundreds of thousands of Jews who ...

Coimbra is one of the oldest cities in Portugal, with a deep connection to the country’s history. The city met the first ...

The museum is filled to the brim with tiles of all colors and sizes, some of which date back to the 15th century. Some are simple, with individual tiles decorated with flowers or sailboats ...

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

While in the Old Town of Tallinn, every art and history lover should visit the Niguliste Museum, which displays the best of ...

From amazing adventures to dream destinations, here are 106 of the world's most unmissable travel experiences for the year ...

The rugged coastlines of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape conceal secrets beneath the waves mdash;secrets that challenge longstanding narratives about South Africa rsquo;s past .

Vital Hasson was born into the Jewish community of Salonica, Greece, a cultural capital of the Sephardic world. After World ...

He died in December 1993. Isaac Abarbanel was a prominent 15th-century Jewish sage who worked in Portugal and, after the Spanish Inquisition, in Italy. JTA has documented Jewish history in real ...

Get a guided tour through the Old Latin Quarter of Goa, cook your own meal, or simply cosy up with a book at a 400-year-old ...

In a few words: Its central location makes it perfect for city breaks. The Santiago de Alfama’s 15th-century building in the Alfama district has been lavishly restored by renowned architect Luís ...