Christmas customs in Portugal
How to stay healthy in winter
The world’s most generous Christmas shoppers

Since time immemorial, the winter season has been a time to bring people together and to make them express their warm feelings through gift-making. Before Christmas, the ancient pagans celebrated the Saturnalia and the Kalendae, at which time they offered sacrifices to the gods and even exchanged gifts (generally, the rich gave food and tokens to the poor). Today, gifts are a primordial part of Christmastime in the Western world.
Winter resorts in Portugal are not an unlikely option!

All year round, we have been talking about the wonderful white washed beaches and the warm summer resorts in the Algarve. But while we wistfully wait for summer (or at least spring) to return to the Old Continent, you will be happy to find out that winter resorts in Portugal are not an unlikely option!
































