This year’s International Day of the Museum on Friday (18th of May), created in 1977 by ICOM (International Museum council) to promote museums in today’s society and the European Night of the Museum on Saturday (19th of May) will have about 600 activities (400 on Friday and 200 on Saturday) in all Portugal. There will be free entry for both events in 88 museums, palaces and protected monuments. Click here for more information To celebrate the European night of the museum, initiative created in 2005 by the French Culture and Communication Minister, museums are preparing special events and activities, such as theaters, dances, concerts, guided tours and many more this Saturday, 19th of May. This year’s motto is “hyperconnected museums:...
It had always been my dream to run my own business, to do something that excites me, to make a difference. While I was searching for the perfect idea with that special sparkle, I had never thought that it would end up being a wine-related business. Not because I’m not passionate about wines, no, I really am a true Wine-Lover and especially Portuguese ones have stolen my heart. However, I did not imagine myself with a traditional wine bar or anything of this kind. . Desde sempre que tinha sido o meu sonho ter o meu próprio negócio, fazer algo que me faz vibrar, fazer a diferença. Enquanto estava a procura da ideia perfeita, com aquele brilho especial, nunca me...
Where there is no wine there is no love. Euripides. Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy. Benjamin Franklin. February is the month of love, and what pairs better with love and its celebration, than wine? Not much, to be honest. However, there are a few things that match perfectly with the amazing pair of love and wine: flowers, chocolate, the perfect surrounding, and, of course, the most special company! When we first started Wine With a View in the summer of 2014, at our flagship location at the Castle of S. Jorge, it had never crossed our minds that it would be just the perfect setting for all kinds of super romantic...
With this week’s completion of our very first #winewithmyview photography contest, we believe it is time to say thank you. Thank you to everybody who participated in the contest, sharing their favorite Wine With a View moments, letting us know that they have special memories connected to our glasses, with their views. Thank you to everyone who voted and took part in some way in the contest. Thank you to Jolanta, who was our first champion and shared such a wonderful photo, of our glass with her beautiful view in Budapest. She took the glass with her to enjoy the Wine With a View experience, far from where it started in Lisbon, but still connected to us! We prepared her...
To celebrate the 870th anniversary of the conquest of Wine With a View’s flagship location, the Saint George’s Castle, the Swiss watch company Tissot launched an exclusively Portuguese special edition. Para celebrar o 870o aniversário da conquista da localização principal da Wine With a View, o castelo de São Jorge, a companhia de relógios suíça Tissot lançou uma edição especial exclusivamente portuguesa. In 1147 Dom Afonso Henriques conquered Lisbon and the iconic castle in the noble area of the medieval city from the Moors, who constructed it in the 11th century. In 1910 the fortification was declared a National Monument. Em 1147 Dom Afonso Henriques conquistou Lisboa e o castelo emblemático na zona nobre da cidade medieval, aos mouros,...
