This place was sculpted by ice,” said my hiking guide Rodrigo Marques, as he gestured towards granite ridges that receded into the distance like a dark, choppy Atlantic ocean. “These deep U-shaped ...

A wildfire burning in northern Portugal put on more than a show of flames and smoke Tuesday as what was described as a “smokenado” filled the skies and traveled over the grassy hillside. The scene ...

James Baggott heads off in search of the perfect biking road on a 10-day tour across Spain, Portugal and France ...

Late in 1904, grief-stricken Tomàs travels from Lisbon to the High Mountains of Portugal, only to remark upon his arrival: "There are no mountains in the High Mountains of Portugal." In a novel by ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I once taught a 16-year-old whose life was changed by reading Life of Pi. This is not the place to share a young man's personal story ...

Yann Martel’s The High Mountains of Portugal brings together three tales that follow journeys spurred by loss, spanning distinct time periods and themes of love and faith. It is infused with ...

Pack your bags: Fifteen years after “The Life of Pi,” Yann Martel is taking us on another long journey. Fans of his Man Booker Prize-winning novel will recognize familiar themes from that seafaring ...