Le Blog de Meilin
Monthly archive avril 2014
Palacio Fronteira, Lisboa

Palacio Fronteira, Lisboa

A patch of peace just at Lisboa’s edge, it’s a little out of the way, but the mini trip is very worth it.. Time has stopped in this XVIIe century Palace, still the home of the marquis De Fronteira. The italian gardens are absolutely wonderful as are the azulejos and seashell pavilions. The back of...
Lisboa

Lisboa

Second time in 10 years, and made sure we left lots of things unseen, in order to come back soon, loved the place.. The views… The azulejos covered frontages… the cable car… ..celebrating the 40 years of the soft « Carnation Revolution », were Salazar’s « Estado Novo »‘s dictatorship state was put down peacefully by the army and...
LX Factory

LX Factory

Like a good girl, I went through the Elle deco list of to-go places, starting with the uber buzzy LX factory, which ended up being partly closed on sunday, but happily had a flee market running all along the main street, to the happiness of my junk addict daughter, who follows (some) of her mothers’...
Baixa House, Lisboa

Baixa House, Lisboa

This serviced apartment/hotel in the centre of Lisbon ticks pretty much all the cases: discreet and friendly service, bright spaces, very nice renovation, cool vintage furniture, lovely interior design (true to all the reports seen in various deco sourcing), delicious home made breakfast delivered to your door, and very reasonable pricing…  but be warned if you are...
Casa da Musica, Porto

Casa da Musica, Porto

Major concert hall designed by Rem Koolhaas, it also houses a restaurant and a cool terrace   
Porto

Porto

A few blinks… The train station The cathedral’s cloister Shopping for chocolate.. ..and handmade wool & cotton rugs…  
Casa do Conto, Porto

Casa do Conto, Porto

Conchita Wurst would approve about this project, rising from it’s ashes is what it’s all about, and it’s as daring and unconventional as the new winner of Eurovision! See link here for it’s history We did too, thoroughly enjoyed the architecture, spaces, breakfast and inspiration..   
Alcobaça and Batalha Monasteries, Portugal

Alcobaça and Batalha Monasteries, Portugal

If, like me, you hadn’t heard of Portuguese gothic, you shall be up for a surprise… an actually grand surprise! Both monasteries are on the UNESCO world heritage list. Alcobaça Monastery is the first entirely gothic building in Portugal, built from 1178, it was later renovated in baroque style, thus the classical style of the...
Cooking and nature emotional hotel, Alvaros, Portugal

Cooking and nature emotional hotel, Alvaros, Portugal

Although the name is not very glamorous, the place is absolutely perfect, and in the end, the title does describes it,  partially. What it doesn’t say, is how well designed is the place, how large and cosy are the common spaces, and how glam the rooms actually are with floor to ceiling walls opening on...