“If we do not change our lives, we may not have any lives left to change”. By António Guterres at the opening of the 2019 Climate Summit in Madrid. We know climate change is not a myth when we see more and more disasters and harsh temperatures. We believe something...
Reading time: 5 minutes Balls were made from rags, racing horses, from sticks, and from tins, cars with wheels made of bottle caps. Imagination was the main technology to make it happen! And now? In the days gone by our grandparents, creativity and the reuse of everyday materials were not yet...
These are odd times, different from everything we were instilled. They said that conviviality was necessary, that walking outside was good for the soul and body, and the affection, so fitting for the approaching day, would be exchanged to show all our love. In one year, all this has...
From the 25th to the 30th of May, the artist ADD FUEL will create a large mural on the side wall of the Mar d’Estórias building in Rua Lançarote de Freitas in Lagos. This initiative is the result of a partnership between LAC – Laboratório de Actividades Criativas, Cultural Association,...
Forty-six years of freedom were painted red by the April carnations. On this day, forty-six years ago, you discovered that you were not free, and for the first time, you tasted the freedom of expression, of choice and of simply being free. You have seen the notion of the...
This will be an article dedicated to the delicate objects of mothers and grandmothers. They are seen only once or twice a year, and for the rest of the year, they are inside a fortified and glazed cabinet, from where we can merely glimpse at their whiteness. They have...
Some live anxiously for this season, some surrender because they have children at home and some give a dance to the masks and answer – every day it’s Carnival. There is the most Portuguese carnival in Portugal, there is the five-day carnival, not the three-day one and the most...
In films, books and music, we are bombarded with the theme of love and everything it involves. Love is the Achilles’ heel of any human being. It is that topic that softens the hardest shell, tough to let go, but that we wear as a uniform at work or...
A liquid that is not indifferent to any culture, any nationality. It is king in the best diet in the world, the Mediterranean. In the documented history of humanity, it accompanied all the events that made the world change. The tree that gives it life is full of glories,...
In the Algarve, from a whitewashed street, a braid with no end is extended, it has a gold colour, but is shy and less vain than the gold-tone. It is a palm tree braid, made by restless and full of conviction hands that gather the leaves of the broom-palm....
The barber’s job counts on a big history already, and the centuries that are part of it are testimonies of this! But, for the record, nowadays, the beard of this profession is trimmed and takes wax so as not to go unkempt. A lot of us are familiar with this...
All good ideas have at least one mentor, but this particular case had two. One was a chemist and the other an importer, they joined their skills and settled in Porto to create the first soap and perfume factory in Portugal in 1887. Ferdinand Claus and Georges Schweder, of German...
Portugal is a small country, in fact, a very tiny country, but it has the peculiarity of being able to multiply by many. Yes, we are many across borders and we take the soul of being Portuguese to any corner of the world. (more…)
Viarco’s name may pass by some people less attentive. It´s a fact that the factory exists since 1907, at that time under the name Portugália, in Vila Do Conde. In 1936 the new factory owner, Manoel Vieira Araújo changed the name to Viarco, a junction of the name of...
Today, Mar d’Estórias will discover what makes a house typical of the Algarve. We will try to understand what differentiates the homes of the Algarve from others. The diversity that is reflected in the architecture, materials, techniques and forms of houses that incorporate, over time, external influences and experiences...
Within the framework of 365 Algarve, Mar d’Estórias was invited to host the event “Por Sons Nunca Dantes Navegados” (by sounds never before sailed), which will take place on the 22nd of March at 7:00 p.m. This show is a symbiosis between music and gastronomy, to explore the senses....
The invitation was made some time ago, but we had not yet had the opportunity to go to Caldas da Rainha. However, everything happens for a reason and arrives at the right time. The team at the Mar d’Estórias shop took advantage of the remaining holidays to finally visit...
These days, routines are broken while keeping up carnival traditions! Throughout Portugal, masked revellers have fun at the carnival which is different throughout the country, while all in the same spirit of entertainment and joy. (more…)
As soon as February starts everything around us is about Valentine’s Day! We, at Mar d’Estórias, think that talking about Valentine’s Day confines love stories to one day. If we think about it, love stories are lived every moment, every hour, everywhere. So, we searched for two experiences of...
The breaking of the waves allows us to guess the force of the tide, at dawn. Francisco Cruz admires the ocean foam from the top of a steep cliff while wearing his diving suit to challenge another tide in search of the true fruit of the sea – barnacles....
Today Mar d’Estórias invites you to unveil some secrets of the traditional art of the Medronho distillery! But before this ancient wisdom, shared in the secrecy of Algarvian people, we begin by picking the fruit that makes the drink sweet and tasty. (more…)
A few metres from Mar d’Estórias, on the main avenue in Lagos, the wisdom of the sea and the history of our town is transmitted by living sources – in the experiences of 40 local fishermen. Lagos, a land of discoveries, men of the sea, golden coves and crystalline...
Today, Mar d’Estórias talks about the culture and the performing arts of the Experimental Theater of Lagos (TEL), which, when trying to dynamize the artistic offer, invited us to participate in an event as a cultural and gastronomic space. We will host the event “Por Sons Nunca Dantes Navegados“,...
After the winter showers, when you can scent the wetland, Celia goes through the forest with a wicker basket in her arm and the intention of bringing a mushroom snack to her family! (more…)
The family is on the way, the pots and pans are on the stove and all the season’s decorations are set up – it’s Christmas! As well as the gastronomic seasonal traditions, also some of the ancient playing rituals and games are kept alive and fill this gathering with...
The connection the Algarve community has with the sea is undeniable. From the Portuguese Discoveries, from the search for fish for family survival to the enjoyment of water sports, we always consider the sea an essential part of our lives. (more…)
It is often said that “the lota (fish auction market) is ringing” when the siren sounds to start the sale of fish. It is 7:00 am when the auction begins, but from 6:30 a.m. the doors of the Doca Pesca (Fishing Dock) are open to receive the fish caught...
The lights and Christmas decorations, which can be seen all over the place, remind us daily that we are getting close to the day we will gather our family around the table to celebrate Christmas. (more…)
The fresh fish and tomato flavours present in the Algarve’s gastronomy during the summer also accompany typical dishes on winter days. These are combined with seasonal ingredients to become delicious comfort meals – “stewpan foods,” as they are called, which warm our soul and our palate during the shortest...
Today we are talking about a traditional game which is already considered a sport – pétanque. This sport federated in Portugal, in 1992, was brought from France by emigrants in the early 1980’s and became an ingenious way to socialize and practice outdoor exercise. (more…)