Art, architecture and travel in Portugal
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Portugal - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Portugal.
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Branco del Rio's House AA8 brings a pop of colour to its Portuguese neighbourhood
Based in Portugal, Branco del Rio Arquitectos joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
By Tianna Williams Published
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Find serenity at Casa Fortunato, a Portuguese bolthole filled with light
Design-savvy duo Antonio Falcáo Costa Lopes and Filipa Fortunato chose Alcácer do Sal as the perfect setting for the second iteration of their original Casa Fortunato
By Mary Lussiana Published
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Gulbenkian Foundation's new art centre by Kengo Kuma is light and inviting
Lisbon's Gulbenkian Foundation reveals its redesign and new contemporary art museum, Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM), by Kengo Kuma with landscape architects VDLA
By Amah-Rose Mcknight Abrams Published
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Discover Locke de Santa Joana: a restored convent turned Lisbon hotel catering to ‘creative, Bohemian aficionados’
Born from the restoration of an old convent, Locke de Santa Joana has been redesigned by Post Company and Lázaro Rosa Violán into a design-led city break
By Mary Lussiana Published
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City Cortex celebrates cork’s versatility with public installations in Lisbon
City Cortex, an urban project in Lisbon developed by Amorim, celebrates cork as a sustainable material with installations by Gabriel Calatrava, Leong Leong, Yves Behar and more
By Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah Published
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The Rebello is a chic hotel with an industrial past on Porto’s riverside
Transforming industrial buildings on the Douro river, The Rebello is a new hotel ‘with an old soul’
By Rupert Eden Published
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Casa e a Pedra is a Porto home emerging from a rocky context
Casa e a Pedra by architect François Leite is an urban residential reinvention in Porto, Portugal
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Modern, earthy lodges await at Lavandeira Douro Nature & Wellness
Lavandeira Douro Nature & Wellness in Portugal boasts off-track luxury cabins by FCC Architectura
By Rupert Eden Published
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Álvaro Siza Wing expands archive and exhibition space in Porto’s Museu Serralves
Álvaro Siza returns to Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, crafting his namesake new wing that just opened to the public
By Josh Fenton Published
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Casa M is a climate-sensitive home in Portugal’s Algarve
Casa M, an urban home in the Algarve, makes the most of local techniques and the region’s climate in a design by its owners, Portuguese architects A-Lab Architecture
By Stacy Suaya Published
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The Algarve welcomes Austa, an all-day kitchen in touch with its heritage
From breakfast to dinner, Austa embraces honest eating and local community
By Tianna Williams Published
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This coastal Comporta home relaxes into its breezy context
Inspired by wild beaches, a Comporta home by dEMM arquitectura is designed to provide a slice of secluded paradise
By Tianna Williams Published
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Faro Modernism Weekend 2023: this year’s can’t-miss additions
Faro Modernism Weekend 2023 launches, offering access to lesser known gems of the region and celebrating five entirely new entries to its programme
By Stacy Suaya Published
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Blackbird is a luxurious Algarve home all about craft, drama and 'barefoot luxury'
Blackbird by Odos Architects is a luxurious, architectural home in Portugal's Algarve region - and it marks the launch of the studio's developer sister brand, Maroochy
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Gabriel Tan launches Experimental Editions, embracing the beauty of imperfection
Experimental Editions is a new initiative born from Gabriel Tan's Origin Made with the aim of elevating the artisanal process
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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Marqí hotel brings a minimalist 1970s feel to Portugal’s Sintra coast
Danish duo Mikkel Kristensen and architect Mikas Emil’s mansion conversion offers dreamy, cinematic escapism at Marqí, a secluded boutique hotel
By Jessica Kelham-Hohler Published
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The Largo brings craftsmanship and creativity to Porto
The Largo is the latest hospitality offering in Portugal's second city, conceived as an elevated residence with an art programme that connects it to the city’s creative community
By Tom Howells Published
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Portugal’s newest holiday home is far from the madding crowds
Peace and tranquillity reign at the latest Portuguese holiday home by The Addresses
By Hannah Silver Published
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Roll up! It‘s the Faro Modernist Weekend’s inaugural edition
Faro Modernist Weekend, a festival dedicated to mid-century architectural delights in the Portugal’s Algarve, has just launched its first iteration
By Stacy Suaya Last updated
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Deep Impact: Portugal’s newest hotel is buried under the earth’s surface
Architect Manuel Aires Mateus masterminds the fifth property to join the Silent Living collection
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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Pa.te.os hotel in Portugal is a concrete love affair with Alentejo
Pa.te.os hotel by Aires Mateus is set in the Alentejo landscape in Portugal and celebrates the blend of concrete and nature
By Jessica Rose Last updated
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The first of 12 Solo Houses is completed in Spain
By Maya Sorabjee Last updated
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A tour of 'Close, Closer': the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennale
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Future Architecture Thinking designs the flame-red House of the Arts in Miranda do Corvo
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Inside Casa do Passadiço’s dynamic new interior boutique in Lisbon
By Sujata Burman Last updated
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The Memmo group opens a property in Lisbon's cosmopolitan Príncipe Real neighbourhood
By Mary Lussiana Last updated
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Lisbon’s newest hotel is proof that big things come in small packages
By Mary Lussiana Last updated