Portugal With Michael Portillo on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 – Portugal is fast becoming the go-to location for travellers to explore and spend their holidays in.
Not just resorts, villas and golf courses, Portugal’s rich and varied locations are attracting millions of us with its year-round sunshine and generous welcome.
Now Michael Portillo takes us in search of its heart and soul revealing the secrets of places we know well, and taking us to discover those we don’t.
Episode One:
Michael Portillo’s journey discovering the real Portugal begins in the country’s cosmopolitan and vibrant second city, Porto. First up is the city centre neighbourhood of Bolhǎo, home to a bustling food market, where Michael discovers why Porto’s locals are known as Tripeiros, meaning tripe eaters.
Then a mile away, in the Fontainhas district, he learns of the vast workforce that powered Porto’s Industrial Revolution and discovers the hidden backstreets where rows of tiny houses known as Ilhas, meaning islands, were built illegally. Here he meets 85-year-old Clara who raised her family in one of the tiny dwellings and wouldn’t live anywhere else.
Portugal With Michael Portillo on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Monday 21 July at 7.30pm (6 Parts)
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Portugal With Michael Portillo on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1
