The Iberian Peninsula and France have been affected by the huge electricity failure, which also impacted cities and airports.

However, bringing comfortable walking shoes and a good map are good ideas ... is the closest metro station. Around 40 minutes northwest of downtown Lisbon, beautiful and exotic Sintra is the ...

For a change of pace (and to catch your breath), consider using buses, trams, the metro and elevators. One word of caution: Lisbon's Tram 28 and the Santa Justa Elevator double as attractions ...

Outage hits cities across Spain and Portugal, including capitals Madrid and Lisbon, knocking out metro networks, phone lines, ...