In 2019, the Indonesian writer, Nuril Basri, came on a short writing tour on England at the invitation of The British Council, having been marked out as one a group of young Indonesian writers to watch. The bookgroup read the recently translated 2017 version of ‘Not a Virgin’ which had...
The park is set out on a steady slope that rises north of the Avenida da Liberdade and the Marquis of Pombal Square in the centre of the city. A large lawn an low hedge maze cuts through the centre of the park running up to the monument and fountain marking the 25 April revolution. ...
The museum is free but there’s a charge for exhibitions and they are often excellent. Just down the hill on Park Row there’s alsoRed Lodge, another historic house that’s open as a museum. It features beautiful Elizabethan oak panelled interiors and views over the city (entry is free)...