All that changed when he came across the remnants of a historic train in the National Railway Museum. Built in 1890 as the Royal Train for King Dom Luis I, it hosted heads of state like Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI. After Portugal became a republic in the early 20th century, it was renamed the Presidential Train and hosted global dignitaries until its last ride, for the funeral of dictator António de Oliveira Salazar in 1970. My tablemates, a pair of savvy food lovers from Lisbon, raved about how it’s the best of Portugal: food, scenery, history. The Presidential TrainTwo hours later, guests climb back onto the time-warp train and head back to the city as the sun sinks and the sky comes alive.

Source: Forbes September 28, 2017 14:15 UTC