Category: Portugal
5 Suggestions for the Autumn Weekends
Summer days are gone, days on the beach are over, refreshing drinks on a esplanade are for the next year. Autumn has arrived and with it the will to live new experiences and meet new places. Stay on that side…
Itinerary: Places to Visit in Portimão and Ferragudo
Every year, we head to the Algarve to enjoy a week of summer holidays. We have already visited several towns and cities but in recent years we have chosen Portimão to relax on the beach. However, Portimão does not only…
The Best River Beaches in the South of Portugal
River beaches are a good alternative to the coast Portuguese beaches, usually with more people. We already brought you the best river beaches in the North and Centre of Portugal. Don’t worry, the South of the country is not forgotten!…
The 5 most beautiful waterfalls in Gerês
The Peneda-Gerês Natural Park has so much to offer. The beauty and natural richness of its four mountains, the villages with medieval look and the animals are some of the points of interest. In this post, we tell you about…
Discovering the Fortress of Valença
If back in the days the Fortress of Valença was used to defend the borders and avoid invasions, today it is a meeting point for people from all over the world that visit it for the commerce, the gastronomy, the…
10 Parks for Animal Lovers in Portugal
From North to South of the country, there are many options for those who love and want to know more about animals and the world in which they live. In this post, we have selected 10 parks that are worth…
Where to eat the best pastéis de nata in Oporto
If you’re visiting Portugal, you can’t leave without trying the famous pastéis de nata, one of the gastronomy treasures of the country! When we think about perfect pairs, a pastel de nata with a coffee comes to our mind! Curious?…
Braga: 1-day itinerary
There is a Portuguese saying, “Braga prays, Porto works, Coimbra studies and Lisbon has fun.”. In this post, we’re going to talk about our trip to Braga, the city known as the Portuguese Rome. The churches and the chapels are…
From Régua to Lamego: 1-day itinerary
The region of Alto Douro Vinhateiro is classified as UNESCO World Heritage and we can see why! The particularities and the amazing landscapes of this region make it a place you can’t miss in Portugal. On this post, we suggest…
6 Hotels for Different Experiences in Portugal
Sometimes we have the mania to be poets and we acclaim that it is not the destination that counts but the journey. Now what counts is the hotel you choose to sleep in – a tree house, a barrel of…