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Carnival in Podence.
North, Travel in Portugal Posted onFebruary 17, 2022March 8, 2022

Carnival in a different way in Portugal

2 min. readWhen I came to live in Portugal, the first Carnival here was a light shock for me. Accustomed to more, let’s say, pagan Carnival traditions […] Read More

mushroom picking in Portugal
Food, North, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Everything you need to know about mushroom picking in Portugal

5 min. readWhen the autumn comes my friends’ social media accounts scream with mushroom picking photos. Mushroom foraging is sort of a family’s hobby in a lot […] Read More

the-four-abbots-table
North, Travel in Portugal Posted onJuly 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Trekking in the North – The “Table of the Four Abbots” trail

3 min. readThe “Table of the Four Abbots” (“Mesa dos Quatro Abades”) trail is in the north of Portugal, the region of Ponte de Lima. The brochure […] Read More

"Broa" (Portuguese corn bread) made at home by our Sicilian friend
Down to Earth, Food, North, Travel in Portugal Posted onMay 13, 2020May 22, 2020

What is a “broa”?

2 min. readThis post is inspired by our Sicilian friend who works and lives in Munich (Germany). And we are reposting this article because our friend has […] Read More

Baked chestnuts
Centre, Food, North, Street, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 10, 2019May 22, 2020

Signs of the real autumn in Portugal

< 1 min. readYou are wrong if you think about the foliage or colourful leaves of the trees. You can feel that the real autumn has arrived when […] Read More

Vila Nova de Cerveira - the town of arts
North, Travel in Portugal Posted onAugust 23, 2019May 22, 2020

Vila Nova de Cerveira – the town of arts

2 min. readIt can be the perfect weekend escape to the charming town in the North of Portugal. It is situated about 100 km. north from Porto […] Read More

Almond-trees in blossom.
North, Travel in Portugal Posted onMarch 26, 2019May 23, 2020

Almond-trees in blossom

< 1 min. readThe end of February and the beginning of March is the perfect time to visit the region of Trás-os-Montes to see beautiful white and pink […] Read More

A table is ready for a lunch during the summer holidays in the north of Portugal.
Azores, Food, Lisbon, North, Porto, Travel in Portugal Posted onJanuary 6, 2019May 23, 2020

Anthony Bourdain in Portugal

2 min. readWhen the well known American chef, Anthony Bourdain, passed away, someone on “Twitter” wrote that it felt as if a close friend had passed away. […] Read More

The river in Tourém is quiet and wide.
North, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 10, 2018May 24, 2020

Tourém and smuggling routes

< 1 min. readThere are some places that are very difficult to explain. Tourém is one of them. Spain Although we are in Portugal, Tourém is surrounded by […] Read More

Portugal and its regions
Azores, Centre, Madeira, North, South, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 28, 2018September 25, 2020

Portugal, the country and its regions

6 min. readPortugal is not very different from a rectangle tuck in between Spain to the east and north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and […] Read More

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