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A view through a window in Serralves Museum.
Architecture, Porto, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 12, 2018August 21, 2020

Serralves Museum in Porto

2 min. readIt’s a bit off the main touristic routes, but not exactly off-the-beaten-track, and not the easiest location to get to with public transports. Nevertheless, this […] Read More

Amazing views reveal on the Fisherman's trail.
South, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 11, 2018May 24, 2020

Fisherman’s trail – exploring Southwest of Portugal

2 min. readAll of the Southwest coast is one of my favourite spots of my country. It combines the fantastic gastronomy of the region with the proximity […] 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

"Leitão à Bairrada".
Centre, Down to Earth, Food, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 10, 2018September 28, 2020

Bairrada

2 min. readNo, it is not the name of a place, it is not the name of a restaurant, it is not the name of a region. […] Read More

Our food in Madeira. The first ones are limpets or "lapas" in Portuguese.
Bars, Down to Earth, Food, Madeira Posted onDecember 10, 2018May 24, 2020

The best limpets in Madeira

< 1 min. readWhen we visited Madeira (my first time, Lina’s second :)), we were lucky enough to meet up with a friend of mine who was visiting […] Read More

Portuguese architects in Greece
Architecture, Travel in Portugal Posted onDecember 1, 2018September 7, 2024

Architecture heaven?

4 min. readThe Porto School Siza Vieira and Souto Moura are only two of many Portuguese architects who have been shaping the human landscape for the last […] Read More

Above - "posta", bellow - "leitão".
Food, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 30, 2018September 28, 2020

Three Portuguese dishes I like the most

3 min. readAll vegetarians can skip this post because my favourite Portuguese dishes are all meaty. In general, I think Portuguese cuisine is not so well known […] Read More

Our brunch in Turkey
Tips, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 29, 2018May 24, 2020

When you eat well, you need to sleep well!

3 min. readAs Anthony Bourdain so well put it in one of his first visits to our country: “Portugal is the place where you end up a […] Read More

Toll charges in Portugal.
Tips, Transports, Travel in Portugal Posted onNovember 28, 2018January 19, 2021

Toll charges in Portugal

4 min. readWhether you like to do it on your own, you don’t have much time, or you just like to escape the rundown path taken 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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