Blog about Portugal, where you can find photos and more information about this beautiful country.
9 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
This is my 50 day lockdown! However, I always take advantage at the end of the day to exercise and go for a run through the mountains. At the bottom of the mountains is the city of Valongo. In this area, unfortunately, there is still a little nois...
6 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Alto de Trevim, at 1200 meters above sea level, is a special place. On days with good visibility, it is possible to observe places as far away as Serra da Estrela, the Atlantic Ocean, Serra da Gardunha and Marvão. The ascent from Lousã starts next...
5 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Another day of training! I have been on lockdown since March 16, 2020 and it has been a unique experience, as I am working from home remotely and I have more time to spend at the end of the day to go walk/run in the mountains of Valongo. I'm going to...
2 May 2020 1 minute read 4 comments portugal
Half of Portugal's border is maritime, and the rest more closed than opened. Maritime border where many landed and from where we left so many. Prehistoric settlements of people who came by sea and brought news and the first exchanges of arts and prod...
1 May 2020 1 minute read 4 comments portugal
The city where I live is 11 km from the beautiful city of Porto. Since the lockdown, I’m not going to the city of Porto, to walk the streets, shop, work, etc… I miss it already, seeing the confusion, the people on the sidewalk, the tourists taking pi...
28 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Since the lockdown, my gym has been the mountain next to my house. This mountain is Santa Justa and I increasingly give more importance to live in a place full of nature. I can't imagine how hard it must be to live in a big city and right now I can't...
27 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
The Capela dos Ossos was built in the XVII century on the initiative of three Franciscan friars whose aim was to convey the message of the transience and fragility of human life. This message is clearly passed on to visitors at the entrance, through...
27 Apr 2020 1 minute read 4 comments portugal
Lately with my confinement that has been going on for 35 days I have been going to my photos from my trips. I miss the freedom and happiness I had in traveling. Palácio da Pena is one of the most extravagant in the country. Erected at the top of the...
25 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Lisbon, I miss traveling to this city already. When our confinement is over and the COVID-19 virus pandemic is much more controlled, I will definitely go to Lisbon to feel the movement, the people, the tourists, the "pasteis de nata", the sun......
21 Apr 2020 2 minute read 2 comments portugal
A peninsula bathed by the river Zêzere that would have served as a strategic military point at the beginning of nationality. It was the county seat, parish and now is simply a locality. Dornes has the charm of history and nature competing with each o...
