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Blog about Portugal, where you can find photos and more information about this beautiful country.


Travel Portugal - Lagoa das 7 cidades, Azores

28 Feb 2020 1 minute read 7 comments portugal

Like almost all São Miguel lagoons in the Azores, Lagoa das Sete Cidades is located in one of the volcanic craters that formed this island. It's in the parish with the same name Sete Cidades.     Lagoa das Sete Cidades is a freshwater lake and the...

Travel Portugal - Piódão

27 Feb 2020 1 minute read 4 comments portugal

Serra do Açor, where stunning panoramas, springs and pasture fields abound, the historic village of Piodão resembles a nativity scene due to the harmonious way in which its houses are arranged in an amphitheater and which, at night when lighting is t...

Travel Portugal - Marina do Freixo

26 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments portugal

Whoever comes to Porto for the first time doesn't need to know the names, just put on some comfortable shoes or get on the bike and get in the way, starting at the tip that suits you: Foz or Valbom.   This is undoubtedly the most peaceful part of t...

Travel Portugal - Almourol Castle

25 Feb 2020 1 minute read 6 comments portugal

In the middle of the Tejo river, the enigmatic Almourol Castel is one of the most emblematic monuments of the christian reconquest.     Situated on an islet in the middle of the Tejo river, the Almourol castel is one of the most emblematic monumen...

Travel Portugal - Ponte de Lima

24 Feb 2020 1 minute read 3 comments portugal

Ponte de Lima is a beautiful village, county seat, bathed by the Lima River, located in the green Minho, in the northern region of the country, with a predominantly agricultural feature.   The Ponte de Lima region has been inhabited since the early...

Travel Portugal - Óbidos

22 Feb 2020 1 minute read 6 comments portugal

The medieval village of Óbidos is one of the most picturesque and best preserved in Portugal!       Sufficiently close to the capital of Portugal - Lisbon and situated on a high point, close to the Atlantic coast, Óbidos had a strategic importanc...

Travel Portugal - Montalegre

21 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal

In the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, this region offers stunning landscapes, in which Nature still retains all its charm.   The village of Montalegre is dominated by the castle built in XIII on the remains of an older fortification, whic...

Travel Portugal - Torres Novas

20 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal

Torres Novas is a beautiful Portuguese city in the District of Santarém, county seat, located right in the Center of the Country, is crossed by the pleasant River Almonda.   The whole surrounding region is of great natural beauty, oscillating betwe...

Travel Portugal - Constancy Tropical Butterfly

19 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments portugal

Located in the Environmental Park of Santa Margarida, the Butterfly House opened to the public in 2013.   It is a space created to make the world of butterflies known, contributing to the knowledge of the biology and ecology of these insects, thus...

Travel Portugal - Pena Palace

18 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal

The fantastic Pena Palace is one of the greatest examples of the romantic revival of the century XIX in Portugal.         The views of the Palace, from the top of the Serra de Sintra, are unmissable and you can see why the royal family used the...