Blog about Portugal, where you can find photos and more information about this beautiful country.
28 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Visiting Vila Nova de Foz Côa is to immerse yourself in the largest open air Paleolithic rock art complex. The landscapes that are out of sight, only blocked by the winding of the Douro River, and the religious heritage complete the range of tourist...
27 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
In territorial terms Terras de Bouro is the largest municipality in the territory of Cávado, has an area of 276.2 km², of which 52% (143 km2) are protected area (Peneda Gerês National Park-PNPG), occupied by a population of 8,350 inhabitants (2001) w...
26 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Taxpayers who work with bitcoins have to pay taxes. But if the use of cryptocurrency doesn't involve a professional activity, it is exempt from taxation. Bitcoin, whose popularity has grown around the world, was the currency that most valued in 2016...
25 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Monção is the most populated municipality in Vale do Minho. It is located 132km from Porto (438km from Lisbon) in the border region with Spain. The highest point of the county at the top of S. António de Vale dos Poldros, with 1,114 meters of altitud...
24 Jan 2020 1 minute read 5 comments portugal
The village of Melgaço belongs to the district of Viana do Castelo and has Spain right next door. It has a valuable historical heritage with traces since prehistory and the beauty of the natural landscape is sublime, were not Melgaço integrated in th...
23 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
This village of northern Portugal, in the district of Viana do Castelo, was for a long time an important war point against the Spanish and French attacks. Today, other attributes stand out in Caminha: the sea and river beaches, the green hills, the t...
22 Jan 2020 1 minute read 2 comments portugal
Elvas, also nicknamed “Queen of the Border”, is one of the hidden pearls in the Alentejo streak. Due to its strategic position near the Spanish border, Elvas was marked by war. This military history can be revisited through a tour of the city's rich...
21 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
The Castle of Leiria was ordered to be built by D. Afonso Henriques, as a way of establishing a defensive line against the Arabs, but his wars with Galicia made the Arabs take advantage of the displacement of the armies of the Portucalense County...
20 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Idanha-a-Velha small village in the municipality of Castelo Branco. It occupies a place of enhancement in the context of the archaeological stations of the country. When you arrive at Idanha-a-Velha you can observe the monumentality of the walled fen...
19 Jan 2020 1 minute read 6 comments portugal
The small hermitage from which we look at the beach for the first time divides two territories - the countryside and the beach: on one side agricultural implements and on the other, towels and sunbeds. In Beach Castro São Paio we are shrunken in a s...
