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Portuguese Castels - Porto de Mós Castle

20 Sep 2020 1 minute read 2 comments portugal

The Porto de Mós Castle was conquered in 1148 by D.Afonso Henriques to the Muslims and can be visited on a hill chosen for its construction. From this place you can see a beautiful landscape over the Serra dos Candeeiros and the Lena Valley. Porto de...

Trip to Forte de São Francisco Xavier - Castelo do Queijo | Portugal

19 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments aleister

Coming from Matosinhos beach, leaving Anemona and the transparent building behind, we will now enter the area where the São Francisco Xavier Fort, also known as Castelo do Queijo "Cheese Castel" is located, the last name being attributed to the fact...

Portuguese Architecture - Santuário do Bom Jesus

19 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments portugal

Situated on the steep hill of Espinho, parish of Tenões, municipality and district of Braga, is the Santuário do Bom Jesus, better known as the Santuário do Bom Jesus. RoSantuário do Bom Jesus   The Sanctuary is composed of a stairway, which repres...

Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine's Monastery - Egypt, Dahab

18 Sep 2020 1 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

Egypt - Sinai and Mount Moses Generally, we had 2 weeks to lie on the beach, but we decided to go on a trip. It fell on Mount Sinai - also known as Mount Moses (the Ark of the Covenant is said to have been built there). A very mystical place....

Trip to Matosinhos - S.Salvador City Square | Portugal

18 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments aleister

Today we are going a little further south on the coast, to Matosinhos, a municipality that offers some of the most beautiful beaches in the North, as i had the pleasure of being able to share in some previous posts, some small and modest beaches, ot...

Trip to Portugal - Rivers of Portugal #2

17 Sep 2020 1 minute read 2 comments portugal

Here I am enjoying the biggest bridge in Portugal (Vasco da Gama Bridge) and also the biggest river in Portugal, the Tagus River. This River and Bridge are located in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, a very touristy and international business city. The...

Trip to Leça do Balio Monastery | Portugal

17 Sep 2020 3 minute read 1 comment aleister

Choosing to stroll and visit outdoor spaces has always been a wise option, especially at this time of the championship when covid 19 is at the mouths of the world and we are bombarded daily with a wave of disinformation and panic by the media, but a...

Trip to Agudela - Lavra | Portugal

17 Sep 2020 2 minute read 2 comments aleister

It was after lunch that i decided to get some air by the sea, in a place i have known since i was a child and lived without worries.Perhaps for this reason i chose this place, for the memories it brings me, for the memories that remained and for the...

Trip to Portugal - Mountains of Portugal

16 Sep 2020 1 minute read 3 comments portugal

In this article I will talk about some mountains that I visited in my country Portugal. In this small country the most mountainous area is in the north and inland of Portugal. It is not far from the big cities like Lisbon and Porto. By car it takes b...

Portuguese Architecture - Roman Temple of Évora

15 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments portugal

The Queluz Royal Palace, in Sintra, is one of the national monuments that best helps us to understand the intimate experience of the Portuguese court in the eighteenth century, letting us know how the royal power was affirmed at that time. Both insid...