Lisboa Landing
Lisbon is located at a fortunate latitude within Europe ensuring sunny weather for much of the year....
Oh, Porto! What a place. The sun and port wine.
Porto, which might have some etymological connection with Portugal but has most definitely given the...
Coimbra and thereabouts...
Coimbra has one of the oldest of Europe's universities and is portrayed in Porto's adage, extolling...
Green and foggy Minho
This is the region where the country was born. Guimaraes is the birthplace of Portugal's first king,...
Madeira; Paradise or tourist trap? – Funchal area.
To my surprise I have found a number of Internet friends ignorant about Madeira’s very existence s...
A great small schist village: Janeiro de Cima
JC is situated on the bottom of a valley, near Zêzere River. Around, you only find other villages a...
Not just a beach holiday place!
I saw the capital city in the dark. It was already fully decorated for Christmas, but the lights wer...
Madeira; Paradise or Tourist Trap? part 2...
I shall return to Funchal in the restaurant section but, generally, this will cover the rest of the...
3 ‘E’s of 2 ’A’s
I felt considerable sadness as I moved to the second phase of my holiday, leaving the lovely hilltop...
Castles and Views – the north of Alentejo
The north of Alentejo is mostly covered by the Natural Park of the Serra de São Mamede. The height...
