25th of April
Hello, Emi here. I hope you are all well. After almost two days of rain finally turned into a beautiful afternoon. The 25th of April is a...
Birthplace of Portugal
Guimarães is considered the birthplace of Portugal because Afonso Henriques, who went on to be the first king of Portugal, was born here....
Alfredo Cunha
The Portuguese Centre of Photography can be found in an old prison in Porto, and has a spectacular collection of cameras which date back...
Street Art
#streetart #porto #Portugal
Urban Colours
"Porto is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and the name “Porto” itself influenced the name of the country “Portugal”....
Elements
Everything in nature is made up of five basic elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space. Knowledge of the five elements allows the...
Rainy Days
"It's an Oceanic Beach in the northern hemisphere bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, located on the coast of Portugal - Iberian Peninsula - in...
After Lockdown
"Porto’s Botanical Garden is a space where three dimensions converge: recreation, history and botanics. It is not a very big garden – 4...
News
The park walks Getting ready for the Camino? Porto City Park Local name: Parque da Cidade do Porto City Park in Porto is the largest city...
Communal Washing In Afurada
"Continuing through the village, visitors will stumble upon what could at first be mistaken for a large scale art installation of giant...
Happy Easter!
Magical Gardens in Porto. "Palácio de Cristal’s (Crystal Palace) gardens are the most beautiful gardens in Porto. That’s how I would like...
Cheese Castle Beach
The Castelo do Queijo aka Forte de Sao Francisco Xavier, which dates from 1661, now holds a small military museum dedicated to Portugal's...
256 Shades of Grey
#porto #portugal
Ponte Dom Luís I
Designed by German architect, Téophile Seyrig (1843-1923), a disciple and business partner of French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel...
Train and food
Hello, Emi here. I hope you are all well. I'm in Porto for a week now. The trip would be one and a half hour drive by car from Coimbra....
Still about Coimbra
On the weekends the Botanical Garden closes early. I didn't even realise the time. When I walked towards the gate it was closed. Some...
Landscape
On the banks of the river Mondego, Coimbra is famous for its University, the oldest in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe, which...
Happy Spring Equinox
Hello, Emi here. I hope you are all well. I wish you a beautiful new beginnings with the first spring day! The Jardim Botânico was...
Something I couldn't visit
-The boats are not going out this time. But don't miss it in the Summer Season. The Berlengas Natural Reserve, off the coast of Peniche,...
300 Million Years
Lourinhã Towns and Villages Inhabited since ancient times, it was in the Lourinhã region that the most important evidence of the presence...