Portugal Archives - Trips Notes

Portugal: Aveiro, Porto, Braga, and Peneda

Day 5 The day started off badly: a tire blew out not far from Coimbra. But Hertz was very efficient: they got us to Coimbra...

Portugal: Peneda-Geres, Guimaraes, Douro and Arouca

Day 9 The whole day was devoted to exploring Peneda-Gerês National Park. We admired the waterfalls, climbed over rocks to viewpoints atop the mountains, marveled...

Portugal: Viseu, Belmonte, Monsanto, Lisbon and Belen

Day 13 Even more packed than the others, with an extensive program. We were lucky with parking spots all day, which was a significant time-saving...

Portugal: Sintra, Mafra, Buddha Eden, and Coimbra

Portugal won me over with the understated charm of its traditional architecture, interrupted by bursts of wild imagination in the Manueline style and fairy-tale castles,...

The Magic of Madeira: From Levadas to Laurel Forests

Madeira was love at first sight for me. I have traveled a lot and seen many places, but this island amazed me and continued to...