A couple of years back I visited Europe for Christmas new year and set out to do a roadtrip around Portugal. I started from northern Porto, and then drove down all the way to Lisbon. It was a wonderful trip,
Obidos walking tour : Portugal
Obidos is a beautiful old town in central Portugal that I visited during my road trip going from Porto in the north down towards Lisbon in the south. I did an overnight stay in Obidos, beginning of January, so people
Walking tour of Coimbra : Portugal
Coimbra is home to one of the world’s oldest universities, and so doing a road trip around Portugal, I had to stop over and have a look. I spent an overnight and a day exploring the city, which looked and
Coastline southwestern drive: Portugal
One of the highlights of my visits to Portugal was a road trip I did from Porto in the north down towards Lisbon, visiting the mountain area, and then riding along the coastline. Every stop I made on that trip
Serra da Estrela Natural Park : Portugal
After a night stay over in Viseu I headed up to the mountains to visit the tallest mountains in Portugal, part of the Serra da Estrela Natural Park. First stop, Casas do Soito, a nice Jesus statue overlooking some spectacular
Viseu and mountains around Porto : Portugal
After starting in Porto, I headed south-east through the mountains towards Viseu. Made a few stops along the way to take in the views, in some small church, and then a nice mountain-side waterfall, and finally stayed the night in
Leiria castle & Batalha monastery: Portugal
After visiting Portugal’s Coimbra and Obidos, I continued down south to a lovely mountain top medieval castle/fort in Leiria, followed by a very large 14th century Gothic monastery in Batalha. Spent a couple of hours exploring each, with almost no one
Buddha Eden Gardens near Obidos : Portugal
A short drive away from Obidos in Portugal was an unexpected delight that took me completely by surprise. A funky attraction in the most unlikely place. The Buddha Eden Gardens are so out of place, and so strange, yet so
Visions of Coimbra and Obidos : Portugal
On my last trip to Portugal, I did a road trip down from Porto towards Lisbon, going through the mountains and making stops in key cities along the way. There are quite a few remarkable cities to visit on that
Visions of Porto : Portugal
Ever since I first visited Portugal, to Lisbon and Sintra, I’ve been meaning to come back and explore more, and this year managed to make my way back and explore more of the north. First stop, Porto, with a grand
