My last day in Lisbon was spent touring away from the center of the city to some of the lesser known attractions. The first was the Museu De Agua, water canals outdoors “museum”, with water cistern, aqueduct, and a walking
Walking tour of Porto : Portugal
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,
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
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 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
Walking tour of Lisbon
Lisbon is gorgeous. I last visited around February, and although it was mostly cloudy it was for the most part pleasant and without rain. And so every time that I would head up the hills to see the city from above
Castelo dos Mouros : Sintra Portugal
The Portuguese Sintra, is a wonderful getaway from Lisbon with world class attractions. Of all the Sintra attractions I visited, the nicest was the Castelo dos Mouros, or Castle of the Moors, a medieval castle built by the Moors in the 8th
