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Swimming on holiday?
Swimming? I don't know any Dutch or Belgian who went to live in Portugal without first spending a holiday there. That was different in the 1950s, when there was a big wave of emigration to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. No, nowadays we visit a country first to get our bearings, which is a sensible thing to do. The internet helps with that, but... Read this blog
Guimerães, where Portugal was born.
We travel to Guimerães for a day. Yes indeed, even for us Portugal still has kilometres of unknown roads, at least as many places we have not yet visited, dishes and wines yet to be tried. The country is three times the size of the Netherlands, but a day remains just twenty-four hours. A sixty-minute trip in the Netherlands, takes just triple in P... Read this blog
What is someone looking for in Peneda-Gerês anyway?
Peneda-Gerês National Park. During the month of August, Portuguese and Spaniards, along with many other nationalities, enjoy their holidays. All visiting guests of our bed and breakfast visit Portugal's oldest and largest national park Gerês: or in full Peneda-Gerês National Park. Of course, it is easy to google to find all the information about t... Read this blog
Art walk on Solar de Bouças.
Solar. No, not of solar panels, but of a completely different order. "Solar" roughly means "old country house", but also "sunny house". You can find Solars all over Portugal and many are visitable. Several have been transformed over the years into wine estates, party centres, conference centres, galleries, museums, shops, hotels or restaurants. Of... Read this blog
Discover the Iron Age in Citânia de Briteiros
Discover the Iron Age in Citânia de BriteirosYes indeed, the rain comes down heavily now and then. So when we have a nice, dry day, we take our chances. Out and about! Into the car and in search of a destination that has been on our - actually, my - list for some time: the Citânia de Briteiros National Monument. This destination is marked along the... Read this blog
