Park Life On a recent trip to Coimbra we discovered two wonderful city parks. Parque Manuel Braga is a...
Mission and History of the Botanical Garden The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, founded in 1772 by...
A snipet of History Buçaco National Forest is an ancient, arboretum in Luso, a protected area located in Serra do...
Hubby decided to take me on a mystery tour which included a trip to Europaradise Zoological Park then onto...
We have a gigantic fig tree in our garden and we have no clue how to look after figs...
This leisure zone area is located in the village of Barril de Alva, next to the bridge and on...
On Sunday afternoon I had a great idea of going on one of the official hiking routes along the...
The river beach season is coming to an end so we decided to explore one more local treasure. The...
I have heard so many wonderful things about the Douro Valley and I was not disappointed, it really is...
Agroal river beach is located on the Rio Nabão, in Formigais, Ourem. We call it ‘Egg Roll’ river beach...
Poço da Broca waterfall and river beach is located on the Alvôco riverside, in the village of Barriosa, in...
Peneda-Gerês National Park is located in the North West of Portugal near to the Spanish boarder and is known...
Loriga river beach is located in the Loriga Glacier Valley, Seia, Serra de Estrela. It is the only river...
Serra De Estrela Natural Park Serra da Estrela is one of the greenest regions in Portugal. It has an...
Foz d’Egua river beach I was very excited to visit Foz d’Égua river beach as it appears high on...
The enchanted forest Mata da Margaraça is a spectacular forest and one of the most notable deciduous forests in...
Avô river beach is located in Ilha do Picoto, Avô, a small idyllic mountain village located close to Oliveira...
Côja river beach is our nearest river beach and less than a 10 min drive from our casa. It...
Portugal has over 200 river beaches and I am keen to explore as many as I can. Some river...
You may have read my post on bugs, bites and going slightly bonkers. Well I am still getting bitten...
Central Portugal has over 200 river beaches and our nearest one is located in Côja. Just a bit further...
6 months in and we are still living the dream. There are some flip sides to living in Portugal...
After our successful visit to Piódão (minus the car drama) we decided to explore some more local attractions. Fraga...
We have been here for 5 months now and considering I am out in the garden most days I...
Almost on a daily basis I am discovering a new creature in our garden so I thought I would...
You may be aware by now that we had the most sweetest brush with nature recently. This is only...
Exposure to nature not only makes me feel better emotionally, it contributes to my physical wellbeing. Portugal’s nature is incredible and you...