June 13, 2022
With the weekend weather predicted high 30’s we downed our DIY tools and decided to have a weekend of...
River Beach
May 9, 2022
- Baloiço Bridges Covilhã Forest Hiking trail Historic Portuguese Village Insects/Wildlife Lakes and Lagoons Leisure & recreation Miradouro (Viewpoint) Mountain Region Natural Park Nature Nature Art Portugal River Beach Swings of Portugal Tourist attraction Waterfall
After a full weekend of DIY and gardening we rewarded ourselves with a Bank Holiday Monday hiking trip. A...
October 27, 2021
- Bridges Celebrations Forest Health & Wellbeing Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Museu do Pão Natural Park Nature Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction Waterfall
We live very close to the wonderful Serra da Estrela natural park and it only takes 1 hour to...
October 11, 2021
- Bridges Caves Forest Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Lousã Miradouro (Viewpoint) Mountain Region Nature Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction Waterfall
I love exploring gorges, canyons and waterfalls so I planned a super Saturday visiting the wonderful Lousã. We love...
September 24, 2021
- Clouds Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Lakes and Lagoons Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Natural Park Nature Portugal River Beach Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding Tourist attraction
We are so very lucky to only live so close to Serra da Estrela and we can reach the...
September 20, 2021
- Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Desert Island Health & Wellbeing Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Love Island Miradouro (Viewpoint) Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding Tourist attraction
I am over the moon to share this awesome day trip with you. After extensive research I found our...
September 17, 2021
- Castle Convent Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Douro Valley Hiking trail Leisure & recreation Miradouro (Viewpoint) Monastery Mountain Region Museum Natural Park Nature Palace Parque Natural do Douro Internacional Photo gallery Portugal Religious Tourist Attraction River Beach River Cruise Roman ruins Self guided walking tour Tourist attraction
Portugal only has one official National Park (Peneda-Gerês) but it has several Natural Parks which are equally as impressive...
September 14, 2021
- Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Forest Health & Wellbeing Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Lousã Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction Waterfall
The weather was pretty hot during Teanna’s 8 week summer visit so we didn’t embark on much hiking. To...
August 27, 2021
- Bridges Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Insects/Wildlife Kayaking Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal Religious Tourist Attraction River Beach Tourist attraction
Kayaking in Portugal has been on my bucket list for some time now. We kayaked last year in the...
August 26, 2021
- Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
We briefly visited this river beach when we viewed the nearby Cascata da Fraga de Água d’Alta (waterfall) and...
August 26, 2021
- Bridges Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Leisure & recreation Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach River Cruise Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding Tourist attraction
I decided to research a couple of river beaches within an hours drive from our home to visit and...
August 26, 2021
- Castle Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Leisure Zone Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding Tourist attraction
My absolute favourite pastime in summer is to visit one of the many river beaches in Portugal. I love...
August 25, 2021
- 516 Bridge Arouca Bridges Clouds Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Geopark Hiking trail Leisure & recreation Miradouro (Viewpoint) Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction Waterfall
The 516 bridge in Arouca has been a firm favourite on my bucket list ever since it opened. We...
August 23, 2021
- Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Geopark Hiking trail Lakes and Lagoons Leisure & recreation Miradouro (Viewpoint) Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal Religious Tourist Attraction River Beach Tourist attraction Waterfall
Who doesn’t love a beautiful waterfall? I absolutely adore waterfalls and I don’t know of any person who looks...
August 18, 2021
- Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Health & Wellbeing Lakes and Lagoons Leisure & recreation Leisure Zone Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding Tourist attraction
Stand Up Paddle Boarding (or SUP) is a hugely popular sport in Portugal along with kayaking and surfing. All...
August 17, 2021
- Castle Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Forest Health & Wellbeing Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Lousã Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
I love hiking and we are spoiled for choice with so many different hiking trails in Portugal. Back in...
August 16, 2021
- Castle Daughter's Summer Visit 2021 Health & Wellbeing Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Natural Park Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
I absolutely love exploring natural wonders and nature reserves in Portugal so I was very excited to visit Serras...
June 2, 2021
- Forest Geopark Health & Wellbeing Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Natural Park Nature Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
The Passadiços do Paiva Trailhead is located on the left bank of the Paiva River, in the municipality of Arouca, district of Aveiro. I...
May 4, 2021
- Forest Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Nature Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
On the 1st May we ventured out on our first proper day trip of 2021. I was so excited...
September 15, 2020
- Animals Castle Forest Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Nature Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
On Sunday afternoon I had a great idea of going on one of the official hiking routes along the...
September 15, 2020
The river beach season is coming to an end so we decided to explore one more local treasure. The...
September 11, 2020
- Celebrations Daughter's Summer Visit 2020 Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Natural Park Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach River Cruise Tourist attraction Wine tasting experience
I have heard so many wonderful things about the Douro Valley and I was not disappointed, it really is...
September 11, 2020
- Celebrations Daughter's Summer Visit 2020 Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
Agroal river beach is located on the Rio Nabão, in Formigais, Ourem. We call it ‘Egg Roll’ river beach...
September 10, 2020
- Celebrations Daughter's Summer Visit 2020 Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Natural Park Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
Poço da Broca waterfall and river beach is located on the Alvôco riverside, in the village of Barriosa, in...
September 10, 2020
- Animals Celebrations Daughter's Summer Visit 2020 Forest Hiking trail Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region National Park Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
Peneda-Gerês National Park is located in the North West of Portugal near to the Spanish boarder and is known...
September 10, 2020
- Celebrations Daughter's Summer Visit 2020 Insects/Wildlife Leisure & recreation Mountain Region Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Tourist attraction
Loriga river beach is located in the Loriga Glacier Valley, Seia, Serra de Estrela. It is the only river...
September 7, 2020
- Castle Celebrations City tour Coastal beach Convent Daughter's Summer Visit 2020 Forest Gastronomy Hiking trail Leisure & recreation National Park Nature Photo gallery Portugal River Beach Self guided walking tour Shopping Tourist attraction
My daughter was only 17 when we relocated to Portugal on 31/12/19. She stayed in the U.K and moved...
September 6, 2020
Lilo’s We have been spending a lot of time at local river beaches and had plans to visit some...
August 18, 2020
I was visiting the recycling bins just down the road from our casa when I heard the sound of...
August 9, 2020
Foz d’Egua river beach I was very excited to visit Foz d’Égua river beach as it appears high on...
August 3, 2020
Avô river beach is located in Ilha do Picoto, Avô, a small idyllic mountain village located close to Oliveira...
July 30, 2020
Côja river beach is our nearest river beach and less than a 10 min drive from our casa. It...
July 27, 2020
Portugal has over 200 river beaches and I am keen to explore as many as I can. Some river...
July 12, 2020
Central Portugal has over 200 river beaches and our nearest one is located in Côja. Just a bit further...
March 20, 2020
There are tons of river beaches dotted all over Portugal and our nearest is in Côja. The Fluvial Beach...