Casa Valhal - Portugal

September 17, 2021

By Helen
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

2 DAY TRIP: PARQUE NATURAL DO DOURO INTERNACIONAL

Portugal only has one official National Park (Peneda-Gerês) but it has several Natural Parks which are equally as impressive...

September 14, 2021

PASSADIÇO DAS QUELLHAS (SERRA DA LOUSÃ)

The weather was pretty hot during Teanna’s 8 week summer visit so we didn’t embark on much hiking. To...

September 13, 2021

A DAY TRIP TO CASA DE MATEUS

We took a beautiful day trip to The Palácio de Mateus (Matthew’s Palace) also known as Casa de Mateus...

September 10, 2021

A DAY TRIP TO JARDINS DA QUINTA DAS LÁGRIMAS, COIMBRA

We recently visited the wonderful Quinta das Lágrimas Gardens (House of Tears). The gardens are located on the left...

September 9, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 5 BUDDHA EDEN, ÓBIDOS & PENICHE)

Day 5 and our final day of our epic road trip takes us to Buddha Eden, Óbidos and Peniche. ...

September 8, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 4 CASCAIS & ERICEIRA)

Day 4 of our road trip takes us to the fabulous Cascais and Ericeira with a pit stop at...

September 7, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 3 LISBON)

Day 3 of our epic road trip continues in Lisbon with the spectacular Belém district located on the banks...

September 3, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 2 LISBON)

I was delighted to eventually be able to visit the capital city of Portugal. After some research I decided...

September 1, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 1 SINTRA)

I am beyond excited to share our 5 day road trip with you all. Our long awaited trip to...

August 30, 2021

HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY TEANNA

Happy 19th Birthday to my gorgeous daughter Teanna. Here you are on your birthdays 0-19 blowing out the candles...

August 27, 2021

KAYAKING IN CENTRAL PORTUGAL WITH ROCK AND RIVER

Kayaking in Portugal has been on my bucket list for some time now. We kayaked last year in the...

August 26, 2021

AN AFTERNOON TRIP TO PRAIA FLUVIAL DA BARAGEM DE SANTA LUZIA

We briefly visited this river beach when we viewed the nearby Cascata da Fraga de Água d’Alta (waterfall) and...

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