Casa Valhal - Miradouro (Viewpoint)

April 28, 2022

By Helen
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BANK HOLIDAY EASTER DAY TRIP TO MONSANTO (PART 2)

After a fantastic morning enjoying the idyllic Jardim do Paço Episcopal we headed on to the Portuguese historical village...

April 22, 2022

BANK HOLIDAY EASTER DAY TRIP TO JARDIM DO PAÇO EPISCOPAL (BISHOP’S PALACE GARDEN) PART 1

After a busy Easter weekend of DIY on our casa (3 full days of back breaking home maintenance and...

April 11, 2022

CELEBRATING OUR 7 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN SORTELHA

I planned a romantic getaway (day trip) to Sortelha to celebrate our 7th Wedding Anniversary. Sortelha has been a...

March 6, 2022

CELEBRATING MY 48TH BIRTHDAY: A DAY TRIP TO THE MOUNTAIN CITY OF COVILHÃ

I love it when my birthday falls on a weekend and hubby is off work so we can celebrate...

February 4, 2022

TRILHO DA POMBEIRA HIKING TRAIL (CASTRO DAIRE PR8 CDR)

Another day, another hike, this time the wonderful PR8 CDR 10 km circular Trail of Pombeira. The starting point...

November 16, 2021

ROTA DA PINHA E DO PINHÃO HIKING TRAIL (CARREGAL DO SAL PR1 CRS)

I was super excited to venture on the amazing PR1 CRS 7.85 km circular trail which is located in...

October 11, 2021

A DAY TRIP TO CABRIL DO CEIRA GORGE & CASCATA DO CANDAL

I love exploring gorges, canyons and waterfalls so I planned a super Saturday visiting the wonderful Lousã. We love...

September 28, 2021

SWINGING IN PORTUGAL

Apologies if you thought this was going to be a post about exchanging of spouses for sex. The title...

September 21, 2021

SURFING IN NAZARÉ

Hubby is crazy about surfing and a proper surfing lesson has been on his bucket list for ages. Last...

September 20, 2021

A DAY TRIP TO PRAIA FLUVIAL DO CASTELO (ILHA DOS AMORES)

I am over the moon to share this awesome day trip with you. After extensive research I found our...

September 17, 2021

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 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...

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