Retreat to the Mountains of Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Nearly six years ago, when we first arrived to get settled into our newly purchased apartment, as we met expats,Continue Reading
Category: Centro Region
Surf’s Up in Nazaré.
On a Sunday afternoon, the cars stream into town, queueing up and circling to find parking. Some loop twice orContinue Reading
Pedro and Ines: True Love, Assassins, Revenge and a Post Mortem Coronation
We stopped off from a quick overnight in Porto outside of Coimbra at the Quinta das Lagrimas. This was ourContinue Reading
Tasting Wines in Colares
Just up the road from Cascais and Lisbon, the oldest operating demarcated wine collective in Europe resides in Colares. We’veContinue Reading
Alcobaça: Where Rivers Meet and Lovers Lay
“In this area lived a couple of lovers who loved each other madly. She was called Baça and he wasContinue Reading
The Monastery of Batalha
“Is that a church?” we said as we rode down the hill on the highway into Batalha. Yes, yes itContinue Reading
Inside the Walls of Óbidos
We first came to Óbidos on Christmas Day of 2019. We vowed to return for an overnight after being charmedContinue Reading
Mafra and the National Palace
On our long weekend in Ericeira, we shot over to Mafra, 15 minutes inland. Mafra is home to the MafraContinue Reading
Ericeira: good for the surfers, not so much for The Royals
Nestled between the hillside condo complexes which blanket the western end of town, and the ocean teaming with surfers andContinue Reading
Best Portugal Food Experiences
By Melissa First off, I’d like to start by saying these choices are not happy accidents. I do copious researchContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 