Douro in Springtime
With visiting family, we headed north and returned to the Douro Valley for the first time in several years. We’veContinue Reading
Category: Norte Region
Exploring the Northern Coast of Portugal
On a trip in late summer and fall of 2021, we headed north to pick our way around the northernContinue Reading
Vidago’s Palace Hotel
On our tour of northern Portugal nearly five years ago, we stayed at Vidago Palace‘s sister property at Pedras SalgadasContinue Reading
Carnival, Podence Portugal Style
New Orleans has its beads and floats, Rio de Janeiro has its samba dancing passitas but in Podence Portugal, CarnivalContinue Reading
Favorite Places: 2022 Edition
We are often asked “where is your favorite place you’ve been?” And, I’ll be honest, we always struggle a littleContinue Reading
Quinta do Vallado, Douro in Style
Our third trip to the Douro Valley was highlighted by a stay at Quinta do Vallado wine hotel outside ofContinue Reading
Meandering through the Mountains of Portugal
Interior northern Portugal has a lot to offer. Pine forested mountain tops overlook little villages and vinho verde vineyards (“greenContinue Reading
The Dogs of Bragança
As though it were planned (it was not) we landed in Bragança on the autumnal equinox (ok, one day late).Continue Reading
In the Cradle of Portugal: Guimarães
In the category of, why did we not stay here longer, is the city of Portugal’s (or at least modernContinue Reading
The Churches of Braga
Climbing the slight incline from the train station, the third largest city in Portugal is unremarkable at first until youContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 