Category: Destinations

  • Tasquinha do Oliveira – Alentejo on a plate

    Tasquinha do Oliveira – Alentejo on a plate

    In one of my last trips to Évora (Portugal) I found a restaurant that was a very good surprise: Tasquinha do Oliveira.

  • QUINTA DA REGALEIRA – Magic, Symbolism and Natural Beauty

    QUINTA DA REGALEIRA – Magic, Symbolism and Natural Beauty

    Discover the enchanting Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal. Explore its mystical gardens and immerse yourself in the magical atmosphere.

  • CLERIGOS TOWER – Porto’s Postcard

    CLERIGOS TOWER – Porto’s Postcard

    The Clerigos Tower is a imperative stopping place on every visit to Porto. Or at least the first time you visit the city. This emblematic Baroque work, designed by architect Nicolau Nasoni, was built in the first half of the eighteenth century and it has one of the most fantastic…

  • Visit the Furnas in São Miguel, Azores

    Visit the Furnas in São Miguel, Azores

    Going to Azores and not going to the Furnas is like going to Rome and not going to the Vatican.

  • Varanda da Estrela – Mountain comfort

    Varanda da Estrela – Mountain comfort

    Six degrees marked on the car thermometer. Outside dark and the wind shook the treetops that flank the road leading to the mountain tower. The stop is at Penhas da Saúde to try out Varanda da Estrela.

  • TO READ SLOWLY

    TO READ SLOWLY

    If, like me, you like to wander this country’s bookstores (and others), then this place is for you. In Ler Devagar, at the Lx Factory, books grow in length and height such is the amount, in a space that once was a printing shop. The machines is still there and have nothing of…