Where to go to around Portugal
It’s 1st of March or Martisor how we call it in Romanian, the day when we celebrate the beginning of Spring, by comparison with Portugal and many other countries, when the official beginning of Spring is marked by the March equinox. But enough with these astronomical details.
Aside from the easy accessible beaches you can go to in Portugal and that most people know of, there are also the less popular and the less accessible ones. As a common rule with most things in life, the road to these beaches is quite long and hard, but the destination takes anyone’s breath away. Continue reading
In Portugal, every weekend is a gateway to cities, villages or beaches that we haven’t explored yet. As we like to put it, “Time is just what we need to explore space.” We also remember to always stay away from excuses like “I have to clean the house” or “I have to go shopping”. How could we change such a sublime activity for such a mundane one?
It didn’t come as a surprise the fact they call it um pedaço de ceu na terra = a piece of heaven on earth. The moment we stepped in the garden, we knew it will become a coming-back-to spot.
Among the many places you can visit in Lisbon, there is one which is quite hidden from the eye and not many foreigners know about. It is not for everyone, we must say. But everyone could like it. We got you confused? That’s also because the place itself is a beautiful chaos. We say chaos due to its artistic side. And on top, it is settled in a factory.
Some days ago, (me, the local guide in the house) while on the way to making an Evora tour with a lovely American couple, the wife enthusiastically told me: “You know, we came here six years ago, when I was pregnant, and we liked this place so much that we decided to name our daughter Evora.” That’s how much one can fall for this city.
Welcome to Alentejo, the biggest region of Portugal (representing ⅓ of the country), the most diverse one, but also one of the most unified. Continue reading
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