Coimbra in 2 days: a travel guide for history lovers
We arrived on a rainy day in Coimbra and left on a sunny one. You’re like in two different cities depending on the weather. We opted for an indoor…
Diana Coza
I write wheretwogoto.com and take most of the photographs on it. I've been doing both since 2013, with a habit of noticing the detail everyone else walks past.
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A short philosophy about going at a local food market in Portugal
In a cosmopolitan world, entering a local food market in Portugal, or Paris, or Vietnam, is like a breath of fresh air, the impression is like…entering a supermarket…
Mafra National Palace hosts one of the most beautiful libraries in the world
Not many travellers coming to Portugal know about this hidden treasure. In fact, we feel that Mafra National Palace hasn’t received its deserved spotlight. That’s why we’re writing this,…
Monsaraz, a dreamy hilltop village in Portugal
A regular Saturday (turned out to be far from regular) – one day before the super blood moon eclipse – one way to explain the glow that surrounded us in the…
Fun and therapy in a Romanian salt mine, one of the oldest in the world
Truth being told, we rarely think about the importance of salt beyond the one we sprinkle on the food…Though last year something profoundly opened our mind and changed the way…
Why you should go to Flowers’ Festival in Alentejo, Portugal
After four years, The Flowers’ Festival also known as People’s Festival ( Festas do Povo / Festas das Flores) is back to the streets of Campo Maior in Alentejo. Like reading…
Along the Douro until Oporto
We packed our bags with a lot of enthusiasm and headed to the North of Portugal, more precisely, the Douro Valley and Oporto. We’ve already been several times in Oporto,…