FADED GRANDEUR OF PORTO Today was our final day in Porto and we chose to spend it relaxing and appreciating some of the smaller details around town. We saw enough of the grand sights on Thursday and were happy to just spend today wandering through the Baixa and […]
CRUISING THE DUORO RIVER One of the things we were told we HAD to do whilst in this Northern part of Portugal is take a cruise along the Duoro River, so today we set out to do exactly that! It was one of the laziest days we’ve had […]
CHARMED BY PORTO Porto is built on the steep northern bank of the River Douro and radiates out West to the Atlantic and East into the Douro Valley. Most of the historical sites however, are clustered around the old riverside district of Ribeira and the central Baixa area. So […]
BEM VINDO A PORTUGAL! These days most people come to Portugal for the sunshine, surf, and sand; this country’s beaches have become one of its biggest draw cards. And with good reason – Portugal has miles of uncrowded, unspoilt beaches, and it’s pretty cheap as far as European […]