It’s 7am, the sun is up in a brilliant blue and cloudless sky, the only sound the soft pounding of the waves on the empty beach and the occasional cry of the seagulls. A wooden boardwalk called the Linha Azul that stretches, almost unbroken, for some 16 km lies ahead. I’m right at the beginning, …
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Joining hundreds of people in a candlelit procession, singing the hauntingly beautiful ‘Ave Maria’ in unison around the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, one of the world’s biggest Catholic pilgrimage sites, is one of the most inspiring, magical, and powerful experiences we have ever had. The mysteries of the rosary had been recited in …
A 45 minute drive from Porto takes you past scenes of vineyards, old churches, and into the beautiful village of Amarante. Set on the snaking Rio Tâmega which is lined with willow trees, Amarante begs one to take a slow meander, holding your special one’s hand. You’ll see plenty of couples, young and old, doing …
There is something special about the light in Lisbon. Sitting outside one of the many street-side cafes nibbling on a pastel de nata washed down with a meio de leite, you notice it flooding the grand, wide avenues, bathing the beautiful plazas, bringing the pastel colours of the 18th century buildings to life, reflecting off …
It’s all hustle and bustle in Barcelos. At least, on a Thursday it is. A tradition from the 15th century, this weekly outdoor market attracts venders from all over the Minho region, flogging their wares, which range from leather goods to fresh fruit to exotic birds. It’s not just the market that it’s worth coming …
