Porto is a beautiful city and you could easily spend half an eternity there, but its surroundings also have a lot to offer. If you need a break from the city, take inspiration from this article and follow in our footsteps. We were fortunate because we were touring the country by car, which made reaching… Read More The 4 Best Day Trips from Porto, Portugal
Porto was the final destination of our two week sojourn through Portugal. By the time we were done seeing the city we were in unison that we had saved the best for last. Porto was for Jacky and myself the most beautiful city in the country. Having lived in Finland for long, we aren’t really… Read More Exploring Porto, Portugal
On our road trip through Portugal Coimbra was the second of our three main destinations, and boy did it take us by surprise. The city as we know it today was built upon the ancient Roman settlement of Aeminium, making Coimbra one of the oldest cities in Portugal and all of Europe. Its importance continued in… Read More Exploring Coimbra, Portugal
One of our most awaited stops on our Portugal roadtrip was Obidos. Located 85km north of Lisbon, Obidos is the perfect stop-over on your way to Coimbra. It is one of the most well-preserved and charming medieval towns in Portugal perched on a hilltop flanked by a fortified castle wall. Marvel at the little white houses… Read More Day Trip to Obidos, Portugal
Portugal was the place which inspired this blog. I am so glad we’re finally getting around to working on our series on this beautiful country. If you wish to follow in our footsteps and have the road-trip of your life, stay tuned for the blog posts still to come. However, if you are planning to… Read More Exploring Lisbon, Portugal
If you like to cruise the internet on websites such as Reddit, Imgur or 9Gag you might have come across pictures of a street covered by a blanket of colourful umbrellas. So had I. And on our latest trip through Portugal I managed to convince Mihir that the little detour was totally worth it. And… Read More Day Trip to Agueda, Portugal