Lisbon is a city of light, colors and a labyrinth of streets. Rua da Silva street is squeezed between two neighborhoods: Santos and Santa Catarina and on summer days it tempts with greenery and refreshing shade.A popular place among locals…
When traveling in Portugal, you cannot miss the charming town of Tomar, which became famous all over the world because of the Templars. The city is located in the Ribatejo Province in central Portugal, next to Nabão river. The medieval…
Alentejo is a region of Portugal, a hot land of mild landscapes, with undulating wheat fields, extensive olive plantations and evergreen cork oaks and vineyards. Often you can hear or see the name Ribatejo: it is a former Portuguese province…
When traveling in Portugal, you cannot miss the charming town of Tomar, which was made famous all over the world by the Templars. It is located on the Nabão River in the Ribatejo Province in central Portugal. The atmospheric medieval…
The Ribatejo region in which Tomar is located is famous for its game dishes. The most famous dish is Coelho na abóbora (a hare baked in a pumpkin), the meat is served inside a vegetable. Another famous regional dish of…
Did you know that Lisbon is built on seven hills? Trust me, after a weekend of walking around the city, you will feel each and every one of them in your calves. It’s thanks to those hills that Lisbon offers…
Somewhere over the rainbow, far far away from the European continent, in the middle of the ocean you will find a treasure. But pssst…! It’s a secret, share it only with your best people 😉. Archipelago of Azores is made…
Walking around the center of Lisbon, it is impossible to pass by this building indifferently. “The old Lady” of Lisbon: Sé Patriarcal de Lisboa, also known as Igreja de Santa Maria Maior, is a majestic cathedral that over the centuries…
Jardim Botânico da Ajuda is the oldest botanical garden in Portugal, laid out on two levels in 1768 as a part of Ajuda Palace in Lisbon. King Dom José I entrusted construction of the garden to the Marquis de Pombal (he took a big part in the reconstruction of…
Cabo Sardão cape is located on the picturesque coast of the Alentejo region, away from the crowded tourist routes. The lighthouse at Cabo Sardão cape was built in 1915 and electrified in 1950.I arrived a few minutes before the sunset…