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The BEST 15 Reasons for visiting Portugal
This short film shows everything that Portugal epitomizes in the wonderful variety of attractions that this small country has to offer never ceasing to amaze those who visit here. The Monuments Architecture Artistic Tiles Culture World Heritage Nature Landscapes Portuguese … Continue reading
Walking the Braga Route from Porto to Santiago Compostela
When local nature walking club, Terra Verde, decided to plan another walk to Santiago but this time passing through a lesser known route via Braga, I decided that I had to join them. This walk would also take in the … Continue reading
The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – FINAL Leg
Our final leg for the 12th Sector of our Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela had finally come! In a two day planned weekend, we would do our final walk of 19 kms on Saturday and then Sunday be left … Continue reading
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The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 11
Caldas de Reys was the starting point for the 11th sector of our walk organized by our friends at Terra Verde and on arrival some of us just couldn’t go without quickly bathing our feet in the thermal spring waters … Continue reading
The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 10
After spending the night at a small hotel in Pontevedra, we all (80 trekkers) awoke to a greyish day to continue the second sector (Sunday) of our two day walk over the end of May weekend to our destination of Caldas de … Continue reading
The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 9
Thanks to our Terra Verde friends, a group of 80 people once again gathered together for the 9th and 10th sectors of our coastal walk last month from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. There was a huge air of excitement this … Continue reading
Discovering One of Northern Portugal’s Secrets
There is a small and very charming village called Provesende, lying within the Douro demarcated wine region, in the county of Sabrosa (northern Portugal), which is an absolute must to visit. Sabrosa incidently is the birthplace (cerca 1480) of the famous Portuguese … Continue reading
The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 8
Terra Verde grouped a total of 88 people together, on a beautiful fresh morning last month, for the 8th sector of our walk from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. This sector, in Spain, from Vigo to Redondela would prove to … Continue reading
The Coastal Walk from Porto to Santiago Compostela – Part 7
The start of a truly spectacular day greeted our 80 participants last Saturday morning at around 7.00 a.m., when we got underway for the 7th Sector from Baiona to Seixo (Vigo) following the coastal route. This time, rather than going through Caminha (closer … Continue reading