All posts tagged: Portugal

24 Hours in Porto 24 Horas no Porto

[:en]I recently visited Porto and I loved it. It was only a weekend getaway for a congress but I took an extra day for a little break. I had already been to Porto both with friends and my children, but this time I went solo and so I leave you with some more tips.[:pt]Visitei recentemente o Porto e soube-me tão bem a escapadinha! Foi apenas um fim de semana onde se juntou o útil (congresso) ao agradável, com direito a um dia para passeios pela “Invicta”. Já lá tinha estado com amigos e com os meus filhos, mas desta vez fui sozinha. Deixo aqui algumas dicas de locais para dormir, comer e visitar no Porto.[:]

Visit Sistelo, a wonderful village of Portugal! Visitem Sistelo, a “Aldeia Maravilha de Portugal”!

[:en] Visit Sistelo, a wonderful village of Portugal! This article is the testimony of my last trip to the North of Portugal. “Writing & travelling Atelier – four days trip with the Portuguese author Raquel Ochoa“. “I finally arrive at Sistelo. A cat walks around my legs as if he was greeting me home. The sheep approach the Largo of the illustrious Viscount of Sistelo and look at me curiously as if to pose for the photograph. With about three hundred inhabitants, there is no day there that hasn’t got a story to be remembered. In the bar, a woman straightens the chairs already leaning against the rain. The neighbour on the side opens the door with a loud “Bom dia!”. Good morning was not the best word to describe that day because rain was pouring down, but the joy of the arrival of our group fills the day with hope. Even the sun seems to break through the clouds, even if just for a few seconds. As I walk through the streets, I see …