Category: Portugal

I spent 3 days in and around Guimarães This city proudly claims to be the birth place of Portugal because Portugal’s first king Afonso Henriques was born there It’s historic centre is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site and dates back to the 9th century I was lucky to meet back up with a… Continue reading Guimarães

From Tui I headed down into Portugal I stopped at Coura as I heard there was a good river to swim in When I got there I found a festival It was a very lovely atmosphere People were camping in the trees I put up my hammock and enjoyed the music

My host family also have a house in Porto. They asked if I wanted to go there for a few days.. of course I said yes! I think it’s my favourite city. Everything is so colourful and higgldy piggledy. Apparently J.K Rowling got lots of inpiration for writing Harry Potter from Porto. The houses are… Continue reading Porto

1.8.21 The other volunteers and I went on a day trip to the nearby national park called Peneda-Gerês We took some less trodden paths Accidentally found our ourselves in Galacia, Spain Made it to the waterfall Went for a swim Ate traditional Portugese food And then went for an evening explore of the Monastery of… Continue reading Peneda-Gerês

The little homestead I’m currently staying at is very close to Ponte de Lima Ponte de Lima is said to be the oldest town in Portugal because Queen Teresa of Spain declared it an official town in 1125, just before Portugal became independent. In the Middle Ages it was a fortified town with walls 600… Continue reading Ponte de Lima

Sorry for the long silence! I arrived in Portugal on Tuesday and came straight to my WorkAway. WorkAway is a scheme where people who need help with a project reach out to travellers. The travellers help with the project and in return get a free place to stay, 3 meals a day, a chance to… Continue reading WorkAway