Our first stop at the Algarve was at Armação de Pêra, where we found a nice, spacious campsite, from where we could easily explore the cliffs to the west and the endless beach to the east of the town. Besides of exploring the surroundings, we also enjoyed the campsite (there was some knitting and crocheting […]
Along the coast, a famous long distance hike, the Trilho dos Pescadores or Fishermen’s Trail starts south of Sines and leads 226 km along the coast, past Cabo de São Vicente until Lagos. We did the first few kilometres until Porto Covo, and later on came many times past the trail and the many hikers. After our
South of Sétubal, we had found a short hike called Percurso do Salgueiral da Galiza, which leads through a natural reserve. Short after we started the hike, we noticed a deer between the trees. We didn’t move or speak, to not scare it. Instead of moving away, it came slowly closer, until it walked past
Setúbal is known for its resident dolphin family, which we wanted to pay a visit. We went to a camping near Sétubal and booked a dolphin tour with Rotas do Sal for the following day. The estuary of the Sado River is the habitat of a large family of bottlenose dolphins. We were told that there
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Our last time in Sintra, which was in 2019, we had visited the colourful and whimsical Pena Palace. This time we opted for the Quinta da Regaleira. First advice: don’t even think about driving with your camper to any site in Sintra. Better park at the train station and take an Uber or a bus.
When we finally left the region of Óbidos, we stopped just a little further south at the Buddha Eden Garden. This park with 35 ha was created as a reaction to the destruction of the Buddhas of Banyan, an act of cultural barbarity, erasing masterpieces of late-period Gandhara art. Beside of the lovely Buddha Garden,
We had visited Óbidos before, but a visit to DXPatrol was on the plan. This Portuguese company provided Edi with the equipment to do radio communication via satellite. Antonio, the owner of DXPatrol was so kind to check the setting for us, and together they did a test call. But we also went to visit
Coimbra lies at the Mandego River, and is known as a university town, but of course it has a much longer history. During the Roman era, it was the settlement of Aeminium and from 1131 to 1255 it was the capital of Portugal. The first Portuguese university was established in 1290 in Lisbon but was relocated to Coimbra in 1308,
We had spent the night at Luso, a spa town in the mountains behind the coast. A modern spa and hotel are surrounded by renovated and abandoned villas from a time when this little town must have thrived. Above Luso a convent of the Discalced Carmelite was established in 1628. The monks of the Convento de
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This was a day of nice surprises, it seems. When arriving at Sangalhos to visit a museum, we noticed a Velodrome which had another museum, this one about bikes, attached. As we had enough time, we went there. The museum can only be visited with a guide, and we came at the wrong time, but
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