portugal – gatehouse getaway

Guimaraes

February 15, 2020

Guimaraes was our next stopping point, and it did not disappoint. With a castle and palace, we had a good time sightseeing.

February 9, 2020

Made a stop on our journey onwards to visit the highest peak in mainland Portugal, Torre is in the Serra de Estrela range and peaksRead More

February 8, 2020

Had an excellent stop off in the little town of Lousa.We stayed on a bit of land that a lovely family (originally from the Netherlands)Read More

February 6, 2020

A top tip from a friend sent us off on the direction of Coimbra. A university city where you can visit the library, palace andRead More

January 27, 2020

A rather bumpy 2km gravel track took us to our next overnight at Praia do Malhao. It’s just a car park at the end ofRead More

January 22, 2020

We reached the bottom corner of mainland Europe. There’s a car park to stop at in Sagres, it’s directly infront of the old defensive fort.Read More

January 20, 2020

We made a rather naughty stop at Praia de Marinha – this is a beautiful stretch of the coast with some impressive cliffs that haveRead More

January 16, 2020

So we’re in Portugal and back on GMT. Our first stop was Tavira, where we stayed overnight in the market car park.Tavira is a prettyRead More

January 13, 2020

We’ve moved from hola to ola – bem-vindo a Portugal 🐓🇵🇹