You might be amazed that a country with only .16 square miles in total area is half gardens. Well today’s photo of the day is from the top of St…
Given how much attention Barcelona gives to the works of Antoni Gaudí (I wrote about his works in the last blog), it is a fair question to ask if the…
On Thursday I wrote all about Antoni Gaudi’s architectural works that are mostly in the newer parts of Barcelona in the Eixample and Casa Vicens areas and tomorrow I will…
Yesterday I explained how the different building of Antoni Gaudi are such a tourist attraction in Barcelona, Spain. I saved a picture of one of my favorite building, Casa Batllo,…
If you ever visit Barcelona there is one name you will hear above all others, Antoni Gaudi. This architect lived at the turn of the 20th century (1852-1926) and was…
The bridge in the settlement of La Margineda is the oldest bridge in Andorra and was built in the 15th century. It crosses the main river and help connect the…
In the last blog, I told you how my first impression of Andorra was of one big, crowded ski resort. After spending a day exploring the country (it does not…
You can tell that from today’s photo of the day. This gorgeous little river connects to the main river in Canillo. We spent several minutes simply staring as the water…
What you thought these two countries bordered each other? Haha, well they do, but roughly halfway along the board you will find tiny Andorra sandwiched between them. This tiny mountainous…
The Monument to the Discoveries is today’s photo of the day and is perfect, because this is the last blog we have for Portugal. After this we will be discovering…
I am winding down the Portugal blogs, before heading to Andorra, Barcelona, and then Rome and I am so grateful for all the blessings he has bestowed upon me. From…
I cannot believe we had two weeks in Portugal and we still felt a little rushed. There was so much to see and experience. I loved being in this country….
Back in 1755 an earthquake off the coast of Portugal registered 8.5-9 on the Richter scale it killed 15-20% of the population in Lisbon and destroyed 85% of the existing…
Yesterday I told you all about the World Heritage Site in the Coa Valley located in the north-eastern part of Portugal. Well I wanted to share my favorite photo with…
The Prehistoric Rock Art in the Coa Valley is yet another World Heritage Site and is located on the bank of the Agueda River, which is a tributary of the…
As we were driving through the Alto Douro wine country in north portugal I saw this view under one of the bridges and had to stop the car to capture it….
I could not pass up a chance to show you another view of Porto. This time I have the Dom Luis Bridge in it. This bridge is unusual since it…
As you read in the last blog, Porto is the world producer of porto wine, but the grapes have to grow somewhere. Well that somewhere is the Alto Douro valley…
Today’s photo of the day is of a traditional boat the shipped wine down the river to Porto to be made into port wine. The funny thing is that port…
It was in Guimarães that the first king of Portugal was born between the years of 1106-09. There was already a castle build here in the 950’s, from which he…
Today’s photo of the day is from the Burmester Wine Cellar across the river from Porto. This is one of the oldest winery in the Duouro Valley. Can you guess…
Today’s photo of the day is from the top of Penha Mountain. We are looking down at Guimarães, which is the birthplace of the Portuguese culture. Come back tomorrow and I…
Guimarães is a World Heritage Site because the first king rebelled against the Arab invasion was born in this town and started his campaign here. Over the centuries it has retained…
Today’s photo of the day is from Aveiro, which some call the Little Venice of Portugal. It was quite peaceful gliding along the canals of this small town in northern…
That is because the library at Coimbra University was used as the setting for the scene in the live action film where the Beast shows Belle all of his books….
That’s right! In one day of touring we visited four different World Heritage Sites. Three were medieval monasteries and the last was a college. We got a hotel in Coimbra…
Today’s photo of the day is from the monastery in Batalha, Portugal. This was the second of three monasteries we saw in one day in central Portugal. It is also…
Tomorrow Melek is going to tell you about all about Sintra outside of Lisbon, Portugal. It was a truely magical place and we wish we scheduled an extra day here….
The Tower of Belem is a defensive tower built to help protect the mouth of the Tagus River, but it was not terribly effective. I wrote about this World Heritage…
The seven hills Lisbon is built upon are located at the mouth of the Tagus River. This ideal location was notice very early in world history as there is evidence…