We’ve been away for over 4 months now and really hadn’t seen any rain but we were expecting quite a lot over the next week. In Cudillero because of the …
Category: Destination reports
Cathedral Beach
“As Catedrais beach” translates as ‘Beach of the Cathedrals’ or Cathedral Beach. It’s one of the highlights of the north coastline of Spain. If you love spectacular beaches, rugged coastline …
The Roman Walls of Lugo
We went to Lugo for just one reason and that was to see the Roman walls, as Lugo is the only city in the WORLD to be surrounded by completely …
Tower of Hercules ancient Roman lighthouse
The Tower of Hercules is the oldest working lighthouse in the world. Built in the 2nd Century, in the time of Trajan, and later renovated in 1788 by order of …
Santiago de Compostela and all those pilgrims
If you aren’t wearing hiking boots, a rucksack and a woolly hat you will most probably feel out of place in Santiago de Compostela. At the end of the famous …
Ancient Ponte De Lima
So why do people come and see Ponte De Lima? Well for a start it is considered officially to be the oldest village in Portugal as it was founded on …
Bom Jesus do Monte and all those stairs
It was just a quick day trip today as we were not going to stay overnight. Oh no, not another monastery! Yes, another religious site but this time something quite …
Guimaraes Castle and Palace
We decided to go to Guimaraes for two main reasons. One, because it had a castle to see (and we love a good castle) and two, that castle was voted …
Porto
We went to Porto for a couple of days and had a fantastic time. We decided to stay in the suburbs of Porto at a place called Venda Nova where …
Costa Nova beach and Aveiro canals
Costa Nova We stayed near the beach behind the huge sand dunes next to the Fair Play Bar. The parking was excellent, helped by the fact it was free again. …