When you visit Porto and the North of Portugal, you’ll discover a region where cities, nature and tradition come together. In Minho you’ll find the birthplace of Portugal (Guimarães), the Portuguese Rome (Braga), the oldest village in Portugal (Ponte de Lima) and the one and only Peneda-Gerês National Park.
In Trás-os-Montes you must visit: Bragança, the beautiful Montesinho Nature Park, where you’ll find a village divided between two countries and the most beautiful part of Douro.
When you visit Porto you’ll soon find out that there are many things to do in Porto. This is an authentic city like no other in Europe – friendly people, a rich gastronomy and much more.
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Listed by UNESCO as World Heritage since 2001, Alto Douro Wine Region, as well as the whole Douro Wine Region, and the Douro International Natural Park are places of exceptional beauty, with much to see and discover! Come with us and visit Douro and Northern Portugal in a week that you won’t forget! In an itinerary with over 600…
To help you prepare your trip to the beautiful Northern Portugal, I’ve made a list of the three best hotels of each category and I took into consideration the many points of interest in this area. Discover what are the best hotels in Northern Portugal so that your trip to this region becomes memorable! What…
In this article we’re going to tell you how was our trip to the interior north of Portugal, more specifically to the beautiful towns of Boticas, Montalegre and Chaves, located between Peneda-Gerês National Park and Montesinho Natural Park. Don’t miss this adventure and enjoy every moment like we did! Discovering Boticas Our weekend in this Portuguese region…
Recently we went on a road trip to visit some other beautiful places in northern Portugal: the wonderful village of Gimonde and beautiful city of Bragança. This city is the main city in this Portuguese region and is only a few quilometres away from Montesinho Natural Park and Spain. Discover the village of Gimonde Our itinerary in the northern Portuguese…
To help you to prepare your trip to the Portuguese capital of the north, I made a list of what are for me the top 3 Porto hotels, by category. Plan your visit to Porto and prepare yourself for some great times! What were the selection criteria when choosing the best Porto hotels? I’ve chosen hotels with more…
With over 500 available apartments in Porto, it is hard to choose where to stay in the Portuguese capital of the north. To help you on your research and avoid losing more than 2 hours searching for the right apartment, I’ve prepared my top 10 of the best Porto apartments. What were the criteria when choosing…
When you visit Porto, soon you’ll realize this is a cosmopolitan city where the ancient meets the contemporary. Porto is source of inspiration, where people visiting it will eventually want to return! The city of Porto gave the name to Portugal (Portucale) and to the world famous wine that goes by the same name. However, the…
Do you want to discover Northern Portugal but don’t know what places to visit? In this article you’ll find some of the most beautiful places in this Portuguese region and in the country. Here is our top 10 of the places to visit in Northern Portugal 1. Porto The beautiful capital of Northern Portugal doesn’t need introduction,…
A few days from ending our road trip to Northern Portugal, we visited the wonderful town of Lamego and some of the most amazing villages close to Douro river. Don’t miss our visit to unique locations and discover the authenticity of Alto Douro Wine Region, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. São Leonardo de…
After having enjoyed two amazing days in the beautiful Montesinho Natural Park, we drove south to visit Douro International Natural Park, in the border between Portugal and Spain. I didn’t plan to visit this part of Northern Portugal, but my cousin had already visited it years ago and wanted to show us all the natural…
The city of Guimarães, in northern Portugal, will always be associated to the foundation of Portugal, so people know it as the “birthplace of the Portuguese nation“. Some of the main political and military events took place in the year 1128 and led to the independence of a new nation: Portugal. The “cradle city” is…
One of the things to do in Portugal is definitely visiting Porto. The city of Porto has a remarkable importance in Portugal’s history – it was the city that gave the name to this beautiful country. By visiting Porto you will discover a city like no other in Europe, friendly people, a rich gastronomy and much…
Peneda-Gerês National Park was created in 1971 and is located in northern Portugal. It covers a total area of 72 000 hectares (177 915 acres). This park is located in Minho region, in Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Braga districts, northwest of Portugal, about 100 km from Porto. The park is home to more…