Four years, two months, one pandemic and a house sale later, we found ourselves starting a new trip.
Author: currently away
Completing the circle around Iberia
Squeezed into a narrow cove, reminiscent of Cornwall’s seaside villages, Cudillero’s seafaring houses tumble into […]
Oviedo
From Leon, we drove north into Asturias along the impressively engineered AP66. The motorway passes […]
Leon
The kingdom of Leon was created when the Asturian King, Alfonso the Great, divided his […]
Douro Valley
The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its […]
Aveiro & Viseu
Calling itself the ‘Venice of Portugal’ is always going to get expectations racing wildly! Aveiro, […]
Coimbra
Conimbriga bears spectacular witness to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, told over […]
Fatima & Batalha
In 1917 whilst the world raged in war and Portuguese soldiers died in their thousands […]
Coruche
Land of cork trees, land of owls. Named by the first King of Portugal, Alfonso […]
Evora
Evora has an ancient heritage dating back to Neolithic times but it was the Romans […]