Posts with tag ”portugal”
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Tales of Algarve
I’m back in Portugal, far south in the region Algarve. Faro is my base for now. Quiet and empty, but oddly soothing. After five countries in five days, my body is craving some rest.
The fairytale castles of Sintra
Sintra isn’t just a pretty postcard. It’s one of those places that sneaks up on you. A phantom whisper of fables, perched in the haze above Lisbon, where colorful castles rise like dreams carved in stone.
The end of Europe
They call it the edge of the world, where the European continent exhales its final breath into the Atlantic. Back in the days when maps had dragons and the margins whispered of oblivion, Cabo da Roca was the last known point before nothingness.
Sweet days in Lisbon
Lisbon is melting, and me with it. The city is currently scorched by a brutal 30°C in the shade, and that’s only if one can wrangle some shadow. I’m chasing sea breezes and slurping cold beverages, in a vain attempt to outsmart the sun.
Port wine in the Douro Valley
The Alto Douro is no casual vineyard. It’s the oldest officially demarcated wine region in the world, and long before fancy appellations, the Romans were planting vines along the Douro river’s steep banks.
The derelict state of Porto
In Portugal, the sea has always been more than geography. The country was once a nation of great seafarers and Porto has been an important port city since Roman times. Now, cracks are showing where once there were expectations.