Random photo of the week
For today’s post I’m bringing you some beautiful stained glass from the city of Guimarães, in Portugal. Considered the birth place of what would become Portugal the city of Guimarães is home to many...
View ArticleAll hail the king!
Meet Portugal’s first king: Afonso Henriques. I’ve mentioned him before on the blog but I had never really gotten into a lot of detal about him – and today will not be that day, either! Why? because...
View ArticleMeet the countess
A long, long time ago, before there was a country called Portugal, in the 10th century, there lived a noble woman called Mumadona Dias. Her parents were counts and she married… well, a count. Not many...
View ArticlePortuguese trivia (IX)
Remember our buddy Afonso Henriques, Portugal’s first king? Well, legend has it that this is the church where he was baptised as a baby. It may not look grand, but hey, it was the Middle Ages and he...
View ArticleMorning coffee: the north, stupid rivalries and a free festival
For today’s morning coffee I’m bringing you something that might be of interest if you live in the north of Portugal or if you happen to be in the region for the next few days. Portugal happens to have...
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