Wandering Portugal

Mountain Biking Portugal

If you’re a real mountain biker ready to take on some big challenges, you might want to plan for next year’s 9th Transportugal® Garmin race or just bring your bike to the schist villages in the Centro region of Porgual.

Pig Pilgrimage: Mealhada, Portugal

Iberia is definitely the place for eating pig. If you’ve never stuck a fork into a slab of Pata Negra—black footed pig—simply grilled over a wood fire, you haven’t lived. But then there’s suckling pig roasted in a wood oven…

New Algarve Walking Trail - Via Algarviana

The Via Algarviana is a 240 km long foot path running east-west between Alcoutim on the Spanish border to Cape Saint Vincent on the west coast.

The Delights of the Douro Valley

Lisbon and Fado

Fado. You can’t understand Portuguese culture or decipher the messages inherent in the tangle of streets in the Alfama until you see, hear, and at least partially understand fado.

Aveiro Rossio Hostel

“Aveiro Rossio Hostel is Portugal’s first eco hostel, and has recently been named one of HostelBooker’s Top 10 Eco Hostels.

The Algarve as a Wine Region

You don’t often think of a place full of sun and sand the ideal place for wine, but there’s a good article in ViniPortugal about the wines of the Algarve…

Casa do Zé Sapateiro - Schist Village Lodging

Casa do Zé Sapateiro, the house of the shoemaker, was a highly recommended B&B in the Schist Villages of Central Portugal.