by JoyceRemco | Oct 26, 2025 | Sightseeing
MTB in rural Portugal. Great views and not so good country roads. What more do you want if you love adventurous cycling.
by JoyceRemco | May 30, 2025 | Sightseeing
The contrast of the lush and abundant nature a couple of hundred meters lower and the bold granite stones high up in the mountains makes the Estrelas a really interesting place to go. The vegetation is completely different and we did not had a lot of trees today where...
by JoyceRemco | May 29, 2025 | Sightseeing
From cloudbursts and 15 degrees in two weeks time to 36+ degrees and the famous HOT Portuguese sun. So time to explore the Serra da Estrela. And we found this amazing hiking route where we constantly had the river flowing next to us. And the cherries on the cake were...
by JoyceRemco | May 20, 2025 | Sightseeing
It is easy to be busy on the land all the time. Especially since we could only enter the land with the van 2 weeks later then we planned due to the heavy rains in Portugal. But the weather has changed into beautiful summer weather and next to working a lot, we also...
by JoyceRemco | May 24, 2024 | Sightseeing
In the area there are several thermal bathes. This because there is a lot of healthy clean water in the area from the mountains and it contains a lot of silicium. So after weeks of hard work on the land, it was a treat to have a relaxing afternoon bubbling in fresh...
by JoyceRemco | May 22, 2024 | Sightseeing
Since we can see the snow white mountains of the Serra da Estrela from the land, we wanted to experience the snow in person. It was amazing to be in the snow in May and to find a wooden chalet restaurant that looked like we were in the Swiss Alps. If you wish to...