We walked 145 miles, on the Camino Portugues, from Mosteiro, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in 13 days. This being our second Camino (we walked 350 miles on the Camino Francis four years prior) we had every confidence we could successfully walk the...
Portugal is currently in vogue as a holiday destination and deservedly so. It’s a fall-in-love-at-first-sight kind of country that will have you dreaming of your next trip before you’ve even finished the first. Here are just some of the countless reasons...
For many people who choose to follow the Portuguese Camino de Santiago de Compostela, it’s important to qualify for the official certificate issued by the cathedral authorities to prove and recognise their accomplishment. This is called a Compostela and to get one,...
Renovation works are now underway at Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in preparation for the Holy Year in 2021. Until this work is completed, mass will be celebrated in different churches within the historical centre, with the midday pilgrims’ mass taking place...
Portugal may only have one national park but the Peneda-Gerês is so vast and diverse that it contains everything you could expect from a wild, mountainous landscape and...
Thanks to our commitment and passion, our satisfied clients come back to us time after time for new and improved walking routes and experiences in Northern Portugal. Read on to discover our key self-guided tours for 2019....
If you are not used to walking for several hours, day after day, planning ahead to prepare yourself for the Camino de Santiago will make the experience more enjoyable. The terrain...
If you have completed the Camino de Santiago, you will inevitably visit the city’s magnificent cathedral. But what else is there to do in Santiago de Compostela? Quite a lot, actually, so we’d recommend...
In the last decade or so, Porto has transformed from a rather rundown second city into a bustling destination that wins awards and graces the glossy pages of international travel and lifestyle magazines. There’s no disputing that this is indeed...
Much of the Douro wine region’s appeal lies in its remarkable landscape. The so-called ‘river of gold’ winds across the north of Portugal through a seemingly endless series of undulating slopes. In the heart of the...