I have always been concerned that the authorities here do too little to promote Central Portugal as a holiday destination. The area is full of natural beauty, friendly, helpful people, and plenty of options to see the real Portugal. We
Short break to the Douro
We have spent four days on a wonderful short break to the Douro valley. Our trip went to the Quinta Do Tedo a small Port wine maker on the road to Pinhao. There we had a tour of the facility
Spring and a fire!
The weather over the last couple of weeks has been great, long sunny days, although a little cold at night still. We have had a couple of days when the temperature has been near 20C. Daffodils are blooming and a
Winter at Quinta Sao Domingos
I have said before that our first couple of winters alternated between a few wet days, and then bright warm days. That seems to be happening again this year, however the clear nights have been really cold. We have had
2015 Already!
Time flies, and seems to get faster the longer you live. We have now been here a little over seven years, and look forward to many more. As December progressed the rain diminished, and now we seem to be in
November 2014
Well the warm weather is over, and now we are into the cool and almost constant rain. The weather this year has been quite different to that which we have experienced since we have been here. Last Winter was particularly
24th August 2014
We have lived here now for some six and a half years, and the renovation work was finished around four and a half years ago. As a consequence of the hot summers and the wet winters, the paint and varnish
Virtual tour now on site
About a month ago we were visited by a photographer from England to create a 36o degree virtual tour of all our four, self catering holiday apartments. Originally the visit had been arranged for October last year, but we agreed