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We were lounging on our beds, contemplating a sunset walk, when my phone rang. Our tour guide Marco wondered if we’d got lost. Our tour was right now! Here are six tips for visiting the Coa Valley and its prehistoric rock art.
Coa Valley rock art: 6 tips for super trips Read more
Marco angled his flashlight’s beam against the rocks. Suddenly, prehistoric aurochs and deer jumped out at us – ironically easier to see at night than during bright sunshine. Portugal’s Coa Valley is the largest outdoor prehistoric rock art site on the planet.
Coa Valley prehistoric rock art begs the question “Why?” Read more
The Mad Baker roams the streets, getting up in men’s faces, brandishing her long wooden baker’s paddle and threatening to beat them if they’re Spanish. It’s all good fun at the medieval festival celebrating the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Mad Baker legend enlivens Battle of Aljubarrota festivities Read more
The blood-red carnations inserted into soldiers’ rifle muzzles on April 25, 1974 lent their name to the day Portugal overthrew its dictatorship – the Carnation Revolution.
Portugal celebrated 50 years of freedom after the Carnation Revolution Read more