Matosinhos

All the way to eat seafood

We went to eat seafood to Matosinhos in the suburbs of Oporto, Portugal. Matosinhos is a seaside port town about 10 kilometers north of Oporto. At first, we were planning to go to…

Oporto

Cathedral and the bookshop

Our stay in Oporto, Portugal will continue. In the morning of the next day, we decided to visit the cathedral in the neighbourhood of Airbnb where we were staying. The cathedral was the…

Guimaraes

The town I want to visit again

We went to Guimaraes in the afternoon with the tour that departed from Porto, Portugal. This is a World Heritage Site that is said to be the birthplace of Portugal. The first King…

Braga

The cathedral representing the city of prayer

In Portugal, it is said that “Braga prays, Coimbra learns, Porto works, Lisbon plays“. This was one of the things we learned from Claudia, the guide of this tour. There are many churches…

Braga

Stunning staircase

During the tour to Braga, a town in northern Portugal, we visited a pilgrimage site called the Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary next. It is located on the top of Mount Espinho and…

Braga

Taking a tour to visit Braga

On this day, we took a bus tour and headed north from Oporto, Portugal, to visit Braga and Guimaraes. They told us that the meeting time was 8:30, so we went before that,…