Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cabo Espichel At the tip of the cape, near Sesimbra, a place of pilgrimage grew over the centuries, which at the beginning of the 18th century became a large sanctuary. It fell into disuse, and today it is only used in some annual events in some nearby locations. Trying to give life to the…
Minutes in Escaroupim In a somewhat remote area on the south bank of the Tagus, accessible by secondary roads, there is a small village, where the river and its islands provide a landscape of great beauty.The village was created around 100 years ago by a group of fishermen from the beach of Vieira de Leiria, who went there in…
Visiting Florida just once, but it was a good experience. Miami Orlando Cape Canaveral Out of scale Twice I felt “out of scale”, which means obliged to calculate distances, understand volumes, manage times, outside my common standards.It happened on my first visit to Morocco, where the smallness of the Fes medina gave me that feeling, and in Florida, when…
Olhos de água beach I got to know this place more than 50 years ago, at a time when it was just a pleasant natural spot sought after for picnics.A careful investment completely transformed the place, and the hotel became a good river beach, with the support of a camping and restaurant, and with the natural beauty reinforced by…
Penedo Furado beach Penedo Furado is a particularly beautiful area in this village, where man intervened to enhance the natural beauty. and to adapt to the enjoyment of visitors. It is in this objective that the creation of a river beach is inserted, much appreciated by the populations of the region. Waterfall The pretext for visiting this place is…
Around Alicante Spending two weeks in Playa de San Juan, we had time to travel around it, seeing some places for the first time, and adding new impressions to the already known.Despite the excellent beach taking up more time than expected, here’s what we were able to visit in the “dry” times. Alicante We had been in Alicante almost…
Aries apartments The price was so good that I was suspicious!I took the risk, and I got it right! Although with some years and signs of use, the apartment in Playa de San Juan was very spacious, comfortable, very close to the beach and shops, with a large swimming pool in a garden with playing fields and a private…
Dinner at Tanque To kill our homesickness we went to Benidorm for dinner. A beer-friendly restaurant was not our purpose, but the location, close to Festilandia, and kid-friendly menu convinced us.No one drank beer, but the dinner was good for both the quality and the price.
Vacations in Playa de San Juan Beach Little promoted in the tourist publicity, the beach of Playa de San Juan aroused my curiosity when I saw a very inviting offer of accommodation. I ended up risking two weeks, and it was a success. The family insists on repeating next year, and at the moment I have no objections. High…
Visiting Alicante Alicante was, in 1989, only a brief stop in one of my trips to Benidorm.We didn’t see much, but… did we loose much?The coast was our objective, and we browsed it all, before and after the destination.Playa de San Juan, in Alicante, was the place for vacation in 2022. Alicante was seen again, but not too deeply….
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cabo Espichel…
Minutes in Escaroupim In a somewhat remote…
