by Annika & Mini | Last updated May 11, 2022 | Alentejo, Destinations, Europe, Portugal
Barristica translates into “art in clay” and at the small store, Aldeia da Terra in Evora the owner has created a whole city. But this is not your average city – this must be the most caricatural village in Portugal. If we were not living in a...
by Annika & Mini | Jun 2, 2018 | Alentejo, Destinations, Europe, Portugal
Chapel of bones in Evora. This is Portugals most famous bone chapel and it is a place that lets the human bones speak for themselves – literary. But what are they saying? Join us as we enter this morbid place in Evora, Alentejo. Bones and children playing There...
by Annika & Mini | Last updated Feb 11, 2022 | Destinations, Europe, Lisbon, Portugal
Pena Palace. The place that shows you that anything is possible. A palace that you must visit while in Sintra (or Lisbon). If you are not impressed by this place then nothing impresses you. It is even said that Pena Palace inspired Walt Disney when he created his...
by Annika & Mini | Last updated Feb 11, 2022 | Destinations, Europe, Lisbon, Portugal
Jeronimos Monastery -This is one of Belem’s absolute highlights. You can’t miss it because there are always super long lines of people there – waiting to get in! The Jeronimos monastery is part of the UNESCO world heritage site. We were there and we...
by Annika & Mini | Apr 1, 2018 | Destinations, Europe, Lisbon, Portugal
Anyone that comes to Portugal can’t miss hearing about one of the most devastating earthquakes. The Lisbon earthquake that happened on November first 1755 changed the city (and the whole country) to what it is today. At the Lisbon Story Center, you can learn all...
