Home > Portugal Travel Portugal Travel Apps • Tested Living Here Best Portugal Travel Apps: 13 Apps I Actually Use Living Here I don’t recommend these Portugal travel apps because they appeared on somebody else’s list. I live in Coimbra and use many of them while traveling around Portugal by train, bus, car, metro, and […]
Home > Portugal Travel Central Portugal · About 30 minutes from Coimbra Penela Castle Portugal: History, Medieval Festival and Visitor Guide I have returned to this hilltop fortress several times. The view from the valley first pulled me toward it; the history, atmosphere, and medieval fair kept giving me reasons to come back. Why Penela […]
By Carter | Originally published March 5, 2024 | Updated July 2026 The Buracas do Casmilo are one of the most unusual day trips from Coimbra, Portugal. Hidden in the limestone hills of the Serra de Sicó, this quiet valley contains enormous openings left behind by a collapsed cave system. Short walking routes let visitors […]
