Portugal / Spain Trip 39: La Población and Barcena Pie de Concha.

Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May 2025 We are making our way gradually towards Santander and the ferry port, not leaving far to drive, but still enjoying the journey and places en-route. La Población: On our way to La Población, we stopped alongside a reservoir and looked back towards the Picos mountains, where we had …

Portugal / Spain Trip 36: Cangas de Onís, Covadonga and Mirador de La Reina.

Tuesday 13th May 2025 Although the weather today looked threatening at times and the forecast was poor, we managed to avoid any precipitation. A welcome change from the last 3 days or so. Cangas de Onís: We had a wander around Cangas de Onís last evening as it faired-up a bit, just as the light …

Portugal Trip 27: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, Braga and Ponte de Lima.

Saturday 3rd May 2025 Heading further north again today, we called at Bom Jesus do Monte en-route to our stop-over at Ponte de Lima, driving at times through heavy thunderstorm rainfall. Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte: This is a Roman Catholic religious site which is built on a hill, near to the city of …