Bike trips in Portugal

A bike trip from Braga to Amares and back mainly around Rio Cavado: Rio Cavado.

Famalicao, Portugal

A short visit to Famalicao, close to Braga: Famalicao.

Tui, Spain and Valenca Portugal

The river Minho flows between Spain and Portugal. On the Spanish side there is a city called Tui: Tui. On the Portuguese side there is another city called Valença: Valença. On the way back we stoped on a small city called Arcos de Valdevez: Arcos De Valdevez.

Citania de Briteiros, Portugal

Citania de Briteiros contains the ruins of an old Celtic settlement which can be seen here: Citania De Briteiros.

Berlengas, Portugal

Last weekend we finally got to go to the island of Berlengas, close to the Portuguese coast. We took a boat from the close by city of Peniche: Peniche. We reach the island and we had two wonderful dives. I liked the island very much and I hope to dive and visit it again. Here are some pictures from there: Berlengas. Another trip to dive in Berlengas brought us to Fanihoes: Fanihoes. It is pity that it was so foggy this time. 

Nature

Many time when i go around i see many things that deserve to have a picture. I like to put some of the things  in categories so i can have some beautiful pictures together: Plants, Insects, Animals, Fruits, Fish, Birds, Sky pictures, Optical Ilusions, Marine landscapes, Strange. Sometimes i like to take a sequence of pictures: Burst Photography , Photostream. I hope you enjoy them.

Trip to Romania, 2011

In 2011 I went home for a 2 weeks vacation. It was a long trip and I went by Porto-Madrid-Bucharest and I have some pictures from that last flight: Flight Madrid Bucharest. It was a special vacation because I went to meet my colleagues from highschool and university. For that I had to visit Cluj Napoca, the city where I have done my studies. I have some pictures from the city, not the greatest places to be but the places that hold most memories for me, especially the campus and the famous "Camin XVI", where I have lived for almost 5 years toghether with almost 1000 other students: Cluj-Napoca.

Trails from Geres, Portugal

  Some new pictures from the lake of Vilharino das Furnas: Vilharinho das Furnas.      
  Last Sunday I visited Geres again. This time it was the Eagle's trail(Trilho da Águia do Sarilhão). It was really nice and I enjoyed the hike and the swimm in the lake. Here are some pictures: Eagle's Trail Geres.
There are many trails on Geres and I hope to make them all: Geres trails.
         The next hiking in Geres was in Trilho dos Currais(The corral trail). It was great. If you want to look for yourself, here you go: Trihlo De Currais.
        One other place to see is the church of Sao Bento in Geres: Sao Bento Geres. In 15 august was the time to visit Geres again and to hike on Trilho de Sao Bento. Well part of it, because I missed the trail and had to make a bigger walk instead. Anyway, here are the pictures: Trilho De Sao Bento.
     Another trail is the Trilho de Preguiça, a bit more up from Villa do Geres: Trilho de Preguica.
     A new Sunday, another trail: Trilho dos Miradouros.
    In another weekend I made a trip from Villa do Geres to Sao Bento Villa do Geres to Sao Bento. It was a great trip although I lost the buss and had to make the trip back on foot for must of the way...
     Second day of October brought on another trip to Geres, to Arado waterfall, from Geres to Pedra Bella, the waterfall , Ermida and back to the main road on Villa de Veiga, around 20 km in total.  It was a nice trip but I hope to see the waterfall again, because I spent so much time getting there that I did not had time to see the area around the waterfall. Here are some of the pictures: Arado waterfall.
      A few new pictures from Trilho dos Corillos done on 22 October: Geres Trihlo De Corillos Going Of Course.
         On 30 of October I made a new crossing between Villa do Geres and Sao Bento: Villa do Geres Sao Bento second. I took another way this time and went to one of the peaks. On the bright side, I did not lost the buss this time :).
          Six of November, a very sunny day and another trail between Villa do Geres and Sao Bento: Villa do Geres to Sao Bento, new way. It was good at first, but on the last part I tried a new way and by the time I finally got through I had the feeling I would need a machete to cut through all the blackberry bushes :).
        A new trail, from Portela do Homem, along Rio Homem until Minas dos Caris. It is an amazing view even on bad weather, which included a snowfall :). Here are some pictures: Rio Homem.
       Another trip to  Vilharino das Furnas  to see the ruins and other things: Vilarinho das Furnas ruins. A new visit to Arado river and his surroundings: Rio Arado.
A short trail around Casa de Leonte: Leonte.
A great trail starting from Portela do Homem towards a peak which I still did not identified yet on the north side: Portela do Homem. Since this was the first time I used a GPS device is also the first time when i provide a GPS file of the hike, which can be seen in the BaseCamp software or Garmin GPS: Portela do Homem GPS trail. A new trip to along Rio Homem Minas dos Caris.
Another trip to a peak close to Portela do Homem, a bit more higher then the other one at 1228 m: Portela do homem peak 1228.
A trip along rio Arado to the river source: rio Arado source.
This time it was a trip to another part of Geres, around rio Conho, close to Fafiao. Great views along the way and nice trail: rio Conho. A trip to Carris peak, the second highest peak in Geres, going to the old road and coming back on the cliffs at the border with Spain: Carris peak. Some pictures from a canoe trip on Rio Caldo: Rio Caldo.
Another trip close to Fafiao, this time along Fafiao river: Rio Fafiao. A week after another trip along the river, going to a dam: Rio Fafiao dam.
In the last weekend of September I went back to Vilharinho das Furnas, on the first hike on the right side of the lake. The views from the mountain range are amazing: Vilharinho das Furnas antenas. The passing through Geres next to the from Villa do Geres to Campo do Geres: Geres crossing. New pictures from the epic Erasmus trip to pico de Nevosa , highest one in Geres, going through Minas dos Carris: Nevosa peak. The GPS data can be found here: Portela do Homem-Minas dos Carris-Pico de Nevosa. A small hike arround Portela do Homem and some place over the Spanish border: Spanish border. A small trek from Leonte towards Varzela: Leonte Varzela. A canoe trip to the Southern corner of rio Caldo lake, where i have seen the Arado river and the a dam which is on Cavado river Canoe trip on rio Caldo lake. A circular trail from Leonte to Borageirro and coming back to Leonte: Leonte Borageirro Leonte. A new trail from Leonte it was in the opposite side of the road going to Pe do Cabril, with an excellent view of the lake of Vilharinho das Furnas: Leonte Pe do Cabril. Another good trip was in Fafiao, after the rain when allot of waterfalls were full of water: Fafiao after rain. A trip to Castro Laboreiro, enabled me to make really nice photos, including on the way back through Lobios in Spain: Castro Laboreiro.

Geres, Portugal

This last weekend i finally visited Geres, the national park near Braga. First we we visited the fortress in the hill next to the Povoa de Lanhoso: Povoa De Lanhosa. After that we visited Geres and Rio Caldo, where we made a boat trip and went in the park. Here are some pictures: Rio Caldo and Geres.

Coimbra, Portugal

My first visit to Coimbra was during the Queima Das Fitas, a big student celebration Coimbra Queima Das Fitas (Burning Of The Ribbons). It was a huge celebration and a great party which was celebrated not only by the students, but by the parents and the entire city how it seems. It seems a nice city and I should visit that again when is more quiet :). I finally made that trip at the end of October 2013: Coimbra.

Diving in O Grove, Spain

Diving in Spain was great. It was the  first time on Spain for me, I joined the Barcelos diving school on a trip to O Grove, just a bit north of Vigo. Here are some pictures from there: Diving Spain.

Guimaraes, Portugal

A short visit to Guimaraes, the ancient capitol of Portugal. There was a great day, and some wonderful landscapes from the old fortress: Guimaraes. One more trip to the city during the medieval festival: Guimaraes medieval festival. I have also some pictures from nearby hill of Penha, close to Guimaraes toghether with some beautiful views of the city: Penha, Guimaraes.

Douro Cruise, Portugal

I made a trip on 9th of April on Douro river from the Port Caves in Porto until Regua about 100 km away, where the Douro vineyards start. It was greatly organized by  Projecto MEET(international community in Braga) and i had the opportunity to meet some very nice people. Here are some of my pictures: Douro Cruise.

Porto, Portugal

A  short trip to Porto. No doubt there will be more in the future, but for the moment: Porto. More pictures from the boat trips from Porto in: Porto Boat Trip.