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Fatima

Fátima is a central Portuguese town that's home to the Sanctuary of Fátima, a Catholic pilgrimage site. The Capelinha das Aparições marks...

Oct 16, 20181 min read

Tomar and the Knights Templar.

The aire is actually an old campsite so space to sit out and cold showers. Right next to the town so easy to walk in. 39.6069, -8.41022...

Oct 15, 20181 min read

Conimbriga and the Hurricane.

This is a vey big Roman site built around 300 Ad . it is well preserved and has many mosaic floors. After this visit we decided to head...

Oct 13, 20181 min read

Coimbra City

We stopped for 2 nights on an aire by the rowing club this about 50 other vans. 40.1997, -8.42907 This city’s whose highlight is a visit...

Oct 12, 20181 min read

Little Venice ?

It calls it self little Venice, small canals link it to the sea and boats are used to take tourists on a trip around the sites. 40.6430,...

Oct 10, 20181 min read

Perfect Porto

We stopped at a camp site south of Porto near the beach. Only 7.10 euro a night with hot showers and clean. Easy walk to the beach and...

Oct 9, 20181 min read

Bom Jesus

We visited Braga from the car cark at Bom Jesus. Went into the city and the cathedral. Amazing set of organ pipes in the cathedral and...

Oct 5, 20181 min read

Valdevez and Valley

Valdevez a small town with a large car park for an overnight stop. 41.8474, -8.41531 It has river walks and wild swimming pools along...

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Thermals and Romans

We had 2 nights in Ourense with its Roman Thermal spar in the city centre and along the river 6 others with 4 of them also free.42.3514,...

Sep 30, 20181 min read

Dolphins and Galicia

We has 3 nights on the Aire or campsite at Sanxanxo it is 10 euro a night but inc electric and a nice flat pitch to put the awning out...

Sep 27, 20181 min read

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela the end of the Camino walk for many Pilgrims. 42.8959, -8.53181For us however, we were a bit disappointed! The...

Sep 24, 20181 min read

Gijon and Tapia

Gijon a nice wide promenade walk along the cliff a 6.5Km walk. Free car park to stop overnight. 43.5471, -5.63648 While we were there...

Sep 22, 20181 min read

Picos de Europa

The Picos de Europa are a mountain range extending for about 20 km, forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. The range...

Sep 21, 20181 min read

Frias Smallest City in Spain

42.760212, -3.295867 Frías is a town located in the northern part of the province of Burgos, in Castile and León, Spain. In 2010 it had a...

Sep 21, 20181 min read

Pamplona Spain

42.8414, -1.66719 The overnight stop was about 3Km from Pamplona city centre, a road past a school. We walked into the city the next...

Sep 16, 20181 min read

Contis-le-Bains

44.0937, -1.32004 Contis is a beach resort with a motorhome stop in the woods about 500m from the beach. Lovely wide beach but you need...

Sep 13, 20181 min read

The Grand Dune (Dune du Pilat)

44.573297, -1.221749 The Grand Dune is the largest in Europe over 100m high 600m wide and 3km long . 55 million cubic meters. Bit of a...

Sep 12, 20181 min read

ÎLE DE RÈ & LA ROCHELLE

46.1592, -1.27163 After a long 6 weeks of travel we decided to have a mini holiday at ile de re just over the bridge we cycled to Flotte...

Sep 7, 20181 min read

Mont-Saint-Michel

48.593799, -1.513050 Started in 708 and became a Benedictine abbey in the 10thcentury. It even stood against the 100 year war. It has...

Sep 2, 20181 min read

Arromanches and Guns

49.340196, -0.620925 Arromanches was the site of the floating harbour built to supple the invasion on Normandy. Still on the beach the...

Sep 2, 20181 min read