Road Trip Southwest Europe / Roadtrip Süd-West-Europa

Road Trip Northern Portugal

Date 21st of July 2023

In the morning we celebrated a birthday at a wonderful place on a wonderful day. Then we drover forward to Portugal via ups and downs throughout Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês. At the end we reached a great overnight stop in Vila Verde, Portugal.

Distance: 51

A Madalena -> Lindoso (4 km) -> São Tomé de Vade (28 km) -> Pico de Regalados (14 km) -> Vila Verde (5 km)


Mountain hopping between Spain and Portugal.

Distance: 51 km


Tourtag 14/ Touring Day 14

Date 22nd of July 2023

 

A short trip from Vila Verde to Braga. We enjoying the whole day in Braga, an amazing town in Northern-Portugal.

 

Vila Verde -> Vila de Prado -> Braga 

Distance: 20 km


Travel Blog Braga/ Reiseblog Braga

22nd of July 2023 a special photo story of Braga

 

Close to the pilgrimage church Bom Jesus do Monte is the public campsite for free but without service but with public transport to downtown.

 


Tourtag 15/ Touring Day 15

Date 23rd of July 2023

 

We starting in Braga and reached the ocean again in Vila Nova de Gaia close to Porto. In Vila Nova de Gaia we overnighted at a camping place in order to charge our battery and to clean up your clothes and ourself.

 

Braga -> Muro-> Porto-> Vila Nova de Gaia

 

Enjoying the sunset with the whole family.

Distance: 80 km


Tourtag 16/ Touring Day 16

Date 24th of July 2023 a special photo story about Porto.

 

One day in one of the amazing cities of Europe.


Tourtag 17/ Touring Day 17

Date 25th of July 2023

 

A travel from the cost to the central of Portugal. Lunch break at the ocean and overnighting in the mountain of Central-Portugal.

 

Vila Nova de Gaia -> Praia de Silvalde

-> Arouca -> Passadiços do Paiva Trailhead

 

The diversity of Portugal.

Distance: 80 km


Tourtag 18/ Touring Day 18

Date 26th of July 2023 a special photo story about Passadiços do Paiva.

One day in one of the amazing landscape of Europe.


Tourtag 18/ Touring Day 18 the continuation

Date 26th of July 2023

The continuation of our trip during the mountain of Central-Portugal. The day is ending at the beautiful lake unknown by google maps called Barragem de Várzea.

Passadiços do Paiva -> Castro Daire-> Barragem de Várzea

Discovery of an amazing spot not marked in travel-maps.

Distance: 71 km


Tourtag 19/ Touring Day 19

Date 27th of July 2023

 

We have been waking-up at a secret lake called Barragem de Várzea. We made a city tour in beautiful Coimbra (see extra photo story) and at the end we have been overnight at an amazing lake called Lagoa da Vela.

 

Barragem de Várzea -> Viseu-> Penacova -> Coimbra -> Lagoa da Vela

 

A great trip through the central of Portugal.

Distance: 142 km


Tourtag 19/ Touring Day 19 extra story about Coimbra

27th of July 2023 a special photo story of Coimbra


Tourtag 20/ Touring Day 20

Date 28th of July 2023

 

We drove at the coast from one amazing overnight spot to the next amazing overnight stop. We have been started at a lake and have been ended at the ocean.

 

Lagoa da Vela -> Figueira da Foz

-> Praia do Fausto (Norte)

 

A short trip enjoing the landscape of Central-Portugal.

Distance: 61 km


Tourtag 21/ Touring Day 21

Date 29th of July 2023

A trip through the history of Portugal. Beginning with a symbole of the Porugal emblem (Leiria, see extra photo story), following by the city of the Portugal independence (Batalha, see extra photo story) and ending with one of the famous buildings of the Christian world (Alcobaça, see extra photo story).

And the night we spent the night at an amazing beach called Praia do Salgado.

Praia do Fausto -> Marinha Grande
-> Leiria -> Batalha -> Alcobaça -> Praia do Salgado

Distance: 83 km


Tourtag 21/ Touring Day 21 extra story about Leiria

29th of July 2023 a special photo story of Leiria


Tourtag 21/ Touring Day 21 extra story about Batalha

29th of July 2023 a special photo story of Batalha


Tourtag 21/ Touring Day 21 extra story about Alcobaça

29th of July 2023 a special photo story of Alcobaça


Tourtag 22/ Touring Day 22

Date 30th of July 2023

Starting at an amazing overnight stay at the coast following by knight games in Óbidos. At the end we have found a great spot against at the ocean the Praia dos Frades.

We have been wake up on cliffs and falls asleep at other cliffs at the portuguese atlantic coast.

Praia do Salgado -> Óbidos
-> Praia dos Frades

Distance: 56 km


Tourtag 22/ Touring Day 22 extra story about Óbidos

30th of July 2023 a special photo story of Óbidos


Tourtag 23/ Touring Day 23

Date 31st of July 2023

We have enjoyed the time at the coast of Portugal even though we have trouble we our wheels (see extra story).

We was part of so many amazing moments at the coast between Praia dos Frades and Praia da Peralta.

Praia dos Frades -> Lourinhã
-> Praia da Peralta

Distance: 13 km