7 Day Algarve Itinerary – A Perfect 7 Day Algarve Itinerary

Carvoeiro Portugal

The Algarve, Portugal’s sun-kissed southern region. You’ll find incredible beaches, historic towns, seaside villages – deciding exactly what to visit and where to stay is not an easy job. So, here’s a 7 day Algarve itinerary that covers the best of the best. An ultimate road trip covering some of the biggest and most famous …

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Campo Maior’s Bone Chapel – Capela dos Ossos de Campo Maior

Bone Chapel of Campo Maior

A surprising and unique aspect of Portugal’s religious architecture is the existence of bone chapels or ossuaries. These collections of hundreds and even thousands of bones can be found across Portugal, and there’s three within the Alentejo region to find. Today we’re visiting the Bone Chapel of Campo Maior. It’s a bit more off the …

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Schist Villages – Exploring Portugal’s Schist Villages

Schist Village Portugal

Located in the center of Portugal are the historic Schist villages (Aldeias do Xisto), quite simply one of Portugal’s best kept secrets. This network of 27 villages includes pristine forests, hiking trails and even river beaches spread across 21 municipalities in the Central Region of Portugal. These schist villages are often out of sight, away …

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Bone Chapels in the Alentejo: Haunting Landmarks of the Past

Bone Chapel Évora

The Alentejo region of Portugal is known for its beautiful landscapes, historic towns, and stunning architecture. It also holds some of Portugal’s most intriguing and eerie attractions – bone chapels. Capela dos Ossos as they are called in Portuguese, are bone chapels that are lined with hundreds and in some cases thousands of human skulls …

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