Best Bits of the Traditional Portuguese Food in Guimarães and Braga

Traditional Portuguese Food in Guimarães, Braga, Portugal

You mention Portuguese food to foreigners and they either look at you quizzically or mention the ubiquitous custard tarts. Unlike its Mediterranean neighbors, France, Italy and Spain, traditional Portuguese food can’t be summed up in one word, like croissant, pasta, or tapas! I know that is simplifying the great cuisines of the world into one […]

Best Bits of Braga, Portugal

Things-to-do-in-Braga-Cathedral

As the seat of power for the Archbishop representing the Kingdom of Spain & Portugal in the Vatican, Braga reigned as one of the oldest, most powerful cities in the Europe from medieval times through to the late 1800s. You’ll find loads of things to do in Braga, even if the Archbishop no longer resides […]