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Figueira da Foz
Central · Daniela Sunde-Brown · 4 min read

9 best things to do in Figueira da Foz

Have you ever been ice skating on the beach? For Jorge’s birthday in January I wanted to get away somewhere north of Lisbon, ideally where his family in Aveiro could meet us for lunch and Jorge…

Things to do in Caldas da Rainha
Central · Daniela Sunde-Brown · 11 min read

14 things to do and see in Caldas da Rainha

Caldas da Rainha, a small city about one-hour drive north of Lisbon, is known for two things: hot springs and ceramics.  Sometime in the 15th century, Portugal’s Queen Leonor established a hospital and church here –…