July 2020

Visiting Plage Notre Dame and more in Porquerolles Island

Porquerolles also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d’Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. Porquerolles is the largest, most westerly of the three Îles d’Hyères. It is about 7 km (4.3 miles) long by 3 km (1.9 miles) wide, with five small ranges of hills. The south coast is lined with cliffs, and on the north coast are the

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Visiting Aveiro, the Venice of Portugal

Aveiro is a city and a municipality in Portugal, and the second-most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal, after Coimbra. It is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and has an important seaport. It is known as “the Portuguese Venice”, due to its system of canals and boats “similar” to the Italian city of Venice. This similarity is arguable, so

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