After the modest Draconids, fall has one of its most fascinating astronomical events in store for us: the Orionid meteor shower. Active through November 7, it is expected to peak on the night of October 2...
The hot days and outdoor workouts are long gone for many Porto residents, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay home and lead a sedentary lifestyle. After all, from the first weekend in October through M...
Gazing at the sky and photographing events like the full moon is a pastime that attracts many curious observers. This month, there’s yet another reason to seek out an unobstructed view of the sky in Porto:...
Porto started the week with highs above 30 °C, but the trend is toward cooler weather, with temperatures ending the week in the low 20s. In this context, the IPMA has outlined the forecast for fall in the...
The September full moon, known as the Harvest Moon, will rise in the sky over Porto on Saturday, September 26, in the early evening and close to sunset. This phenomenon creates a brief window early in the...
Until less than 20 years ago, Mafómedes— often considered the “most remotevillage in the district of Porto”—lived with its “back turned” on the rest of the municipality of Baião. Located about 80 km from...
Although Indonesia is world-famous as one of the top surfing destinations, with its legendary barrels and perfect right-hand breaks, the time has come to forget about it. In other words , it’s never been...
There arefantastic places near Porto—some less than an hour away and others a bit farther—that are worth exploring or photographing. Villages, chapels,monuments, and natural wonders: we havesuggestions f...
About 100 kilometers from Porto, just over an hour’s drive from Porto, there’s a forest that has just earned a distinction held by only three other places in the world: since this summer, the Bussaco Nati...
We already knew that the Parque das Serras do Porto hid gold mines dug during Roman times. What you might not have known is that there’s a trail that winds through those very mining ruins—and that it ends...