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Here you'll find links to pages with interesting / fun / curious / little known information about Portugal. You might actually learn something new!
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1. 2018-01-15: Happy Birthday to… the Blog!!, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
2. 2018-01-09: Pirates and Corsairs (but no Buckaneers), by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
3. 2017-12-23: Merry Christmas!, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
4. 2017-12-14: A crown for a King, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
5. 2017-11-22: Apples and Pears, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
6. 2017-11-15: Lagoa da Ervideira, a local favorite, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
7. 2017-11-10: One last look, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
8. 2017-10-04: A humble celebrity and a family recipe, by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
9. 2017-09-15: From Alentejo, with love (II), by BeyondLisbon.
   
   
10. 2017-09-04: From Alentejo, with love, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
11. 2017-06-27: FIA: The return of a summer classic, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
12. 2017-05-24: The taste of liquid gold, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
13. 2017-05-18: A Place with a few secrets, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
14. 2017-02-22: Meet my new travel buddy, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
15. 2016-12-14: I am of the river, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
16. 2016-09-02: A natural beauty, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
17. 2016-03-11: A change in perspective, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
18. 2016-03-03: Under your feet, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
19. 2016-01-27: Strange things in Strange places (part 4), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
20. 2015-12-12: Killing "saudades" with a box, by BeyondLisbon.   Product Review!  
    
    
21. 2015-11-17: Snapshots of Nazaré (and a revelation!), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
22. 2015-10-09: Portugal in a Box, by BeyondLisbon   Product Review!  
    
    
23. 2015-09-22: Hotels Full of Letters, by MyOwnPortugal   Featured Article!  
    
    
24. 2015-08-07: Beauty Beyond the Hills, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
25. 2015-08-07: 34 Reasons To Never Visit Portugal [the reverse psychology post], by Gilles Rolland.
    
    
26. 2015-07-16: Once in a Lifetime, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
27. 2015-06-24: Apple Beach, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
28. 2015-05-28: And now for something completely different (saving the Iberian Wolf's Home), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
29. 2015-05-21: Before the crowds arrive, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
30. 2015-04-30: Highlands – Portuguese style, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
31. 2015-04-17: A long, long time ago…, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
32. 2015-03-27: Beyond the obvious, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
33. 2015-03-11: Simple pleasures, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
34. 2015-02-26: Strange things in strange places (part 3), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
35. 2015-02-06: And if life gives you stones…, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
36. 2015-01-28: A castle on the limit, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
37. 2015-01-15: Building bridges, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
38. 2014-12-22: Potato, sweet potato, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
39. 2014-12-12: Out and about, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
40. 2014-12-03: Little place, big history, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
41. 2014-11-19: A different perspective, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
42. 2014-11-12: On top of the hill, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
43. 2014-10-31: Some may call it a love story, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
44. 2014-10-28: A garden in the city, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
45. 2014-10-22: Ye olde medieval castle (Part 2), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
46. 2014-10-15: Douro: enjoy the silence, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
47. 2014-10-09: Strange things in strange places (part 2), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
48. 2014-09-25: Strange things in strange places, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
49. 2014-09-12: Holy promontory!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
50. 2014-09-02: You might think you’ve seen this before, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
51. 2014-08-05: Random photo of the week (The Moliceiro boat), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
52. 2014-07-31: Meet the countess, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
53. 2014-07-24: All hail the king!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
54. 2014-07-17: The gardens of Monserrate, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
55. 2014-07-09: And here it is… your moment of zen (The Buddha Eden), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
56. 2014-06-26: For your eyes only (The Quintinha de Monserrate), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
57. 2014-06-10: A taste of the Portuguese Summer (recipe included!), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
58. 2014-05-30: A special day in May, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
59. 2014-05-28: The Roman ruins of Ammaia, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
60. 2014-04-22: Home to the white monks, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
61. 2014-04-08: Random photo of the week (Senhora da Boa Estrela), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
62. 2014-04-01: A town by the river, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
63. 2014-03-25: Flour mountain, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
64. 2014-03-18: Fountain of the little birds, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
65. 2014-03-11: Portugal: the land of sun, sea and… snow?!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
66. 2014-03-05: Ye olde medieval castle, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
67. 2014-02-14: A different kind of Valentine’s Day, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
68. 2014-02-06: Visiting Caramulo, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
69. 2014-01-30: Everyday is beach day, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
70. 2014-01-23: Carved in stone, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
71. 2013-12-17: An open door, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
72. 2013-12-10: Music for your ears, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
73. 2013-11-19: Hiking in the village of Penha Garcia, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
74. 2013-11-08: Portuguese trivia VII (S.Martinho), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
75. 2013-10-31: Well of Hell, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
76. 2013-10-17: You say glamping and I say yurt, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
77. 2013-09-19: Magic in Monchique, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
78. 2013-09-12: At the ribat, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
79. 2013-09-05: You can hike if you want to!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
80. 2013-08-13: Gerês: to eat and to buy (with pictures!), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
81. 2013-08-01: He found us!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
82. 2013-07-23: On Portugal, food and nostalgia, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
83. 2013-07-16: Gerês: to see and to do (with pictures!), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
84. 2013-07-11: FIA 2013: a quick recap and how you can get some of the products sold there, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
85. 2013-06-04: It’s the most wonderful time of the year! (The Portuguese Festas), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
86. 2013-05-28: An artist you don’t see everyday, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
87. 2013-05-21: From Folklore Legend to Science Fact, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
88. 2013-05-14: Regaleira, a particularly puzzling place, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
89. 2013-05-08: The man behind the music, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
90. 2013-04-23: Sintra, the beautiful, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
91. 2013-04-09: Going back in time, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
92. 2013-04-03: Portuguese trivia V (On the Azores' Gorreana tea), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
93. 2013-03-30: Easter memories, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
94. 2013-03-26: Food, food, food!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
95. 2013-03-20: Of wool and soap, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
96. 2013-03-18: At the cheese fair (part II), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
97. 2013-03-14: At the cheese fair (part I), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
98. 2013-03-04: And now… back to wine!, by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
99. 2013-02-27: Go with the flow (about the Mondego river), by BeyondLisbon.
    
    
100. 2013-02-21: Something sweet, by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
101. 2013-02-18: Stones doing… what?!, by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
102. 2013-02-05: Feeling… cheesy? (On the Serra da Estrela cheese), by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
103. 2013-02-11: Portuguese trivia IV (On the portuguese Bravo-de-Esmolfe apple cultivar), by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
104. 2013-02-08: Casa de… what?!, by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
105. 2013-02-07: Would you like some extra Portugal with that?, by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
106. 2013-01-29: Wonderful waters II (About the Gerês Thermal Baths), by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
107. 2013-01-29: Wonderful waters I (About the Gerês Thermal Baths), by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
108. 2013-01-23: Portuguese thermal baths, by BeyondLisbon.
     
     
109. 2013-01-16: The most Portuguese of Portuguese villages (about Monsanto), by BeyondLisbon.