The Quimera's GPS

Want to truly discover Montesinho Natural Park? We've created a guide with the best hiking trails, villages, festivals, food, and accommodations. Everything you need to plan your trip to the Terra Fria Transmontana.

Account of a trekking trip through the Dolomites, crossing Italy and Austria, amid alpine landscapes and mountain refuges. A 76 km hike, with challenging stages, imposing nature, moments of conviviality and the history of the First World War.

Visiting Flores and Corvo is like stepping into one of the most authentic corners of the Atlantic. On Flores Island, nature shows off all its power — impressive waterfalls, hidden lagoons, fajãs shaped by time. On Corvo, the geographical smallness contrasts with the grandeur of its identity: a resilient community, a dormant volcano transformed into a lagoon, and a pace of life marked by simplicity and human closeness.

In this article, we take you on a journey through 10 unmissable beaches in the municipality of Aljezur, exploring trails, geological formations, cultural connections and the natural wealth that surrounds them.

The inspiration for this month's Quimera GPS article comes from a trip we took in May 2019 to the Médio Tejo (Middle Tagus) region. It was a memorable experience full of discoveries, so we're sharing our suggestions here for a 3-day itinerary in this area of central Portugal.

After a break, we're back to publishing on this blog. The last article was about Gibraltar but, as we didn't include any information...

At the end of 2019, without imagining what awaited us, we organized a reconnaissance trip to Gibraltar , Algeciras and Tarifa ....

On the long weekend from October 30th to November 1st, Quimera went to Aracena to reconnoitre the region. We stayed at El Madronha l...