This week, I’m here in the Northern Portuguese city of Bragança, near to the Spanish border. ‘Why Bragança?’ I hear you ask! Well, this is the first time that we travelled to Portugal with our dog, Blake. The best way was to take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander, so that we didn’t have to put him underneath a plane. Bragança was the first convenient city to stop off at for our Portugal road trip. It’s also near Montesinho Natural Park, which would provide us with some fantastic hikes that the dog would love. Although it’s quite small compared to Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra, the city (more like a town!) is cute with a historical centre that has medieval walls, a castle and several Churches. I found many things to do in Bragança, and today I would like to share them with you on this blog.
When to go to Bragança
If you are interested in local customs and celebrations then you might like to time your visit to Bragança with some of the local festivals such as the ‘Festival Do Butelo e Das Casulas’ or the Carnival of Podence.
Bear in mind that Bragança is quite cold in the winter (December and January) and is the snowiest city in Portugal. However, we still experienced mild weather of around 20 degrees in November. The best time to visit Bragança is the spring (when all the flowers start to bloom and the weather is mild)…
