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We are very fortunate to have Gustavo Figueiredo as a photographer and a friend. Not only some of the beautiful pictures you see on our website were captured by him ( and all the pictures in this post too), but he is also a keen cyclist and hiking enthusiast. Gustavo lives nearby Sintra and, in this […]

This is Daniel's second post about this urban hike in Porto - click here to view the first one.     So, we left you at Cordoaria on my first post! From there, you could go for a snack or local delicacy so I strongly recommend you try a pastel de nata (or just nata) […]

Daniel, our resident guide on all of our hiking tours that take place in the North of Portugal like the Camino de Santiago or Douro valley, was born and raised in Porto, where he still lives and cheers for the local team, Futebol Clube do Porto. Here is his suggestion for a walking tour in […]

We know that the recent Covid-19 virus has been causing global concern and we are all watching closely how this situation will develop. From the very beginning we have been accompanying the situation and we fully understand these are not the perfect conditions to anticipate your next hiking holidays as these are times when we […]

After winning "Europe’s Leading Destination" award earlier this June, Portugal has won, for the third year in a row, the award of "World's Leading Destination 2019" at the World Travel Awards! In total, Portugal won 12 awards in the grand final of this ceremony, and "Passadiços do Paiva (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark)" won "World's Leading Adventure Tourist Attraction"! As a Portuguese […]

Already dreaming about hiking new trails and backroads and exploring different regions for 2020? Want to plan your week hiking by the Douro wine country, exploring the Portuguese Southwest Coast or walking the Natural Parks surrounding Lisbon? You can now start planning next year's hiking tour with Live Love Hike by booking a date for 2020 and […]