Fiona Maclean

In the Sanctuary of Kings – Convento do Espinheiro – Portugal
Convento do Espinheiro Portugal – A Luxurious Lesson in History: On my last trip to Portugal I fell in love. ...

La Couvertoirade – The Knights Templar and More
Catflaps, Cardabelles and Templar Knights in Aveyron: Meticulously restored medieval fortified villages are scattered throughout Europe. This is the first ...

Sines, Alentejo Coast, Portugal – Fishing and Hidden Treasures.
Sines – Fishing for Treasures on the Alentejo Coast: Visit Sines on the Alentejo Coast today and at first glance, ...

An introduction to the Alentejo, Portugal
A Taste of Portugal – The Alentejo: I have a soft spot for Portugal. Especially for those parts of Portugal ...

Agro-pastoralism in Les Causses and Les Cevennes
Les Causses et Les Cevennes – shaped by nature, sheep and man: For more than three thousand years, the people ...

An Introduction to The Causses and Cevennes
Exploring The Causses and Cevennes: A few months ago I went to a reception at the Residence of the French ...

Frome – Somewhere Special in Somerset
What makes a Fromie? a trip to Frome, Somerset to find out: With a Family from Somerset, I was particularly ...

Split, Croatia – A Roman Emperor’s Retirement Home
A Final Port of Call in Croatia – Split: Split on the Dalmatian coast was the last place I visited ...

Portugal- Country of Passion – Aveiro
Visiting Aveiro – the ‘Female Guiles’ of Salt: After saying goodbye to Coimbra we headed over to visit the town ...

Portugal- a Country of Passion – Historical Coimbra
Exploring Coimbra’s rich historical past: Tradition pervades every aspect of life in this quirky little town, especially when it ...






