{"id":20303,"date":"2019-08-09T00:49:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=20303"},"modified":"2020-07-18T08:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T22:35:38","slug":"soajo-portugal-%f0%9f%87%b5%f0%9f%87%b9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=20303","title":{"rendered":"Soajo, Portugal \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 5th August 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 16 kms from Ponte da Barca to Soajo both in the Province of Minho<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Soajo <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Soajo Municipal Aire, free all the usual service. N41.87170, W08.26337<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 57 days @ \u20ac82 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having completed our long morning walk along the Rio Lima and had a late breakfast we don\u2019t depart Ponte da Barca until mid-day. The driving distances in Portugal seem relatively short (so far) and today is no different, as we soon drive into the Parque National da Pineda Ger\u00eas, Portugal\u2019s most northern national park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hills get higher as the road becomes narrower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We cross the Rio Lima again and start the steep climb up to Soajo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Map of Soajo, icon on our parking spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our guide book recommends Soajo as an ideal location to explore the walking trails of the park as well as experience the culture of this isolated area of Portugal. Our data base shows it has a free aire with services, so Soajo it is. The aire is very tidy as is the whole town it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once we have found a parking spot with a little shade, we go exploring. No, it\u2019s not a cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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