Region: Portugal

A well-known Nobel Prize author, Saramago gives us the mystery and brilliance of a country he loves so dearly. His descriptions and reflections serve less as a guidebook and more of friendly travel companion.

… Quierós has a magisterial sense of social stratification, family and the way eros can make an opera of private life. The novel crystallizes the larger unreality of an incestuous society, one that drifts, even the elite heatedly acknowledge, into decline. This novel stands with the great achievements of fiction.

Pessoa’s amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious as his unique poetic output.

Barry Hatton shines a light on this enigmatic corner of Europe by blending historical analysis with entertaining personal anecdotes. He describes the idiosyncrasies that make the Portuguese unique and surveys the eventful path that brought them to where they are today.

Following up on his successful Survival Guide for the Camino Francés, Jeffery now introduces us to the lesser known Camino Portugues. Galician section of the Portuguese Camino. General information is provided for each village and place of interest including historical, religious, artistic, or anything else related to Spanish and Galician culture and/or customs.