"Queen Santa Isabel" was made in papier mâché (± 63") by customer order. It represents the a Queen very cherished by the people of Coimbra. A "Rainha Santa Isabel", feita em papier mâché (1.60m), por encomenda. A rainha Santa Isabel, é muito acarinhada pelos habitantes de Coimbra.     ***** Júlia, the Sardine, it represents...

The Museum Machado de Castro, in Coimbra, has got in it's collection, beautiful tiles from the eighteen century. They represent flowers, in blue and white. I do the journals to sell at the museum shop. Cynara cardunculus, in Portuguese called "alcachofra". It grows wildly in the field, with it's beautiful dried purple and lilac...

O Convento de Mafra a cerca de 30 km de Lisboa, foi mandado construir por D João V, após a sua promessa de o edificar caso tivesse descendência. As obras iniciaram-se em 1717 , já depois do nascimento da sua filha. As obras duraram 13 anos e trabalharam nelas cerca de 47...

At the boat entrance, a sailor distributes plastic bags by travellers. The luggage is secured with a strong cover. We leave Peniche start going inside the wild sea. We start thinking being inside a little boat like a fisherman. However this is a two floors boat.. It seems to be eaten by the waves,...

There are things naturally photogenic. I would say that almost all things can be photogenic. But some do not require great effort to achieve this.  Carrasqueira has got everything, a sunrise, a sunset, a great color. Textures. The wrinkles. Of immense beauty. It has got the mud, the water, the wood, the boats, the...