--- title: Blog - TourTailors | travel (9) description: travel | (9) --- [![Self-guided by Local Experts](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/tourtailors.svg)](https://www.tourtailors.com/) [![Self-guided by Local Experts](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/TourTailors_Logo_Cores.png)](https://www.tourtailors.com/) - [WHAT YOU WILL GET](https://tourtailors.com/what-you-will-get/) - [HOW IT WORKS](https://tourtailors.com/how-it-works/) - [TOUR IDEAS](https://tourtailors.com/tours/) - [TRAVEL GUIDE](https://tourtailors.com/travel-guide/) - [ABOUT US](https://tourtailors.com/our-purpose/) - [BLOG](https://blog.tourtailors.com) - [WHAT YOU WILL GET](https://tourtailors.com/what-you-will-get/) - [HOW IT WORKS](https://tourtailors.com/how-it-works/) - [TOUR IDEAS](https://tourtailors.com/tours/) - [TRAVEL GUIDE](https://tourtailors.com/travel-guide/) - [ABOUT US](https://tourtailors.com/our-purpose/) - [BLOG](https://blog.tourtailors.com) - [CONTACT US](https://tourtailors.com/contact-us/) [CONTACT US](https://tourtailors.com/contact-us) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Blog #### [DISCOVER MADRID'S HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOODS](https://blog.tourtailors.com/discover-madrids-historical-neighborhoods) Spain [![Gran Via street in Madrid](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/Madrids%20Historical%20Neighborhoods/iStock-1190203079-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/discover-madrids-historical-neighborhoods) Find out more about our medieval villagesTalking about the capital city of Spain is obviously synonym of talking about History. Even though Madrid is considered to be a truly cosmopolitan city the fact is that its... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/discover-madrids-historical-neighborhoods) #### [THE TRADITION OF CHURROS WITH CHOCOLATE AND A RECIPE!](https://blog.tourtailors.com/the-tradition-of-churros-with-chocolate-and-a-recipe) Spain [![Plaza Mayor in Madrid](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/The%20tradition%20of%20Churros%20with%20Chocolate%20and%20a%20recipe/iStock-1131427827-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/the-tradition-of-churros-with-chocolate-and-a-recipe) Chocolate with churros is a traditional delicacy of Spanish gastronomy, also present in several Latin American countries for more than a century now. It is eaten as breakfast at very early hours and sometimes it is... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/the-tradition-of-churros-with-chocolate-and-a-recipe) #### [BEST SOUVENIRS FROM PORTUGAL TO BRING HOME](https://blog.tourtailors.com/best-souvenirs-from-portugal-to-bring-home) Portugal [![Portuguese Ceramic](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/Best%20souvenirs%20from%20Portugal%20to%20bring%20home/Portuguese%20Ceramic.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/best-souvenirs-from-portugal-to-bring-home) If you are thinking on visiting Portugal, you are in for an avalanche of unique experiences. Landscapes with exceptional color palettes, incomparable flavors and scents that will certainly be imprinted on your memories... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/best-souvenirs-from-portugal-to-bring-home) #### [WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS: PORTUGAL SWEPT OFF THE EUROPEAN SET!](https://blog.tourtailors.com/world-travel-awards-portugal-swep-off-the-european-set) Portugal [![Basílica de Santa Luzia](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/World%20Travel%20Awards%20Portugal%20swept%20off%20the%20European%20set/iStock-178864030-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/world-travel-awards-portugal-swep-off-the-european-set) We at Portugal Trails are so thrilled as the month of October started with the best possible news for Portugal and the Portuguese! The winners of the European edition of the World Travel Awards 2022 have been announced... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/world-travel-awards-portugal-swep-off-the-european-set) #### [PICTURESQUE PLACES THAT SEEM TO JUMP OF A MOVIE SCREEN](https://blog.tourtailors.com/picturesque-places-that-seem-to-jump-of-a-movie-screen) Portugal Spain [![Toledo, Spain](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/Picturesque%20places%20that%20seem%20to%20jump%20of%20a%20movie%20screen/iStock-464975554-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/picturesque-places-that-seem-to-jump-of-a-movie-screen) The Iberian Peninsula is composed of two of the oldest countries in Europe: Portugal and Spain. Both countries have been inhabited since thousands of years ago and their History intertwines in more ways and more often... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/picturesque-places-that-seem-to-jump-of-a-movie-screen) #### [LIVE A MEDIEVAL FANTASY IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN](https://blog.tourtailors.com/live-a-medieval-fantasy-in-portugal-and-spain) Portugal Spain [![Monsanto, Portugal](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog/Live%20a%20medieval%20fantasy%20in%20Portugal%20and%20Spain/iStock-496355066-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/live-a-medieval-fantasy-in-portugal-and-spain) Do you know that feeling we get sometimes when we go to a new place and feel so connected, so at ease there that the first thought that pops into the brain is: “I have been here before!”. A feeling of *déjà-vu* (or seen... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/live-a-medieval-fantasy-in-portugal-and-spain) #### [ALENTEJO: HISTORY, CULTURE, GASTRONOMY AND WINE](https://blog.tourtailors.com/alentejo-history-culture-gastronomy-and-wine) Portugal [![Peaceful Alentejo](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/Blog%20imgs/Alentejo%20History,%20Culture,%20Gastronomy%20and%20Wine/iStock-179311768-featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/alentejo-history-culture-gastronomy-and-wine) In the south of Portugal, between the Tejo River and Algarve, you will find the quiet and peaceful Alentejo, the largest and least populated region in Portugal, where time moves at a slow pace. The word “Alentejo” means... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/alentejo-history-culture-gastronomy-and-wine) #### [TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN THE ALGARVE COAST IN THE FALL](https://blog.tourtailors.com/top-10-things-to-do-in-the-algarvel-coast-in-the-fall) Portugal [![Tavira, Algarve](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/iStock-476615236-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/top-10-things-to-do-in-the-algarvel-coast-in-the-fall) In the fall, the weather on the [Algarve coast](https://www.portugaltrails.com/tours/a-week-in-the-algarve/) is still quite pleasant and enjoyable, but that is far from being the only reason why you should explore this region at this time of year. Did you know that the Algarve is... [Read More](https://blog.tourtailors.com/top-10-things-to-do-in-the-algarvel-coast-in-the-fall) #### [WHY FALL IS THE BEST TIME TO VISIT PORTUGAL](https://blog.tourtailors.com/why-fall-is-the-best-time-to-visit-portugal) Portugal [![Portuguese vineyards](https://blog.tourtailors.com/hubfs/maksym-kaharlytskyi-Featured.jpg)](https://blog.tourtailors.com/why-fall-is-the-best-time-to-visit-portugal) Autumn is a very romantic, unique and enigmatic season [in Portugal](https://www.portugaltrails.com/tours/portugal-top-to-bottom/). The vegetation changes color, bringing cozy vibes, the days are still quite warm and sunny, and you can enjoy the outside without that scorching,... 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