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Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Countries

During 2022, I managed to travel to a total of two countries – unlike last year, when I had the opportunity to get to know four countries. Of these two countries, the most explored was Portugal!

These were the 2 countries that I visited in 2022:

• Portugal – from January to December
• Spain – in February, March, and April

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Cities, Towns, and Villages

One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was, without a doubt, exploring fifteen cities, towns, and villages for the first time in my life. And to these, I ended up adding thirty-four repeated European locations!

Here are the 49 cities, towns, and villages that I visited in 2022:

• Aceredo (Spain) – in February
• Amares (Portugal) – in September
• Arcos de Valdevez (Portugal) – in February and August
• Barcelos (Portugal) – in November
• Braga (Portugal) – from January to December
• Bragança (Portugal) – in April
• Caminha (Portugal) – in November
• Coimbra (Portugal) – in December
• Condeixa-a-Velha (Portugal) – in November
• Córdoba (Spain) – in March
• Espinho (Portugal) – in August
• Esposende (Portugal) – in November
• Fiães (Portugal) – in August
• Golegã (Portugal) – in November
• Grijó (Portugal) – in August
• Guimarães (Portugal) – in September, October, and November
• Gulpilhares (Portugal) – in August
• Lindoso (Portugal) – in February
• Lisbon (Portugal) – in April and October
• Matosinhos (Portugal) – in September
• Miranda do Douro (Portugal) – in April
• Mirandela (Portugal) – in April
• Moledo do Minho (Portugal) – in November
• Oliveira de Azeméis (Portugal) – in August
• Outeiro (Portugal) – in April
• Podence (Portugal) – in April
• Ponte da Barca (Portugal) – in August
• Ponte de Lima (Portugal) – in January and November
• Porto (Portugal) – in April, Mai, June, September, and November
• Rihonor de Castilla (Spain) – in April
• Rio Caldo (Portugal) – in September
• Rio de Onor (Portugal) – in April
• Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal) – in August
• Santa Maria de Lamas (Portugal) – in August
• Santarém (Portugal) – in November
• Santiponce (Spain) – in March
• Seville (Spain) – in March
• Sistelo (Portugal) – in August
• Soajo (Portugal) – in August
• Soutelo (Portugal) – in September
• Torre de Dona Chama (Portugal) – in April
• Valença (Portugal) – in January
• Varge (Portugal) – in April
• Viana do Castelo (Portugal) – in October and November
• Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal) – in October
• Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal) – in January, July, November, and December
• Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal) – in August
• Vilar de Mouros (Portugal) – in October and November
• Vila Verde (Portugal) – in September

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Archaeological Sites

Archaeological sites are one of my least explored travel resources on my travel blog, as this type of site is not part of everyone’s travel itinerary. Nevertheless, I love both visiting and writing about them! One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was entering three new archaeological sites!

These were the 4 archaeological sites that I visited in 2022:

• Antiqvarium (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Archaeological Ensemble of Italica (Santiponce, Spain) – in March
• Castro of Saint Blaise (Torre de Dona Chama, Portugal) – in April
• Ruins of Conímbriga (Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal) – in November

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Castles

Like so many other travelers, castles are one of my favorite types of landmarks to visit and one of my preferred travel resources to write about on my travel blog. One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was seeing four new castles!

Here are the 6 castles that I visited in 2022:

• Castle of Bragança (Portugal) – in April
• Castle of Miranda do Douro (Portugal) – in April
• Castle of Outeiro (Portugal) – in April
• Castle of Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal) – in August
• Castle of Santarém (Portugal) – in November
• Castle of Lindoso (Portugal) – in February

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Gardens

Not everyone knows but gardens are one of my most recent travel resources added to my travel blog. This is because my niche history, culture, heritage travel, and gardens are often part of the outdoor and adventure travel niche. One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was strolling in nineteen new gardens!

These were the 21 gardens that I visited in 2022:

• Crystal Palace Gardens (Porto, Portugal) – in April and November
• Dom Fernando Garden (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Doutor Adelino Sampaio Garden (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) – in January
• Garden of Barrocas (Barcelos, Portugal) – in November
• Garden of Santa Bárbara (Braga, Portugal) – in November
• Garden of the Alameda de Arcos de Valdevez (Portugal) – in February and August
• Garden of the Campo do Trasladário (Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal) – in February and August
• Garden of the Castle of Bragança (Portugal) – in April
• Garden of the Castle of Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal) – in August
• Garden of the Centenaries (Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal) – in February and August
• Garden of the Marginal (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Garden of the Marina (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Garden of the Miniature Monuments (Bragança, Portugal) – in April
• Garden of the Poets (Ponte da Barca, Portugal) – in August
• Garden of the Portas do Sol (Santarém, Portugal) – in November
• Garden of the Praça da República (Vila Verde, Portugal) – in September
• Garden of the Praça do Município (Vila Verde, Portugal) – in September
• Garden of the Sanctuary of Sameiro (Braga, Portugal) – in January
• Gardens of the Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs (Córdoba, Spain) – in March
• Gardens of the Royal Alcázar of Seville (Spain) – in March
• Morro Garden (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) – in November

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Museums

Did you know that museums are one of the original and most written-about travel resources of my travel blog? I even consider them one of my keystones! One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was visiting twenty-one new museums!

Here are the 23 museums that I visited in 2022:

• Abbot of Baçal Museum (Bragança, Portugal) – in April
• Archaeological Museum of Córdoba (Spain) – in March
• Costume Museum (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Dom Diogo de Sousa Archaeology Museum (Braga, Portugal) – in December
• Flamenco Dance Museum (Seville, Spain) – in March
• General Archive of the Indies (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Georges Dussaud Photography Center (Bragança, Portugal) – in April
• House of the Mirandesan Culture (Miranda do Douro, Portugal) – in April
• Iberian Mask and Costume Museum (Bragança, Portugal) – in April
• Military Museum of Bragança (Portugal) – in April
• Monographic Museum of Coimbra (Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal) – in November
• Museum Center of Valença (Portugal) – in January
• Museum of Arts and Popular Customs of Seville (Spain) – in March
• Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba (Spain) – in March
• Museum of Fine Arts of Seville (Spain) – in March
• Museum of Santa Maria de Lamas (Portugal) – in August
• Museum of the Firefighter Manuel Valdés Sobral (Valença, Portugal) – in January
• Museum of the Land of Miranda (Miranda do Douro, Portugal) – in April
• Portuguese Toy Museum (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) – in January
• Serralves Foundation (Porto, Portugal) – in April
• Soares dos Reis National Museum (Porto, Portugal) – in April
• Torre de Calahorra – Living Museum of Al-Ándalus (Córdoba, Spain) – in March
• Torre del Oro – Maritime Museum (Seville, Spain) – in March

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Palaces

Like so many other travelers, palaces are one of my favorite types of landmarks to visit and one of my preferred travel resources to write about here on my travel blog. One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was seeing five new palaces!

These were the 5 palaces that I visited in 2022:

• Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs (Córdoba, Spain) – in March
• Palace of Carrancas (Porto, Portugal) – in April
• Palace of las Dueñas (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Palace of the Countess of Lebrija (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Royal Alcázar of Seville (Spain) – in March

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Parks

Not everyone knows but parks are one of my most recent travel resources added to my travel blog. This is because my niche history, culture, heritage travel, and parks are often part of the outdoor and adventure travel niche. One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was strolling in eleven new parks!

Here are the 15 parks that I visited in 2022:

• Arnado Theme Park (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) – in January and November
• Campo da Agonia (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Choupal do Largo de Côrro (Ponte da Barca, Portugal) – in August
• Devesa Park (Vila Nova de Famalicão) – in November and December
• Guia Park (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) – in January
• La Salette Park (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal) – in August
• Lavandeira Municipal Park (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) – in August
• María Luisa Park (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Miranda do Douro Park (Portugal) – in April
• Natural Park of Bom Jesus (Braga, Portugal) – in November
• Park of Our Lady of the Abbey (Amares, Portugal) – in September
• Park of Santa Maria de Lamas (Portugal) – in August
• Peneda-Gerês National Park (Arcos de Valdevez and Terras de Bouro, Portugal) – in August and September
• Ribeiras do Uíma Park (Fiães, Portugal) – in August
• Serralves Park (Porto, Portugal) – in April

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The Religious Temples

Religious temples are one of my least explored travel resources on my travel blog, as this type of site is not part of everyone’s travel itinerary. Nevertheless, I love both visiting and writing about them! One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was entering forty-five new religious temples!

These were the 52 religious temples that I visited in 2022:

• Basilica of Bom Jesus do Monte (Braga, Portugal) – in November
• Basilica of La Macarena (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Basilica of Our Lady of Sameiro (Braga, Portugal) – in January
• Cathedral of Viana do Castelo (Portugal) – in October
• Chapel of Bom Jesus (Valença, Portugal) – in January
• Chapel of Our Lady of La Salette (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal) – in August
• Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception (Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal) – in August
• Chapel of Our Lady of the Incarnation (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal) – in August
• Chapel of Our Lord of the Charm (Valença, Portugal) – in January
• Chapel of Santa Marta das Cortiças (Braga, Portugal) – in January and November
• Chapel of Santa Marta do Leão (Braga, Portugal) – in January and November
• Chapel of Santo António (Vila Verde, Portugal) – in September
• Chapel of the Afflicted (Fiães, Portugal) – in August
• Chapel of the Guardian Angel (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) – in November
• Chapel of the Lord of the Rock (Gulpilhares, Portugal) – in August
• Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro (Portugal) – in April
• Collegiate Church of the Divine Savior (Seville, Spain) – in March
• Church of Bom Jesus da Cruz (Barcelos, Portugal) – in November
• Church of Saint Dominic (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Church of Saint John the Baptist (Sistelo, Portugal) – in August
• Church of Saint Saviour (Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal) – in August
• Church of Saint Stephen (Valença, Portugal) – in January
• Church of Santa Maria de Lamas (Portugal) – in August
• Church of Santa Maria dos Anjos (Valença, Portugal) – in January
• Church of Santa Maria Madalena (Braga, Portugal) – in January and November
• Church of Santo António da Torre Velha (Ponte de Lima, Portugal) – in January
• Church of the Holy Cross (Miranda do Douro, Portugal) – in April
• Fiães Church (Portugal) – in August
• Lapa Church (Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal) – in August
• Loios Convent (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal) – in August
• Misericórdia Church (Bragança, Portugal) – in April
• Misericórdia Church (Miranda do Douro, Portugal) – in April
• Misericórdia Church (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Minor Basilica of the Holy Christ (Outeiro, Portugal) – in April
• Monastery of Bouro Santa Maria (Amares, Portugal) – in September
• Monastery of Santo André de Rendufe (Amares, Portugal) – in September
• Monastery of São Salvador de Grijó (Portugal) – in August
• Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba (Spain) – in March
• New Cathedral of Bragança (Portugal) – in April
• New Church of São Paio (Vila Verde, Portugal) – in September
• Old Cathedral of Bragança (Portugal) – in April
• Parish Church of Golegã (Portugal) – in November
• Parish Church of Ponte de Lima (Portugal) – in January
• Parish Church of Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal) – in August
• Parish Church of Santa Maria Maior (Barcelos, Portugal) – in November
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (Braga, Portugal) – in November
• Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Abbey (Amares, Portugal) – in September
• Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Agony (Viana do Castelo, Portugal) – in October
• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Relief (Soutelo, Portugal) – in September
• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (Braga, Portugal) – in January
• Sanctuary of São Bento da Porta Aberta (Rio Caldo, Portugal) – in September
• Seville Cathedral (Spain) – in March

Best Travel Experiences of 2022: The UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Did you know that UNESCO World Heritage sites are one of the original and most written-about travel resources of my travel blog? I even consider them one of my keystones! One of my best travel experiences of 2022 was visiting three new UNESCO World Heritage sites!

Here are the 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I visited in 2022:

• Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (Spain) – in March
• Historic Centre of Cordoba (Spain) – in March
• Historic Centre of Guimarães (Portugal) – in November
• Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar (Portugal) – in April and November
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga (Portugal) – in November
• University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (Portugal) – in December

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