portugal

September 2021 A few years ago, I visited Beja alone while on holiday in the Algarve. Located about an hour's drive north of the Algarve, Beja is mostly home to local Portuguese residents. It isn't a typical tourist destination, and it surprised me to find a large waterpark on the town's...

August 2024 Did this one as a solo visit during a holiday to Portugal, I left Mrs Gronk at the Villa and embarked on a 1100km round trip to finally check out this spot for myself. I’ve explored a few abandoned waterparks before, and this was my fourth one in Portugal. I rolled into Viseu at...

August 2018 This one really caught my interest after seeing a couple of photographs on Instagram, I spent hours on Google Earth trying to pinpoint the location of this little gem on the South Coast of Portugal. I visited with a non member and we spent a good couple of hours wandering around...