<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Posts from @portugalcoin</title><description>RSS feed for @portugalcoin&apos;s blog on Hive</description><link>https://hiverss.com/</link><atom:link href="https://hiverss.com/@portugalcoin.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><image><url>https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/Miguel_Photo.jpeg</url><title>Posts from @portugalcoin</title><link>https://hiverss.com/</link></image><item><title>Visit Portugal - Porto City Park</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-portugal-porto-city-park-tn25ne</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-portugal-porto-city-park-tn25ne</guid><description>Hi 👋 Sunday mornings in Porto have a particular rhythm when autumn arrives, and this one we spent exactly the way we love best: a long family walk through the Parque da Cidade. With 83 hectares of lakes, meadows and old trees stretching from Avenida da Boavista all the way to the Atlantic, it is…</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:28:30 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sunday mornings in Porto have a particular rhythm when autumn arrives, and this one we spent exactly the way we love best: a long family walk through the Parque da Cidade. With 83 hectares of lakes, meadows and old trees stretching from Avenida da Boavista all the way to the Atlantic, it is the largest urban park in Portugal, and on a crisp October morning it felt like we had most of it to ourselves. Grab a coffee, put on comfortable shoes, and come walk it with us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;As manhãs de domingo no Porto ganham um ritmo especial quando chega o outono, e foi exatamente assim que passámos esta: um longo passeio em família pelo Parque da Cidade. Com 83 hectares de lagos, prados e árvores antigas que se estendem desde a Avenida da Boavista até ao Atlântico, é o maior parque urbano de Portugal, e numa manhã fresca de outubro sentimos que tínhamos quase tudo só para nós. Tragam um café, calcem uns sapatos confortáveis e venham connosco nesta caminhada.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This little granite bridge, with its round stone spheres marking each end, is one of the park&apos;s quiet landmarks over the first lake we crossed. The design of the park dates back to a plan sketched in the 1960s by French architect Robert Auzelle and landscape architect Duarte Castel-Branco, later carried out by Sidónio Pardal when construction finally began in 1990. Granite, Porto&apos;s signature stone, shows up everywhere in the benches, walls and crossings like this one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Esta pequena ponte de granito, com as suas esferas de pedra a marcar cada extremidade, é um dos pontos discretos do parque sobre o primeiro lago que atravessámos. O desenho do parque remonta a um plano esboçado nos anos 60 pelo arquiteto francês Robert Auzelle e pelo arquiteto paisagista Duarte Castel-Branco, mais tarde concretizado por Sidónio Pardal quando a construção finalmente arrancou em 1990. O granito, a pedra símbolo do Porto, aparece por todo o lado, em bancos, muros e travessias como esta.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A few steps further and the path opens onto this perfectly round lake, its surface so still it mirrored the trees almost like glass. The park&apos;s lakes were shaped following landscape principles that echo 19th-century English park design, the kind associated with Humphry Repton, where water is used to open views and soften the density of the woods around it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mais alguns passos e o caminho abre-se para este lago perfeitamente redondo, com a superfície tão parada que refletia as árvores quase como um espelho. Os lagos do parque foram desenhados seguindo princípios de paisagismo que ecoam o desenho dos jardins ingleses do século XIX, associados a nomes como Humphry Repton, em que a água é usada para abrir vistas e suavizar a densidade do arvoredo em redor.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;One of the things we love most about visiting in October is this: the plane trees lining the gravel paths start turning gold and amber, and the light filtering through them changes completely from the deep green of summer. We slowed down here just to listen to the leaves crunching underfoot.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uma das coisas de que mais gostamos nas visitas de outubro é esta: os plátanos que ladeiam os caminhos de saibro começam a ficar dourados e âmbar, e a luz que se filtra por entre eles muda completamente em relação ao verde intenso do verão. Abrandámos aqui só para ouvir as folhas a estalar debaixo dos pés.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Through this little gap in the trees the path spills out into one of the park&apos;s open meadows, bordered by a simple granite bench worn smooth by decades of visitors resting exactly where we did. These transitions between dense woodland and open lawn are deliberate, part of the original plan to vary the rhythm of the walk at every turn.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Por esta pequena abertura entre as árvores, o caminho desagua num dos prados abertos do parque, ladeado por um simples banco de granito polido por décadas de visitantes que descansaram exatamente onde nós parámos. Estas transições entre o bosque denso e o relvado aberto são propositadas, parte do plano original para variar o ritmo da caminhada a cada volta do percurso.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-portugal-porto-city-park-tn25ne&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Portugal - Angeiras</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-portugal-angeiras</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-portugal-angeiras</guid><description>Hi again 👋 Autumn is my favourite time to visit the beach. No crowds, softer light, and that particular quiet that only shows up once the summer tourists have gone home. This time I headed out alone, on a weekday afternoon, to Praia de Angeiras, a long stretch of sand just north of Porto that still…</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:52:06 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hi again 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Autumn is my favourite time to visit the beach. No crowds, softer light, and that particular quiet that only shows up once the summer tourists have gone home. This time I headed out alone, on a weekday afternoon, to Praia de Angeiras, a long stretch of sand just north of Porto that still feels wild and a little bit forgotten. No agenda, just a pair of good shoes and a few hours to walk.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;O outono é a minha estação preferida para ir à praia. Sem multidões, com uma luz mais suave, e aquele silêncio particular que só aparece depois de os turistas de verão terem ido embora. Desta vez fui sozinho, numa tarde de semana, até à Praia de Angeiras, um areal extenso a norte do Porto que ainda hoje mantém um ar selvagem e um pouco esquecido. Sem plano nenhum, só uns boas sapatilhas e algumas horas para caminhar.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The walk starts on a wooden boardwalk that drops down through the dunes before opening onto the beach. Angeiras sits in the parish of Lavra, part of the municipality of Matosinhos, and it holds a Blue Flag, which tells you the water quality here is taken seriously even though the beach itself still looks refreshingly untamed. In the distance I could just make out another walker and their dog, two tiny shapes on a very big stretch of sand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;A caminhada começa num passadiço de madeira que desce por entre as dunas antes de abrir para a praia. Angeiras fica na freguesia de Lavra, no concelho de Matosinhos, e tem Bandeira Azul, o que mostra que a qualidade da água é levada a sério por aqui, apesar de a praia em si ainda parecer refrescantemente intocada. Ao longe conseguia distinguir outro caminhante e o seu cão, duas formas minúsculas num areal enorme.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Further along, the boardwalk keeps hugging the dune grass, and that&apos;s when I first spotted it in the distance: a long stone breakwater reaching out into the sea, with a tiny striped marker at its tip. I had no idea yet that it would become the turning point of my walk. For now it was just a thin grey line on the horizon, pulling my curiosity forward.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mais à frente, o passadiço continua a acompanhar a vegetação das dunas, e foi aí que avistei ao longe pela primeira vez: um longo molhe de pedra a avançar para o mar, com um pequeno marco às riscas na ponta. Ainda não sabia que aquilo se tornaria o ponto alto da caminhada. Por agora era apenas uma linha cinzenta fina no horizonte, a puxar a minha curiosidade para a frente.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Just off the main path, a small backwater pool had formed where a stream meets the beach, still and mirror-flat in the late afternoon light. Standing motionless in the middle of it was a little egret, almost certainly an Egretta garzetta, the small, all-white heron that is a common sight along the Portuguese coast, patiently waiting for a fish or a crab to move within range. I stood there a good while, not wanting to break the spell.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mesmo ao lado do caminho principal, formara-se um pequeno poço de água onde uma ribeira encontra a praia, parada e lisa como um espelho sob a luz do fim de tarde. Imóvel no meio dela estava uma garça-branca-pequena, quase de certeza uma Egretta garzetta, a pequena garça toda branca tão comum ao longo da costa portuguesa, à espera paciente de um peixe ou caranguejo que se aproximasse. Fiquei ali parado um bom bocado, sem querer quebrar o momento.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Back on the open sand, the beach stretched out almost empty in both directions, just a few wooden fences planted to hold the dunes together against the wind. This is the part of Angeiras that gets described as having kept its &quot;wild&quot; character, and walking across it alone on an autumn afternoon, with nothing but footprints and the sound of the waves, I understood exactly why.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;De volta ao areal aberto, a praia estendia-se quase vazia em ambas as direções, com apenas algumas vedações de madeira colocadas para segurar as dunas contra o vento. É esta a parte de Angeiras que é descrita como tendo mantido o seu ar selvagem, e ao atravessá-la sozinho numa tarde de outono, só com pegadas na areia e o som das ondas, percebi exatamente porquê.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-portugal-angeiras&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - Platja de Llevant</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-platja-de-llevant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-platja-de-llevant</guid><description>Hi 👋 Hi everyone! Today I take you to Platja de Llevant, the long city beach of Valencia that many people know as Malva-rosa. We woke up early to catch the sunrise and then walked from the sand all the way to the marina, along the seafront. At that hour everything is calm, golden and almost empty.…</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:47:27 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hi everyone! Today I take you to Platja de Llevant, the long city beach of Valencia that many people know as Malva-rosa. We woke up early to catch the sunrise and then walked from the sand all the way to the marina, along the seafront. At that hour everything is calm, golden and almost empty. Come with us!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Olá a todos! Hoje levo-vos à Platja de Llevant, a longa praia da cidade de Valência que muita gente conhece como Malva-rosa. Acordámos cedo para apanhar o nascer do sol e depois caminhámos desde a areia até à marina, ao longo da frente marítima. A essa hora tudo está calmo, dourado e quase vazio. Venham connosco!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We started the morning on the sand, with the sky slowly turning blue and almost nobody around. On the left you can see one of the numbered lifeguard huts, and on the right the palm trees that line the promenade. The curved marks on the sand look like early cleaning work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Começámos a manhã na areia, com o céu a ficar lentamente azul e quase ninguém por perto. À esquerda vê-se um dos postos numerados dos nadadores-salvadores e à direita as palmeiras que ladeiam o passeio. As marcas curvas na areia parecem resultar da limpeza feita de manhã cedo.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Then we went up to the promenade, which is huge, flat and paved with a geometric pattern. A few runners were already out training. In the distance you can see the cranes of the port of Valencia, one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean, next to the beach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Depois subimos ao passeio marítimo, que é enorme, plano e pavimentado com um padrão geométrico. Alguns corredores já estavam a treinar. Ao longe veem-se os guindastes do porto de Valência, um dos mais movimentados do Mediterrâneo, mesmo ao lado da praia.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Back on the sand, the sun was rising over the sea behind a small cloud. The light was soft and orange, and the beach looked like a dark golden carpet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;De volta à areia, o sol nascia sobre o mar por trás de uma pequena nuvem. A luz era suave e alaranjada e a praia parecia um tapete dourado escuro.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Looking along the beach you can understand how long it is. The row of palm trees follows the sand until it disappears into the haze. The only company at this hour was a seagull standing on the left, probably waiting for breakfast like us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ao olhar ao longo da praia percebe-se o seu comprimento. A fila de palmeiras acompanha a areia até se perder na neblina. A única companhia a esta hora era uma gaivota parada à esquerda, provavelmente à espera do pequeno-almoço, tal como nós.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This is the part of the promenade that I liked the most. Tall palm trees on one side, the beach wall on the other, and a long straight line that seems to go on forever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Esta é a parte do passeio de que mais gostei. Palmeiras altas de um lado, o muro da praia do outro e uma longa linha reta que parece não ter fim.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Here is another view of that huge expanse of sand. The beach is very wide, which is one of the reasons Valencians love it. Even in summer there is space for everyone, and in the early morning it feels like having a private beach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aqui está outra vista daquela enorme extensão de areia. A praia é muito larga, e esse é um dos motivos pelos quais os valencianos a adoram. Mesmo no verão há espaço para todos e, de manhã cedo, parece que temos uma praia privada.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-platja-de-llevant&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - La Malva-rosa</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-la-malva-rosa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-la-malva-rosa</guid><description>Hi 👋 Some of the best moments of a trip cost nothing at all. We got up before the city did and walked to the seafront in Valencia, hoping to catch the sunrise over the Mediterranean. We started at Malvarrosa, went north to La Patacona in Alboraia, and came back along the same golden sand, with more…</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:38:36 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Some of the best moments of a trip cost nothing at all. We got up before the city did and walked to the seafront in Valencia, hoping to catch the sunrise over the Mediterranean. We started at Malvarrosa, went north to La Patacona in Alboraia, and came back along the same golden sand, with more than thirty photos to show for it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alguns dos melhores momentos de uma viagem não custam nada. Acordámos antes da cidade e fomos a pé até à frente marítima de Valência, na esperança de apanhar o nascer do sol sobre o Mediterrâneo. Começámos na Malvarrosa, seguimos para norte até à Patacona, em Alboraia, e voltámos pela mesma areia dourada, com mais de trinta fotografias para mostrar.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We set out early and found the sun peeking between the palm trees, at the end of a quiet square that opens onto the beach. Out on the sand it was a small white disc over a hazy sea, with the straw parasols standing in silhouette. The beach was almost empty and enormous, and what looked like a small service vehicle was already working near the water, which explains why the sand looks so tidy in the morning. Two date palms framed the sunrise like a natural picture frame, and we never tire of seeing palms lit from behind on this coast.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saímos cedo e encontrámos o sol a espreitar entre as palmeiras, ao fundo de uma praça tranquila que se abre para a praia. Na areia, era um pequeno disco branco sobre um mar enevoado, com os guarda-sóis de palha em silhueta. A praia estava quase vazia e enorme, e o que parecia um pequeno veículo de serviço já trabalhava junto à água, o que explica porque a areia está tão arrumada de manhã. Duas tamareiras enquadraram o nascer do sol como uma moldura natural, e nunca nos cansamos de ver palmeiras iluminadas por trás nesta costa.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The parasols in a row look like a tiny thatched village, and the Mediterranean has almost no tides, so the waterline barely moves and mornings feel wonderfully calm. Away from the water we found old houses glowing pink in the early light, one of them a restaurant called Levante, a Malvarrosa many visitors miss. Then the sun climbed higher and turned everything orange, with a few early swimmers already in the water, and honestly we were a little jealous. The promenade is wide, flat and lined with tall palms, with the cranes of the port of Valencia far on the left, one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Os guarda-sóis alinhados parecem uma pequena aldeia de palha, e o Mediterrâneo quase não tem marés, por isso a linha de água mal se mexe e as manhãs são muito calmas. Longe da água encontrámos casas antigas cor-de-rosa com a luz da manhã, uma delas um restaurante chamado Levante, uma Malvarrosa que muitos visitantes não veem. Depois o sol subiu e pintou tudo de laranja, com alguns nadadores madrugadores já dentro de água, e sinceramente sentimos alguma inveja. O passeio é largo, plano e ladeado por palmeiras altas, com as gruas do porto de Valência ao longe, à esquerda, um dos portos mais movimentados do Mediterrâneo.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-la-malva-rosa&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - Marina Port Saplaya</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-marina-port-saplaya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-marina-port-saplaya</guid><description>Hi 👋 There&apos;s a little corner just north of Valencia that most tourists never hear about, and it completely surprised us. Port Saplaya is a small residential marina built in the 1970s, tucked into the coastline of Alboraya, and it&apos;s often nicknamed &quot;the Little Venice of Valencia&quot; for a very good…</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;There&apos;s a little corner just north of Valencia that most tourists never hear about, and it completely surprised us. Port Saplaya is a small residential marina built in the 1970s, tucked into the coastline of Alboraya, and it&apos;s often nicknamed &quot;the Little Venice of Valencia&quot; for a very good reason. Pastel colored houses line narrow canals, small boats bob right outside people&apos;s front doors, and the whole place has a relaxed, almost storybook feel to it. We packed the car on a hot July morning, my wife and son included, and drove the short distance from the city to spend a few hours wandering its bridges and backstreets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Há um cantinho mesmo a norte de Valência que a maioria dos turistas nunca ouviu falar, e que nos surpreendeu completamente. Port Saplaya é uma pequena marina residencial construída nos anos 70, encostada à costa de Alboraya, muitas vezes apelidada de &quot;a Pequena Veneza de Valência&quot;, e com toda a razão. Casas em tons pastel alinham-se ao longo de canais estreitos, pequenos barcos balançam mesmo à porta de casa das pessoas, e o lugar todo tem um ambiente relaxado, quase saído de um livro de histórias. Metemo-nos no carro numa manhã quente de Julho, com a minha mulher e o meu filho, e fizemos a curta viagem desde a cidade para passar algumas horas a explorar as suas pontes e ruas traseiras.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This is the main waterside plaza right where we started our walk, lined with cafes, striped umbrellas and rattan chairs spilling out onto the promenade. A few sailboats were moored just beyond the flagstones, and the mismatched pastel apartment blocks behind them already gave us a taste of what was coming. It was quiet when we arrived, just before the lunchtime crowd showed up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Esta é a praça principal junto à água onde começámos o nosso passeio, ladeada de cafés, guarda-sóis às riscas e cadeiras de verga espalhadas pelo passeio. Alguns veleiros estavam ancorados logo a seguir ao lajedo, e os prédios pastel desalinhados atrás deles já nos davam uma amostra do que vinha a seguir. Estava tudo calmo quando chegámos, mesmo antes da azáfama da hora do almoço.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Crossing the first little bridge, we got our first proper look down the canal, and it&apos;s easy to see why people compare this place to Venice. Small motorboats are parked literally at the foot of the houses, each one with its own mooring spot instead of a garage. The whole settlement was designed as a private marina resort in the early 1970s, inspired by Mediterranean villages like Port Grimaud on the French Riviera.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ao atravessar a primeira pontezinha, tivemos a nossa primeira vista a sério sobre o canal, e percebe-se logo porque comparam este lugar a Veneza. Pequenos barcos a motor ficam estacionados literalmente aos pés das casas, cada um com o seu próprio lugar de amarração em vez de garagem. Toda a urbanização foi pensada como uma marina turística privada no início dos anos 70, inspirada em vilas mediterrânicas como Port Grimaud, na Riviera Francesa.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Walking away from the water for a moment, we found ourselves in a small interior square with an old gelato shop tucked under the arches, its sign simply reading &quot;Saplaya&quot;. Balconies with rounded arches stacked up above the shops, decorated with little colored flags fluttering in the breeze. It felt more like a quiet residential courtyard than a tourist spot, which we liked.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ao afastarmo-nos por instantes da água, encontrámo-nos numa pequena praça interior com uma antiga gelataria escondida sob os arcos, com um letreiro simples a dizer &quot;Saplaya&quot;. Varandas de arcos arredondados empilhavam-se por cima das lojas, decoradas com pequenas bandeirinhas coloridas a esvoaçar ao vento. Parecia mais um pátio residencial tranquilo do que um ponto turístico, e isso agradou-nos.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-marina-port-saplaya&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - Oceanogràfic Valencia</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-oceanografic-valencia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-oceanografic-valencia</guid><description>Hi 👋 The next stop on our Spain trip was Oceanogràfic, the huge oceanarium tucked into the old riverbed park of the City of Arts and Sciences. Opened in 2003 and designed by the architect Félix Candela, it is the largest aquarium complex in Europe, home to around 45,000 animals from some 500…</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:35:48 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The next stop on our Spain trip was Oceanogràfic, the huge oceanarium tucked into the old riverbed park of the City of Arts and Sciences. Opened in 2003 and designed by the architect Félix Candela, it is the largest aquarium complex in Europe, home to around 45,000 animals from some 500 species, and we spent an entire day wandering between its shell shaped buildings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;A paragem seguinte da nossa viagem por Espanha foi o Oceanogràfic, o enorme oceanário instalado no antigo leito do rio, dentro da Cidade das Artes e das Ciências. Inaugurado em 2003 e desenhado pelo arquiteto Félix Candela, é o maior complexo de aquários da Europa, com cerca de 45.000 animais de perto de 500 espécies, e passámos lá um dia inteiro a percorrer os seus edifícios em forma de concha.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Our first proper view of the park came across the lagoon, with reeds and palms framing the famous Access Building. Its curved white shell, often compared to a giant water lily leaf, was one of the last great works of Félix Candela&apos;s long career.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;A nossa primeira vista a sério do parque foi do outro lado do lago, com juncos e palmeiras a emoldurar o famoso Edifício de Acesso. A sua concha branca e curva, muitas vezes comparada a uma folha gigante de nenúfar, foi uma das últimas grandes obras da longa carreira de Félix Candela.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Under a cloudier sky, another of the park&apos;s striking shell shaped rooftops appeared above the marshy foreground, with the tall white pylon of the City of Arts and Sciences&apos; cable stayed bridge rising in the distance, tying Oceanogràfic to the rest of the complex.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sob um céu mais nublado, surgiu outro dos impressionantes telhados em forma de concha do parque, por cima da vegetação pantanosa em primeiro plano, com o pilar branco da ponte pênsil da Cidade das Artes e das Ciências a erguer se ao fundo, ligando o Oceanogràfic ao resto do complexo.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Right at the entrance, the park map laid out the ten themed zones waiting for us: the Mediterranean, Wetlands, Temperate and Tropical Seas, the Red Sea, the Arctic, the Antarctic, Islands, Oceans and the Dolphinarium, spread across 110,000 square meters. We took a photo of it before setting off, knowing we would need it later.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mesmo à entrada, o mapa do parque mostrava as dez zonas temáticas que nos esperavam: o Mediterrâneo, as Zonas Húmidas, os Mares Temperados e Tropicais, o Mar Vermelho, o Ártico, a Antártida, as Ilhas, os Oceanos e o Delfinário, distribuídos por 110.000 metros quadrados. Tirámos uma foto antes de arrancar, sabendo que iríamos precisar dela mais tarde.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Our first real underwater moment came inside the Oceans building, part of the huge main tank connected to the park&apos;s famous 70 meter underwater tunnel. A shark glided calmly overhead while smaller fish darted around it, all lit in that deep blue that seems to belong only to aquariums.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;O nosso primeiro momento a sério debaixo de água foi dentro do edifício dos Oceanos, parte do enorme tanque principal ligado ao famoso túnel subaquático de 70 metros do parque. Um tubarão deslizava calmamente por cima de nós enquanto peixes mais pequenos se moviam à sua volta, tudo banhado naquele azul profundo que parece pertencer só aos aquários.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A moment later the same shark turned and swam almost straight toward the glass, giving us a close look at its size and the smooth power of its movement. It is one of those sights that makes you take a small step back even though you know the glass is doing its job.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Momentos depois, o mesmo tubarão virou se e nadou quase direito ao vidro, dando nos uma vista de perto do seu tamanho e da força suave do seu movimento. É um daqueles momentos que nos faz dar um passo atrás mesmo sabendo que o vidro está a fazer o seu trabalho.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-oceanografic-valencia&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - Plaza de la Reina, Valencia</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-plaza-de-la-reina-valencia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-plaza-de-la-reina-valencia</guid><description>Hi 👋 Another stop on our Spain trip took us straight into the heart of old Valencia, to Plaza de la Reina and the streets around the Cathedral. This is the kind of square that shows up in almost every postcard of the city, and once you are actually standing in it, it is easy to understand why. We…</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:36:30 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Another stop on our Spain trip took us straight into the heart of old Valencia, to Plaza de la Reina and the streets around the Cathedral. This is the kind of square that shows up in almost every postcard of the city, and once you are actually standing in it, it is easy to understand why. We got there in the late afternoon planning to just pass through on the way to dinner, and ended up staying for hours, watching the square change from a soft grey afternoon into a golden sunset and finally into a quiet, lit up night scene. It sits right at the edge of the Barrio del Carmen, the oldest and most tangled part of the city, so it also works perfectly as a starting point for getting a little lost in the surrounding lanes afterward.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mais uma paragem da nossa viagem por Espanha levou-nos direto ao coração da Valência antiga, à Plaza de la Reina e às ruas em torno da Catedral. É o tipo de praça que aparece em quase todos os postais da cidade, e assim que ali estamos é fácil perceber porquê. Chegámos ao final da tarde só de passagem, a caminho do jantar, e acabámos por ficar horas, a ver a praça mudar de uma tarde cinzenta para um pôr do sol dourado e, por fim, para uma noite tranquila e iluminada. Fica mesmo na fronteira do Barrio del Carmen, a zona mais antiga e labiríntica da cidade, funcionando também como ótimo ponto de partida para nos perdermos um pouco pelas ruas à volta.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Our first proper view of the square came with the Micalet bell tower rising next to the Cathedral, its octagonal shape unmistakable against the sky. Construction started in 1381 under the cathedral master Andreu Julià and finished around 1429, and it was originally a free standing tower before being joined to the Cathedral later on. Under that grey sky, kids ran after giant soap bubbles floating over the stones while people relaxed at the cafe terraces nearby.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;A nossa primeira vista a sério da praça foi a torre sineira do Micalet, a erguer se junto à Catedral, com a sua forma octogonal inconfundível contra o céu. A construção começou em 1381, sob o mestre da catedral Andreu Julià, e terminou por volta de 1429, tendo sido originalmente uma torre isolada antes de ser ligada à Catedral mais tarde. Debaixo daquele céu cinzento, as crianças corriam atrás de enormes bolas de sabão que flutuavam sobre as pedras, enquanto as pessoas relaxavam nas esplanadas por perto.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A short walk brought us to the neighboring Plaza de la Virgen, where the sunset light hit the Palau de la Generalitat and the buildings around it. This square sits on the site of the old Roman forum, the original civic heart of the city almost two thousand years ago, and the Generalitat itself has been the seat of the regional government since the fifteenth century. On the opposite side sits the Basilica de la Virgen de los Desamparados, dedicated to the patron saint of Valencia. The whole place had that warm end of day glow that makes old stone look golden.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uma pequena caminhada levou nos até à vizinha Plaza de la Virgen, onde a luz do pôr do sol batia no Palau de la Generalitat e nos edifícios à sua volta. Esta praça fica no local do antigo fórum romano, o coração cívico original da cidade há quase dois mil anos, e o próprio Generalitat é sede do governo regional desde o século XV. No lado oposto fica a Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados, dedicada à padroeira de Valência. Todo o espaço tinha aquele brilho quente de final de tarde que faz a pedra antiga parecer dourada.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We paused under one of the old wrought iron street lamps, with more historic buildings stretching out behind us as the evening crowd started to gather. This square is also home to the Tribunal de las Aguas, the Water Tribunal, which still meets in front of the Cathedral every Thursday to settle disputes over irrigation, a tradition considered one of the oldest of its kind in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-plaza-de-la-reina-valencia&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - Bioparc, València</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-bioparc-valencia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-bioparc-valencia</guid><description>Hi 👋 Our family trip to Spain continued with a very different kind of adventure: a full day at Bioparc Valencia, an African themed zoo built right inside the city&apos;s beautiful Turia Gardens. This time my wife and son came along for what turned out to be one of the best days of the whole trip. PT -…</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Our family trip to Spain continued with a very different kind of adventure: a full day at Bioparc Valencia, an African themed zoo built right inside the city&apos;s beautiful Turia Gardens. This time my wife and son came along for what turned out to be one of the best days of the whole trip.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;A nossa viagem em família por Espanha continuou com um tipo de aventura muito diferente: um dia inteiro no Bioparc Valencia, um jardim zoológico com temática africana construído dentro dos belíssimos Jardins do Turia. Desta vez, a minha mulher e o meu filho vieram connosco para aquele que acabou por ser um dos melhores dias de toda a viagem.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Before even reaching the entrance, this huge metal elephant sculpture caught our eye. Standing tall against the clear blue sky, its wood and iron body is a great warm up for what waits inside: a park built entirely around elephants, giraffes and everything else you would expect from an African savanna.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ainda antes de chegarmos à entrada, esta enorme escultura de elefante em metal chamou a nossa atenção. Erguendo-se imponente contra o céu azul, o seu corpo de madeira e ferro é um ótimo aperitivo para o que nos espera lá dentro: um parque construído inteiramente em torno de elefantes, girafas e tudo o mais que se espera de uma savana africana.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Once inside, the African savanna area did not disappoint. Huge boulders and a dry looking baobab tree set the scene, and it did not take long before we spotted our first elephants moving calmly between the rocks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uma vez lá dentro, a área da savana africana não desiludiu. Enormes rochas e um embondeiro de aspeto seco compunham o cenário, e não demorou muito até avistarmos os nossos primeiros elefantes a moverem-se calmamente entre as rochas.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A short walk further and we found ourselves right next to a small herd resting in the shade of that same giant baobab. Seeing them this close, with no bars or fences breaking the view, is exactly what makes Bioparc special.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uma curta caminhada em frente e encontramo-nos mesmo ao lado de um pequeno rebanho descansando à sombra daquele mesmo embondeiro gigante. Vê-los tão de perto, sem grades ou vedações a interromper a vista, é exatamente o que torna o Bioparc especial.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The paths between exhibits are almost as pretty as the animals themselves. Palm trees and hanging branches line the walkways, so every turn feels like stepping deeper into a different continent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Os caminhos entre os recintos são quase tão bonitos como os próprios animais. Palmeiras e ramos pendentes ladeiam as passarelas, de modo que cada curva dá a sensação de estar a entrar num continente diferente.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/Eq9VF2jowDugB5Kv3jz67N1KxjAkW3EwJXz7eg2SkhncwYViFgDL45YaZLKpRZf7nQD.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;007.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From one of the viewpoints we got this wide shot of the open savanna, with an ostrich, a giraffe, small antelope and a few ibises sharing the same grassy hill. It is a huge enclosure and the animals really do roam freely across it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;De um dos miradouros, conseguimos esta foto panorâmica da savana aberta, com uma avestruz, uma girafa, pequenos antílopes e alguns íbis a partilhar a mesma colina relvada. É um recinto enorme e os animais circulam realmente livremente por ele.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A little further along, a wooden lookout gave us a closer view over the giraffe area, with the palm trees and thatched roofs of the African village style buildings in the background.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Um pouco mais à frente, um miradouro de madeira proporcionou-nos uma vista mais aproximada da zona das girafas, com as palmeiras e os telhados de palha das construções em estilo de aldeia africana como pano de fundo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-bioparc-valencia&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>Visit Spain - Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-ciudad-de-las-artes-y-las-ciencias</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-ciudad-de-las-artes-y-las-ciencias</guid><description>Hi 👋 On our latest family trip, we decided to cross the border into Spain and spend an afternoon in Valencia, at one of the most striking architectural complexes in Europe: the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences). My wife, our child, and I only had time to explore the…</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:39:24 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hi 👋&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On our latest family trip, we decided to cross the border into Spain and spend an afternoon in Valencia, at one of the most striking architectural complexes in Europe: the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences). My wife, our child, and I only had time to explore the outdoor areas, without stepping inside any of the museums, but it still turned out to be one of the most memorable stops of the whole trip.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Na nossa última viagem em família, decidimos atravessar a fronteira para Espanha e passar uma tarde em Valência, num dos complexos arquitetónicos mais impressionantes da Europa: a Cidade das Artes e das Ciências. A minha mulher, o nosso filho e eu só tivemos tempo para explorar as áreas exteriores, sem entrar em nenhum dos museus, mas mesmo assim acabou por ser uma das paragens mais memoráveis ​​de toda a viagem.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/Ep7wzrgE4axEHSPZFDU2XHL9o7momXtkk6C8dLBVnW8sbjzA6imt6YAMnHs2useCg1Z.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Visit Spain - ciudad de las arts.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We had seen photos of the complex online for years before finally making the trip, and I&apos;ll admit I was a little worried it might be one of those places that looks better in pictures than in person. It isn&apos;t. If anything, walking around it in person gives you a much better sense of scale than any photo does, the buildings are enormous, and having water running alongside almost every path changes how the whole place feels compared to a normal city square.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Há anos que víamos fotos do complexo online antes de finalmente fazermos a viagem, e admito que estava um pouco preocupado que pudesse ser um daqueles lugares que fica melhor nas fotos do que pessoalmente. Não é. Na verdade, caminhar pessoalmente dá-lhe uma noção de escala muito melhor do que qualquer foto, os edifícios são enormes e ter água a correr ao longo de quase todos os caminhos muda a sensação de todo o lugar em comparação com uma praça normal da cidade.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/EpJZ5mLrkNWrb53A9yMVUsWU1m3B7h7U1h91iDgQzjNCD5ozs32dJc5yDwAW8r89H2k.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;photo_2026-08-28 18.03.46.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Designed mainly by architect Santiago Calatrava, with the science museum by Félix Candela, the complex sits in the old riverbed of the Turia river, which was diverted after a serious flood decades ago and turned into a long park that now runs through the city instead of a road or a waterway. Rather than filling that space with ordinary buildings, Valencia used it to build something closer to a science-fiction film set: bright white curves, sharp angles, and long reflecting pools that double every structure on the water&apos;s surface.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projetado principalmente pelo arquiteto Santiago Calatrava, com o museu de ciência assinado por Félix Candela, o complexo ocupa o antigo leito do rio Turia, que foi desviado após uma grave inundação há décadas e transformado num extenso parque que agora atravessa a cidade, substituindo uma estrada ou um canal. Em vez de preencher este espaço com edifícios comuns, Valência utilizou-o para construir algo mais próximo de um cenário de um filme de ficção científica: curvas brancas e brilhantes, ângulos agudos e longos espelhos de água que duplicam cada estrutura à superfície da água.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/EpvjGU3RD1m7AFNBNDYCDZE3Mn5aegokeqXrCeyGgg735bAuKzExBgnpNsCLD2HE6iD.jpeg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/EpVCWjRH9QcPpZpb9bRiqk7f9CXCsytEqDxHfpNpR3f9b6s75NtMFPNppfSPVYDffXn.jpeg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even without a ticket for any of the attractions, just walking around is an experience in itself. There&apos;s very little shade in the middle of the day, so if you&apos;re planning your own visit, late afternoon is a much more comfortable time to go, and the light does far more interesting things with the white concrete as the sun gets lower.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;PT - Português 🇵🇹&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mesmo sem bilhete para nenhuma das atrações, simplesmente passear por lá é uma experiência por si só. Há pouca sombra a meio do dia, por isso, se estiver a planear a sua visita, o final da tarde é um momento muito mais agradável, e a luz cria efeitos muito mais interessantes no betão branco à medida que o sol se põe.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@portugalcoin/visit-spain-ciudad-de-las-artes-y-las-ciencias&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>portugalcoin</dc:creator><category>hive-163772</category></item><item><title>MoneyGram Haas F1 Team</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-194913/@portugalcoin/moneygram-haas-f1-team</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-194913/@portugalcoin/moneygram-haas-f1-team</guid><description>Second one out of the box, and this time it really was his pick, not mine. He grabbed a Formula 1 car before I had even finished my coffee. Same routine as last time: pick it up, turn it over, read the base, find out what it actually is. Brand: Hot Wheels (Mattel)Casting: Formula 1 (the mold is…</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:46:57 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/portugalcoin/EpNqHr5XghYsQSwym4388TeMD1NUfv9Z7iTz9eaFFBd4j8ZFQgSA1D4AkGiY31ByEm5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photo_2026-08-26 18.13.42.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Second one out of the box, and this time it really was his pick, not mine. He grabbed a Formula 1 car before I had even finished my coffee. Same routine as last time: pick it up, turn it over, read the base, find out what it actually is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brand:&lt;/strong&gt; Hot Wheels (Mattel)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Casting:&lt;/strong&gt; Formula 1 (the mold is listed internally as &quot;Race&quot;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deco:&lt;/strong&gt; MoneyGram Haas F1 Team&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toy number:&lt;/strong&gt; HYW10&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Base copyright:&lt;/strong&gt; © 2024 Mattel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Made in:&lt;/strong&gt; Indonesia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Series:&lt;/strong&gt; Formula 1® Collection, mainline&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Last time the tooling year on the base happened to line up with the real car&apos;s year. This time it does not really tell me anything. The base says 2024, which is when this mold was cut, but there is no season or driver number printed anywhere, and Haas has run close variations of this white and black scheme across three different seasons. So I genuinely cannot tell you which year&apos;s car this is meant to represent. I am treating it as &quot;the team&quot; rather than &quot;one specific car&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One more thing worth flagging: the toy number HYW10 also turns up attached to a Red Bull version of this same casting in a listing I found while searching. Whether Hot Wheels reuses the same base code across several decos in this line, or that listing was simply mislabeled, I could not confirm either way, so take it as a guess.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The real find, though, was learning that this casting is not specific to Haas at all. Hot Wheels did not tool a separate body for each of the eight F1 teams in this line. Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Haas, all of them share the exact same shape, just with a different paint job. Under the current rules real F1 cars already converge on very similar silhouettes, so Mattel apparently decided one generic &quot;F1 show car&quot; could carry every team&apos;s colors instead of cutting eight separate molds. The base does not even name a team, it just reads &quot;Formula 1 Collection&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;The real car&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Haas is the American entry on the grid, founded in 2016 by Gene Haas, who also owns the CNC machine tool company the team is named after. It runs out of two bases, Kannapolis in North Carolina and Banbury in the UK, and has used Ferrari engines and gearboxes since its very first season, which is why Ferrari red still shows up here and there despite Haas racing nowhere near the top of the constructors table.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The white and black look arrived as an evolution of an earlier, darker scheme once MoneyGram came on as title sponsor. It is the darkest livery Haas has carried since its debut car back in 2016, and it has stayed on the grid, with small changes season to season, ever since.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;What survived the shrinking, and what did not&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The nose and front wing are the best part of the model. The wing is moulded as separate slats rather than one flat blade, which surprised me on a car in this price range. The halo above the cockpit is there too, moulded as a proper loop instead of just being painted flat, and it is honestly the single detail that makes this read as &quot;modern F1 car&quot; rather than a generic open-wheeler.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The sponsor printing is small but legible. MoneyGram sits on the nose, HAAS runs along the side, and a cluster of smaller partner logos fills in underneath. There is no driver number anywhere on the body, which fits with this being a team deco rather than one driver&apos;s specific car.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The wheels are the weak point. They are plain black discs with a printed rim pattern standing in for the real car&apos;s exposed wheel nut and brake duct, and there is no attempt at Pirelli branding on the tyre wall. At this scale that is probably a fair trade-off, but next to a wing this detailed, it is the part that gives away the toy.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Second one done. He already has a third one waiting for me.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;🇵🇹 Português&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Segundo saiu da caixa, e desta vez foi mesmo ele que escolheu, não fui eu. Agarrou num carro de Fórmula 1 antes de eu sequer ter acabado o café. Mesma rotina de sempre: pegar, virar, ler a base, perceber o que é aquilo afinal.&lt;/p&gt;
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