Convent sweets

The unique pastries of Guimarães, Portugal

Every city, town, and village in Portugal, it seems, has its own specialty pastry. Searching them out as you travel…

4 months ago

Buying sweets from cloistered nuns in Seville

Getting ready to try the Yemas de Sant Leandro (photo: Karen L. Campopiano) Seville's Convento San Leandro was first built…

5 months ago

Convent Sweets of Braga

Braga, Portugal is known for its churches and sweets. Those two things come together in the many Convent Sweets in…

1 year ago

Convent Sweets in Évora, Portugal

For a city with a population of about 50,000, Évora punches far above it's weight class when it comes to…

1 year ago

Tibias, the most famous pastry in Braga, Portugal

Braga's Tibias got its name from a human bone. Some say it resembles another part of the anatomy. Tibias origin…

1 year ago