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Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Alcochete... Lisbon
55 Reviews If you ever come to Lisbon you must go to Sintra. It's an amazing place, far from all the city problems, where you can relax in its marvelous nature, stroll around the beautiful and historic city...
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Monserrate Sintra
4 Reviews This park was landscaped in the 18th century by a wealthy Englishman; William Beckford. Around half a century later, another rich Englishman; Francis Cook transformed the gardens and rebuilt a...
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Outside Walls Évora
17 Reviews This convent produces everything it needs for its monks. They don't go out. There are two distinct monasteries. This is the one inside the walls of the fortress. The monks that live here are in...
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Monuments and structures Lisbon
53 Reviews A large building now used for military purposes, is something I can't qualify. It seems a fort, but it is only a palace with a style that... style? Well, just have a look and make no questions,...
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Quinta da Regaleira Sintra
3 Reviews This estate was built between 1904 and 1910. It was designed by Luigi Manini; an Italian architect, for a wealthy Brazilian merchant; Antònio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro. Here you can visit a palace,...
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Cromeleques dos Almendres Évora
3 Reviews A few of those stones have details that go unnoticed by most people who visit the site. One of them has a flat surface full of holes of the same size -- perhaps used for some kind of game? One...
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Little things to notice in Lisbon Lisbon
47 Reviews Lisbon's earthquake, in 1755 destroyed the original church, built in 1556. Ten years after the earthquake, Marquês de Pombal ordered the reconstruction, with a new architecture, according Pombal's...
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Pena Park & Cruz Alta Point Sintra
3 Reviews Sintra has so many interesting points to visit, that most tourists visit the palace and skip the park. If you have time, don't do it. The park has a great botanical variety, and some views are...
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Street scenes Évora
4 Reviews Late in the afternoon, after we had done our touristy things in Evora, we took a walk, both for a "rest" from the day and also with an eye open for a good place to eat dinner. As we approached the...
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Out-of-the-way museums and sights Lisbon
37 Reviews One of the less visited museums in Lisbon (It is new, opened in 1996) this museum, in Belém area, shows several displays concerning energy producing. It was not difficult to gather a good display,...
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University buildings-General Évora
9 Reviews In Evora you will find the 2nd oldest university in Portugal,dating back to the year 1559. This university-buildings are next to the Mercade Municipal and the Franziscan church. We did not enter the...
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Neighborhood sights Lisbon
30 Reviews If you enjoy exploring the areas outside the main tourist centers and historic districts, you could take a short trip out to see some of the largest street art I recall seeing. There are three...
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Bairro da Malagueira Évora
3 Reviews Made by the famous architect Alvaro Siza Veira, its has this arabish look. Go for a walk. Be careful cos some of the houses are habited by gipsies that some times could be not very friendly....
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Belém sightseeing Lisbon
12 Reviews If you make it to Belem make sure you pay a visit to the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos. This stunning monastery is an example of Manueline style. Work commenced in 1502 but was not completed until towards...
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Medieval Paintings Évora
2 Reviews This is really a very nice ip that you'll thank me after. Nobody knows about this place. Ask in the Turism Office for more details or just go to the after of Eugenio de Almeida building (same building...
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Lisbon for kids Lisbon
6 Reviews Parents - Monsanto - Get the No.2 or 13 to Monsanto park and as well as a nice day you'll also find Alto de Serafina (or Indian Park) as it may be known. A grand childrens play area which you will be...
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Sao Bento's Hill Évora
4 Reviews Wonderful place where you can see a full view of this city. This place has some old wind mils. take the road to Malagueira and as soon as you get to the Municipal Swiming Pool garden turn left....
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Sports, entertainment, and culture Lisbon
13 Reviews There lies a 1000 hectare park in the hills in Lisbon called Monsanto. It is one of the only forested areas in the city. It is frequented by outdoor recreationalists. There is camp grounds available...
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Shopping Lisbon
9 Reviews This could be one of the best areas of Lisbon, but it is one of the worst. Not recommended at night, even during the day it may have problems, because of the ethnic and religious minorities that...
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Take to the road: driving out of Lisbon Lisbon
5 Reviews Some 40kms south of Lisbon and a few kms west of Sesimbra is the remote, windswept Cabo Espichel and Santuario de Nossa Senhora do Cabo. Sheer cliffs drop away from the 17th century church (built with...
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On the water Lisbon
5 Reviews Lisbon’s answer to the Golden Gate Bridge is this, the Bridge of the 25th April or Ponte 25 de Abril to give it its Portuguese name. Dating to 1966, and constructed by the same company who built its...
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Located in northern Portugal, Apulia is a village by the sea where you can find large nice beaches to enjoy and you can take some good shots. It is nearby the town Esposende and it is not far from Braga and Povoa do Varzim.And you can take sunset pics like this :-)
This is a nice cafeteria in Batalha serving special sweets made on almonds that are delicious. It is located in front of the famous monastery, protected by the UNESCO. If you visit the monastery on Sundays, then it is free of charge.Address: Largo D. Joao I, Pr. Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Batalha
Essencia do Vinho.This bodega is inside the Palacio da Bolsa, a magnificent palace with an Arabian room copied from the Alhambra of Granada.They will offer you wines, olive oil and many Portuguese specialities at good prices.Rua Ferreira Borges, Porto
Obidos is a pretty little village north of Lisboa, and another UNESCO site. Its white-and-blue houses and a castle in perfect conditions are the main attractions for the elbowing visitors. Traffic is banned for non-residents but a large parking lot awaits near the main entrance gate. There are two main streets from which cobblestone alleys lead to neat houses built next to the ramparts that enclose the whole village.
Close to Marvão and the Serra de São Mamede, this charming little town deserves a visit for its castle and the old quarters that had preserved their original ambience through the centuries. Nearby the castle it's common to see local residents chatting in the shade to escape the heat of summer months, and a walk down the Fontana da Vila, the town spring fountain, is a pleasant trip through the ages. An ancient synagogue built in XIII century is said to be one among the oldest in the whole of Europe. Cats seem to enjoy a quiet life as well as that of elderly residents, always ready to greet bypassers and foreigners with a genuine smile.The castle and ramparts probably didn't undergo restoration, or at least if they did it must have been quite a while ago. Don't expect to find something outrageously fancy, but rather a real, as-it-was complex still in excellent conditions.Have a sit...
After visiting Elvas and a quick look at Portalegre, through the interesting and cooler Serra de São Mamede we reached the beautiful village of Marvão with its XIII century walls and fort atop the rocky hill. There is one parking lot just outside the only access gate, after which a narrow passage can allow cars to another lot inside the walled area, anyway it's recommended to leave the vehicle outside. We parked our motorcycle inside, right next to a no-park sign. An arrow underneath the sign was judged to mean "no parking from this point on", we were then on the right side and happy as it was the last spot available in the shade. To avoid playing the role of nasty tourists and to make sure, we asked a local guy who was about to leave aboard his scooter - which was by the way parked on the "wrong" side. He curiously replied he didn't know the meaning of the sign but, after peeking on the...
The visit of ancient fortified towns near the border was in our plans and we first addressed Elvas. Although we came from Evora, Elvas is the first town for those coming from the Spanish city of Badajoz. The majestic aqueduct welcomed us but road works made it hard for us to reach the city center, and even harder was to find that the underground parking is forbidden to motorcycles. We then saw what we could prior to attempt going up a military fort perched on a different hill. The fort is active and the road banned to vehicles at halfway, therefore we had to stop there for a quick look at the whole of Elvas before proceeding to Portalegre.
Located near Estremoz, Vila Viçosa is a quiet village where the façade of many houses is made of nearby quarried marble. The most impressive building is the Paço Ducal.Tourists are very scarce in Borba and the genuine daily street market activities around the main square go on undisturbed.A quick visit to these villages might reveal the real life in the Portuguese province, well portrayed by the quiet and merry pace of residents.With so much to see ahead of us we had no time to stop in Estremoz, but the view of the walled city atop a hill covered with olive trees was quite nice.
When I took a brochure about megalithic erected stones in Portugal, I was amazed at the abundance of sites scattered throughout the country. We decided to visit some of these in a loop west of the city of Evora through Valverde, Sao Brissos and Guadalupe.The narrow minor roads develop through gentle hills dominated by cork trees, the only human presence being a few men at work with stacks of cork bark sections ready for shipment.Anta Grande do Zambujeiro is the tallest and largest dolmen in IberiaCromeleque dos Almendres is a circle counting nearly a hundred stonesMenhir dos Almendres is a tall, single erected stoneDolmen Capela de Nossa Senhora do Livramento is a curious example of how a stone structure can be converted into a chapel.These interesting megalitic sites are accessible on gravel roads for free visits. We went there on our own but we saw a small bus taking a couple of...
East of Monchique, the small town of Odeceixe and relevant beach is a pleasant getaway for sunbathers. The Portuguese coast is dotted with such places, checking them all was not the scope of our tour but we found this one particularly nice although not really deserted. There must be a reason if, telling by foreign license plates, many Europeans travel half across the continent to reach these places.
Lapa Palace Lisbon
4 Reviews and 206 Opinions Great weekend. Best hotel in Lisbon for gardens and outside pool 5* and so not cheap. Excellent...
Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa Porto
2 Reviews and 303 Opinions I have no words to explain how much I liked the place. I paid 50 euros for a double room and What a...
Hotel Calheta Beach Madeira Island
1 Review and 219 Opinions Calheta has a marvelous marina and have the only beach of yellow sand. It´s situated in the West...
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