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What to do around Mealhada Portugal

June 4, 2023 Leave a Comment

Mealhada Portugal lies northeast of Coimbra Portugal. The area around the city served as a huge, 260-acre monastic retreat from the 6th though 18th centuries. In the 17th century, Portuguese explorers brought trees that brought from around the world to expand the forest. The area was a battleground in the early 19th century when the …

Filed Under: Buçaco, Destinations, Dining, Hiking, Mealhada, Nature & Hiking, Restaurants, Sightseeing Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Buçaco, Buçaco Palace Hotel, Bussaco, Bussaco Palace Hotel, Rei dos Leitos

Coimbra Portugal–The Birthplace of Kings

May 29, 2023 Leave a Comment

Coimbra is halfway between Lisbon and Porto Portugal. it is the former national capital and site of Portugal’s oldest university. It is also the birthplace of 6 kings. The city’s old town is pretty. While most of the old buildings that line its main commercial and surroundings streets appear to have little of architectural note, […]

Filed Under: Cities, Coimbra, Destinations, Dining, Museums, Restaurants, Sightseeing Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, Capela de Sao Miguel, Coimbra University, Joanina Library, Monastery of the Holy Cross, Mosteiro da Santa Cruz, Museu Nacional Machado de Castero, Se Nova, Se Velha, Solar do Bacalhau

Obidos Portugal

May 15, 2023 Leave a Comment

Obidos Portugal is a lovely, beautifully restored 14th-century walled hill town that is only an hour’s drive north of Lisbon. Its whitewashed houses and red tile roofs surround a lovely 12th century castle. The entrance to the walled city features a pretty oratory lined with azulejos tiles. Obidos is not large. It has 2 main […]

Filed Under: Batalha, Destinations, Dining, Europe, Featured-City, Nazare, Obidos, Portugal, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travel Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, azulejos tiles, ginjinha, Pousada Castella

Fatima Portugal– A Catholic Pilgrimage Site

May 14, 2023 Leave a Comment

Fátima Portugal is the home to the Sanctuary of Fátima, a Catholic pilgrimage site that is reportedly as important as Lourdes and Camino de Santiago. Its holy status derives from a vison of a 10-year old girl named Lucia (whose two younger cousins partially confirmed her vision) of a woman known as Our Lady of Fátima […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Dining, Fatima, Restaurants, Sightseeing Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, Basilica Da Santissima Trindade, Nossa Senhora Do Rosario

What to See in Sintra Portugal

May 7, 2023 Leave a Comment

Sintra Portugal is a beautiful and historic town that is built into a mountainside of a long dormant volcano. Portuguese kings and royalty flocked here for the summer. It is loaded with sights, from the royal and historical, to the downright fun and quirky. The popular tourist destination can be reached with a short train […]

Filed Under: Cities, Destinations, Dining, Hotels, Hotels, Portugal, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Sintra Tagged With: Bar da Binho, Camera Municipal, Casino de Sintra, Castelo dos Mouros, Manueline Pillory, Monserrat Palace, Palacio da Pena, Palacio de Seteais, Palacio National de Sintra, Parish Church of Sao Martinho of Dintra, Pena Palace, Piriquita bakery, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra Marmoris, Sintra Post Office

Texas Hill Country Wine Region

April 21, 2023 Leave a Comment

Over the past 20 or so years, Texas winemaking has made great strides. Instead of growing grapes that were popular but produced poor quality due to Texas growing conditions, they gravitated towards growing grapes that were more suited to the climate. As a result, quality of Texan wines have vastly improved. Texas Wine Growing Country […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Dining, Fredericksburg, Restaurants, Stonewall, Texas, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: AB Astris Winery, ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, Adega Vinho Winery, Becker Vineyards, Cabernet Grill, Cicada Cellars, Grape Creek Vineyards, Hill Country, Pedernales Cellars, Sandy Road Vineyards, Siboney Cellars, Texas Wine Collective

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