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Portugal

Exploring Ports in Porto and in the Douro Valley

December 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

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In addition to wanting to see Porto, we came to the area to explore (surprise) ports. We took a day trip from Porto to the Douro Valley, with Pedro (Peter) from CoolTrips. It was a long day (8:30 AM-7:00 PM), but well worth it. Shortly after leaving the city, we passed through the Verde wine […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Douro Valley, Europe, Featured-City, Portugal, Travel, Wine Events, Wine Region, Wine/Wineries Tagged With: Churchill’s port, Cockburn’s port, Graham's, port, Quinta do Noval

Porto CIty Portugal

December 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

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We finally made it to Porto Portugal. We love the city’s character that began coming into prominence (not to speak of prosperity) when it became one of the first on the Iberian Peninsula to be recaptured from the Moors and henceforth, began to prosper as a trading city and center for provisioning Crusaders who were […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Featured-City, Porto, Portugal, Travel Tagged With: Barredo, Cordoaria, Palacio Das Cardosas, Praca Libertade, Soa Bento train station

From Obitos Portugal to Porto Portugal

December 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

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Our next day took us to Obidos Portugal. How could we resist the opportunity to spend the night in the tower of a 14th-century castle? Okay, perhaps it wasn’t as romantic or rustic as we had imagined. Once in the room, we were hard pressed to remember that we were in a castle as the […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Featured-City, Obitos, Portugal, Travel Tagged With: Alcobaca, Batahla, Nazare, Posado Castella, Tomar

Lisbon Portugal to Porto: The Coastal Route

December 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

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We picked up a car and left Lisbon to the north, taking in the lovely shore of the coastline and a number of the most interesting and historically important stops on the 300+ kilometer drive to the land of port wine. Among our most notable quick-stops were: Cascais, a fashionable resort town since the late […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Featured-City, Portugal, Sintra, Travel Tagged With: Azenhas do Mar, Boca do Inferno, Cascais, Guincho, Palacio National de Sintra, Quinta da Regaleira

Lisbon Portugal

December 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

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Believe it or not, we have never been to Portugal before and were looking forward to exploring the country. Our first stop was Lisbon. Portugal in general, and Lisbon in particular, had existed, and for some of the time even thrived, over almost three millennia before the people ever had control of their own destinies. […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Europe, Featured-City, Lisbon, Portugal, Travel Tagged With: Alfama, Baixa, Barrio Alta, Belem