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Convento de Cristo Castle,TOMAR,Central Portugal
The Convento de Cristo Castle in TOMAR was built by Gualdim Pais, the Master of the Order of the Knight’s Templar in 1160 and later in the Century it was chosen as the headquarters of the Portuguese Templars. The Castle in Tomar was built as part of the Templar defense system to secure the border of the Christian kingdom against the ‘ …
Fátima, Central Portugal
Located in the West of central Portugal, in the region of Leiria, is the small town of Fátima and one of the most visited Marian shrines in the world today. The santuary of Fátima dates only from early in the 20th century.In 1916 and 1917 a series of apparitions were seen by three young children that were to profoundly alter both their own lives …
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Fatima - the Miracle of the 20th Century
... th of the month, there were few tourists and we were able to see everything comfortably.
On the bus again and bound for Lisbon! The surrounding views from the bus window were lovely and showed clearly the agriculture of this area of Portugal – olives, wine grapes, cork, and orange trees were in abundance. In some respects, due to the huge number of eucalypts, the landscape is very similar to ...
EURO RAIL Adventure - Fatima
... we've ever seen. After pulling ourselves away from the coastline we headed into a little town called Leiria. The dinner of the day was......essentially, pig cheeks.
The wine was great, the rice, the potatoes, the salad and the appetizers and the desert....
one of the best meals of our trip. And all for 18Eu. ...
Last Port of Call
... to the new Contemporary Arts Museum where a personal collection (belonging to a clearly wealthy man) is exhibited. The collection, while not of the highest standard, was impressively displayed with fantastic accompanying discussions on the history and nature of the styles. A second, temporary exhibition of the Brazilian artist Vik Muniz filled me with awe and inspiration. If you’re interested, look him up.
Other Lisbon highlights include the custard tarts and ...


