Atlantico Golfe Hotel Peniche

We arrived to the sound of the fog horn blasting through the gloom. Having set up we explored along the coast from the campsite. Even with very poor visibility, about twenty yards, it was clear that this part of the coast was something special. Although there was no mention of it in guide books it is a landscape of eroded limestone pavements, stacks, caves and archways towering a 100 feet above the ...

In the morning we went to Obidos, an old castle/city. There was a medieval festival the day before (just ended the day before or we would have seen people dressed in Medieval clothings!). Because of the end of the festival, we couldn't really go anywhere. So we ended up just climbing up a wall, took ...

... 8211; Obidos being the highlight. Obidos is an incredibly well preserved medieval walled village full of character. Definitely worth a visit if you&#8217;re in the area.<br><br>And while Lisbon was one of the nicest surprises of our travels yet, the enjoyment from the rest and relaxation along the coast was not far behind. Yes, even I was able to sit and enjoy the sun and quiet.<br><br>For more photos check out Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086162@N 04/sets/72157621594823972/ <br>

... corner with one side facing the beach across the main street &amp; other side facing the well-lit Sitio hill. There was a lively square just on the doorstep of the hotel lined with resturants having sitting tables on the square itself.<br><br>We searched for an Indian restaurant as directed by the hotel receptionist but found none. Therefore, we retired to our room &amp; had some lovely bhel with sandwiches.

... the afternoon walking around the old fort near the sea and noticed how perfect the diving conditions were around the bay (also noting how poor the surf conditions were at the same time). As the sun went down we headed back to the hostel and had a chilled out night filled with jamming out on the back patio. Two memorable songs infusions were "Pigeon in the tower" and "The Sex Panther." The next day ...

... Portugal´s only cloudy day of the entire Summer. We watched the end of the Beijing Olympics on a communal tv then we hit the caravan park kiosk to buy some peach iced tea, Portugese coffee and another tin of octopus legs (polvo em caldeirada). Next we settled into some interesting people watching amid the fascinating world of European caravan park action. We have come to a good conclusion and that is that all things happen for a reason as we knew before and always for our ...

... in Portugal: They serve potato chips with everything! We thought they were perhaps mocking Americans when they set them out at our welcome reception, but as it turns out they have chips (called "crisps" here) with all meals! Quite interesting. We have sampled many of the port wines from the region. They are all good, some are amazing, and each has a very unique flavor. My favorite so far is called a porto-verde ("green port") in which they ...

... add it here when my Dory brain decides to revive its name), we toured a cathedral which has an unfinshed wing (financial difficulties = halt in construction...) so there's just this wing that has remained half-way done - it's actually really cool, and you can see the Moorish influence! as you can see from the pictures, the horseshoe shaped arch (pinched in), which are quite ...

... streets for 4 days we need new feet not supports:).  Phyllis Mann - youºd better up the intensity and duration of the stairmaster if youºre planning on any trekking in Scotland - I hadnºt expected the steepness and amount of stairs weºve climbed in the last couple of days.  By June I should have thunder thighs as my European souvenier to bring back to Canada. We took a day trip to Sintra - 40 minutes west of Lisbon to visit Pena Palace and a ...

unbeknownst to us, we arrived in one of portugals finest surfing destinations in peak swell season..... and in the middle of the rain...... still managed to fit in some quality time with some wine and cheese on the beach watching the waves..... even if we were sheltred under the stair case. managed to sneak a few hours in the medievil town of ...