Evora Hotel Hotel Évora
Av Tulio Espanca, Apartado 93 Évora, Alentejo, 7002-502, Portugal
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Day 3- Lisbon and Evora
... the walkways leading up to the main reception and tall, willowy trees dotted the lawn. We checked in, and rolled our suitcases into the large area near the elevator and waited for a million years until it decided to come down from the 7th floor. What a great start to our stay in the hotel- not! However, as we walked into our room, all negativity was washed away; it was FABULOUS!
We feasted on local dishes for lunch, and lay full ...
Monsaraz
... town and as such was selling lots of it at seemingly good prices. So being good tourists and falling to my hand-painted pottery weakness we bought three plates. I especially like the one made by applying a white glaze on terracorta followed by carving away the glaze in intricate patterns. I usually don't buy such breakables this early in a trip but I couldn't resist!
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Montemor-o-novo
The fog lifted after lunch to reveal endless hills of vineyards, olive groves, grazing cows and sheep, and small white-washed villages on the winding road between Moura and Beja. The sky was cloudless. We finally arrived after dodging farm tractors, illegally parked cars making a once two-way street into a one-way street, and gawking stares from the old local men. They apparently don't get too ...
Practically perfect in every way
... back to our hotel—grateful that the lady at the hotel had helped us to hit all of the highlights of the town before the sun went down.
We didn’t really feel like going back out to explore the restaurants of the town, so we opted instead for tapas and refreshments in the courtyard of our lovely hotel—perfect! The next morning we had the chance to interact with the owner, a charming yet hard-charging American man who had married ...
Monday - Monsaraz and the long drive home
We packed up and left Lisbon early this morning after a great big breakfast buffet. On the way home we stopped in the historical town of Monsaraz for a tour and lunch. What views!! The drive to Ciudad Real was long, and we had to walk back to our house at 10:30 at night, but it was good to be home.
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