M'AR De AR Muralhas Évora
Travessa da Palmeira 4, ex. Hotel da Cartuxa Évora, Alentejo, 7000, Portugal
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Day 3- Lisbon and Evora
... and the renaissance period pipeorgan and choir stalls.
We looked through the Palace of the Counts of Basto, a primitive castle with various styles of outer arcitecture. The palace is cold and draughty, made of stone and wood, and has many large rooms with furniture that has long since been stolen or left to rot.
We heard the trickling sound of water as we walked underneath the covered archway leading into Giraldo Square. ...
Monsaraz
After a hard day of castle hiking we arrived at Monsaraz just after dark. There are no cars allowed within the perimeter wall of this town except for loading and unloading only so after traversing several switch backs in the car we parked near the wall, grabbed our packs, and made the last 500m on foot. It was a leg burner after all the other hiking we did previously.
Inside the castle walls it looked like a ghost ...
Montemor-o-novo
... here let alone crazy blonde women drivers!
Beja is the largish non-descript capital of Baixa Alentejo and seems to sport a small college population and we actually shared rhe castle area with someone else for a change - a out a half dozen college kids were loudly strutting around the castle grounds. It has a small impressive castle with a unique keep. It is the first Moorish castle we have ...
Practically perfect in every way
... woman. Together they decided to buy and operate this hotel, and they had done an amazing job of hiring and training the staff to be absolutely perfect. Every need was anticipated and taken care of. After a great breakfast, we retrieved our car from its very tight quarters in the underground garage and headed to Lisbon so that we could fly on to Barcelona. Sadly we said goodbye to our friends and travel buddies Joan and Tom as we headed off to our next ...
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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