Quinta da Fontinha Beiras
Apartado 80, Espariz Beiras, Portugal
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Day 4- Evora, Castelo de Vide, Belmonte and Viseu
... past as we drove to Castelo de Vide. We saw quaint little house in small, roadside villages, lush green pastures, grazing cattle, sheep and pigs, fruit orchards and thousands of towering trees before finally arriving at our destination. Oh, how I loved exploring the picturesque town of Castelo de Vide, with its Jewish Quarter filled with old, whitewashed buildings, and the modern part crammed with shops, houses, cafes, and family run ...
Fuga ao planejado
Hoje fugimos do roteiro planejado.
Mas foi uma escolha maravilhosa.
Nós resolvemos ir à Coimbra.
Como não estava nos planos rodamos a cidade toda para encontrar um hotel.
E por fim escolhemos o mais belo!
Fica num morro e tem uma vista linda!
aiai
Estou amando!
Hana
...
Wow - they knew Roman Numerals!
Lazy day, took our time getting moving, then headed off to Canimbriga just South of Coimbra to see the Roman ruins. If you're going there, check out the museum first to get a slightly better idea as to what went on there back then.
Went back ...
From Tears to Fado
... Pedro's dad, King Alfonso, waited for the infatuation to end, but it didn't. After the legal wife had passed away and Pedro was poised to marry Ines, dad hired some men to kill Ines--and the dirty deed was done here on the property which is now our hotel. (Legend says that the spring that runs through the property sprang forth from the very spot where she was killed.)
Soon thereafter when Pedro became king, he tracked down the three killers ...
Travelling to Portugal
... of course I was simply overjoyed about cos 12
hours in a day is plenty enough already!
Anyway, our Hotel is quite lovely but we only have wifi in public
areas. The Hotel is a converted old palace.
All my love
Bec xxx
Info from Sue:
Portugal has 11 milion people and is ony 1/5 the size of Spain.
Sue will catch up on our next edition with all the latest from Portugal.
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