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Quinta Branca do Faial Évora, Alentejo, 7000, Portugal

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Day 3- Lisbon and Evora

A travel blog entry by awilde

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... going back to work as the hire-car turned out of the driveway. We'd picked up the car; an Audi Q7 wagon, the day before so that we could be on our way to Evora as soon as possible. In Portugal, cars drive on the right, so my poor mother had a hard time adjusting and earned herself a few furious horn beeps from other drivers.

2 hours later, and our car pulled into the Monte da Serralheira hotel carpark. Well-kept flower ...

Monsaraz

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

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... to the balconies is barred by locked doors, probably because the local kids might pee off of it, but I think they are unsafe.
After wandering around the town, which seems a bit on the ragged side, we skipped the visigoth museum and moved on. More rolling hills, vineyards, and tailgating European drivers...we made it to Mertola for the night.
Thumb pecked on my iPhone...please excuse the ...

Practically perfect in every way

A travel blog entry by robertjscottjr

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... 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

A travel blog entry by kmcadams

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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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