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Day 3- Lisbon and Evora

A travel blog entry by awilde

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... I noticed the unique texture of the walls, and ran my fingertips across, feeling the crevices underneath my fingers. Then I felt a peculiar hole. A shiver went down my spine. I recoiled in horror, and my breathe caught in my throat. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes, but I was too shocked to brush them away. The walls of the chapel weren't made of dimpled stone; they were made of bones. Capela dos Ossos translates to Chapel ...

Monsaraz

A travel blog entry by viva.sabata

... in 1167, and then given to the Knights Templar as thanks for their help in driving out the Moors. The castle was added in 1310 and its courtyard is presently used as a bullfighting ring.
Breakfast at the hostal was like eating at grandma's place. We had fresh baked bread and honey in a nook aside the cute kitchen while our hostess fussed over our coffee and tea.
Monsaraz is located next to a small ...

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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... 8220;We bones in here wait for yours to join us.” Inside this macabre chapel, bones line the walls, and hundreds of skulls stare blankly at you from the walls and arches. The decorations are the work of three monks who were concerned about society’s values at the time. They thought this would provide Évora, a town noted for its wealth in the early 1600s, with a helpful place to meditate on the transience of material things in the ...

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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