Batty Coimbra!... Portugal Part 5
Well, the ViaMichelin app (see my blog, Destination Tavira! for more on this app) gave us a run for our money between Évora and Coimbra!. Ultimately we grew impatient with her as she
Olive Oil and Castles...Portugal Part 4 1/2
We weren't packed and ready to leave Évora just yet, but we did venture out into the countryside for a day.
Back in Tavira, I had hoped to go on an
Évora - Churches, Churches and More Churches... Portugal Part 4
After Tavira, Évora was next, indirectly. We jumped into our little Fiat (I loved our little Fiat!) and headed to Ponta da Piedade headlands, an area of "dramatic limestone sea pillars, fragile
Destination, Tavira!...Portugal Part 3
After our wonderful stay in Sintra, we headed back to Lisbon by train. Arriving at the Gare do Oriente train station, we started looking for Eurocar to pick up our car. Unfortunately, we
SINTRA - Palaces, Castles and Bacalhau...Portugal Part 2
From Lisbon, we headed by train to Sintra, which took about an hour. Make sure you don't get off at the wrong station! We got off at the Portela de Sintra