Portugal

[December, 2011] In the schedule of the tour in Alentejo in Portugal, a visit to Paco Ducal palace in Vila Vicoca was included. We had to follow a guide who spoke only Portuguese for about one…

[December, 2011] In Alentejo in Portugal, it was not easy to travel around by public transport, so we joined a tour. The first destination was Evoramonte, where they have a castle on top of a mountain….

[December, 2011] A lot of the houses in Arraiolos in Alentejo in Portugal have white wall with blue flames. I did not know at that time, but I heard afterwards that blue flames are protecting them…

[December, 2011] Soon after we arrived in Portugal, I noticed their carpets with a curious way of weaving. We found that a small town in Alentejo, about 20km north of Evora called Arraiolos is the main…

[December, 2011] From Evora in Portugal, we took a bus and a taxi to get to a tiny hilltop village called Monsaraz. Only 800 people are living here and they are rapidly losing population, but being…

[December, 2011] In Evora in Portugal, we visited the cathedral and went up to the roof straight away. The weather was nice and the view was wonderful, so went back down with satisfaction. And then we…

[December, 2011] In Girald square in Evora, the main city in Alentejo in Portugal, they were having a bonfire. There was a big tree lying next to it to put some wood into it. We asked the…

[December, 2011] The destination of our trip was Alentejo region in Portugal. Evora is the main city here. I had heard that this city has got a long history since Roman era, so I had imagined…

[December, 2011] There was a big earthquake in Lisbon, too. It was in 1755. Here at the Placa do Comercio square, apparently there used to be a palace. According to the audio guide, to quickly reconstruct…