Visit a palace
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…
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Home of cork
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….
The town with blue flames
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…
Carpet
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…
A pretty room
This is a hotel room where we stayed in Evora, Portugal. It is very nicely furnished. The painting on the wall was done by a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, which was amazing. This house…
A tourist home in the village
In the small village called Monsaraz in Alentejo, Portugal, we stayed in a B&B on the main road whose name is Casa Dona Antonia. I was lucky to get a nice suite with a…
The village you should visit
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…
Transport in Portugal
To get to the pretty village Monsaraz in Alentejo, Portugal, you have to change bus at a town called Reguengos de Monsaraz.The local people pronounce the name of this town as if they…
At the Cathedral in Evora
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…
