Sintra and vicinity

Revisiting the cake shop in Sintra

We came down into the town from the Pena Palace on the outskirts of Sintra, Portugal. After all, we were hungry, so we didn’t look for anything and went straight to a bakery…

Sintra and vicinity

The eccentric Pena Palace

The Pena Palace on the mountaintop in the suburbs of Sintra, Portugal, is characterised by its flashy colours of red and yellow and its decorative appearance. The day we visited was supposed to…

Sintra and vicinity

The way to Sintra

Sintra is considered to be an “absolute place to go” (guidebook) as a day trip destination from Lisbon, Portugal. We visited here in February 2019, when my husband had his leg injured and…

Evora

Walk in Evora in the rain

After having a satisfying lunch in Evora, a town in the Alentejo region of Portugal, we walked around the town. Due to the bad weather, to be honest, I wanted to go back,…

Evora

Lucky lunch

After visiting the beautiful bone chapel in Evora, Portugal, it’s lunch time. We walked in the rain, aiming for the restaurant that my husband had found online. This was our first visit to…

Evora

The beautiful bone chapel

The weather of the day we went to Evora, a town in the Alentejo region of Portugal, was the worst during our holiday. We arrived at Evora station and were thinking of taking…

Evora

Take a nostalgic train from a faded station

During our stay in Lisbon, Portugal, we made an excursion to Evora in the Alentejo region. A few years ago, we travelled only to the Alentejo region and went to Evora, too, but…

Cascais

The waves made us thoroughly refreshed

After our Christmas lunch in the Portuguese seaside town of Cascais, the sky was a little brighter, so we took a walk around the town. Our restaurant was located in Citadel, which is…

Cascais

At a little disappointing Cascais

Christmas has arrived in Portugal. We had booked a Christmas lunch in Cascais, a seaside town 40 minutes by train from Lisbon. At around 10:30 am, we left Airbnb in Lisbon and walked…