Friday - Lisbon hilites
21 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today we toured the hilights if Lisbon and walked our feet off - lots of cobble stone areas- old and new
Lisbon hilites
21 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
ViaggiatoreWhat are those big things in the background of the first picture? At first, I thought they were windmills, but they look more like some sort of machinery.
Sintra
22 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Spent morning touring seaside resorts, Cascais and Estoril, then the afternoon in beautiful village of Sintra - a world heritage by Unesco - toured Palace built in 1400 - saw beautiful tiled room. TheLeggi altro
Fatima
23 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
On our way to board our riverboat, we spent 3 hours at Fatima- there was a mass going on so we couldn't go into basilica where the three shepherds are buried - disappointing- but we had a lovely lunchLeggi altro
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This is a captivating painting of Christ on the way to Golgotha. You can see the grief in everyone's faces.
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Where the Virgin Mary appeared to 3 shepherd children indicating 3 apparitions in the world - 2 world wars and something about Russia
Our room
23 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Viaggiatorewow really nice room thanks for the pictures great looking boat too
Porto streets
24 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
More pics of city of Porto
City of Porto
24 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Toured Porto- went to the majestic stock market Palace- very posh - floors all wooden separately inlaid by hand two hundred years ago- Arabian deco
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This staircase reminds me of the library in downtown Portland, OR!
Wine tasting
24 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Went to a winery and had port tasting - not for me - it is an acquired taste, - but was quite interesting
Mateus Palace- Regua,
25 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Circa 1500 palace with same family still living there - in 30% of Palace with 70 % being museum - beautiful gardens - can only post 10 pics per footprint so will post more footprints to cover thisLeggi altro
Mateus Palace- Reagus
25 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Built in circa 1500 by the same family who still live there - 70% is a museum and the family lives in the other 30%- I can only post 10 pics per footprint sp pictures of the gardens will follow
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Wow! What would it be like for a family to live in the same house for 500 years?
More of Mateus
25 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
House and gardens
ViaggiatoreSo breathtaking. The architecture, gardens…again absolutely beautiful. Keep on enjoying every minute, I am😁
Mateus et al
25 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Outside Mateus Palace
Douro Valley
25 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Toured through wine country side with beautiful amazing views of vineyards
Odds and ends
26 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Spain
Salamanca, Spain
26 giugno 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Arrived in Salamanca Spain - toured one of the oldest universities in the world , then the 11th century basilica- very beautiful structures
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Is this in the university or is it a separate cathedral? It's awe inspiring!
Spainet
26 giugno 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Et al
More of Salamanca
26 giugno 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Basillica
Ship et al
27 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
ViaggiatoreSailing along enjoying magnificent scenery..loving my arm chair travelling. Thank you.
More of
27 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Barca d'alva et al
27 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Toured more of Douro valley vineyards I this area - went to another wine tasting- beautiful Vistas - pics do not do them justice
Etc
27 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Lamega, Portugal
28 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This country has so much beauty - the pictures do not do it justice - the vineyards in the Douro Valley are magnificent - have never seen anything like it, today we saw a spectacular bassillica fromLeggi altro
More of lamega
28 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Gilmarais palace
28 giugno 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This morning toured city center of Porto,. Took a funicular ride up to top of city and shopped. This afternoon toured an old Palace still in use by the president
