Flight day - Denver departure
2025年7月28日〜29日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
We stayed with Dan and Emalyn over the weekend and will leave our car there during our trip. We have explored by car for so long that it's quite different for us to be living out of 2 bags each!
Porto
2025年7月29日〜8月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Our first home in Portugal. Steep hills, cobbled streets, very old buildings, and good seafood, wine, and port.
Douro Valley wine tour
2025年8月4日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We found a great tour on Viator. Three wine tastings, boat tour, and lunch. The weather was hot but the valley was beautiful.
Matosinhos
2025年8月5日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Seaside town where all the shipping occurs and the fish processing is done.
Guimarães
2025年8月7日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Day trip to the birthplace of Portugal, complete with a castle and palace.
Braga
2025年8月8日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Day trip to Braga. We visited the Bom Jesus cathedral and walked through the downtown.
Aveiro
2025年8月12日〜17日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Beautiful seaside town with canals. They were once the main transport system but now just for tourism.
Praia da Barra
2025年8月14日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Beach day! It's been a while since we had a lazy day on a beach.
Obidos
2025年8月17日〜22日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Very interesting walled city. Well-maintained, full of cobblestone streets, and you can even walk the perimeter walls!
Porto do Mos Castle
2025年8月19日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We rented a car for the day to make a loop to some well-known sights in the area. First stop at a small castle.
Batalha Monestery
2025年8月19日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Huge monestery in Batalha with an interesting self-guided tour. Giant cathedral, very ornate chapel, and a large unfinished portion at the end.
Leiria Castle
2025年8月19日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Nice castle, with a lot more inside the walls than we've found at other spots.
Nazaré
2025年8月19日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
People say this is a great surf spot, with a nice view from the church on the cliffs above town. All that is true, but the town was super-crowded and touristy. Would not return....
Berlengas
2025年8月20日, ポルトガル ⋅ 🌬 68 °F
Adventure day trip. Had to get a taxi to the port town of Peniche, then took a speed boat to a nature reserve on Berlengas Island. Another boat tour once there, then we explored a fort and hiked backもっと詳しく
Lisbon
2025年8月22日〜9月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Lots of history in this city. Remnants of pre-historic civilizations, Celts, Romans, and Moors prior to the invasion and settlement by the Portuguese in the 12th century. There have been multipleもっと詳しく
Templar tour - Almoural and Tomar
2025年8月28日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Day trip from Lisbon to Almoural Castle and 2 sites near the town of Tomar. Lots of Templar history here!
Sintra
2025年8月31日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We took back-to-back day trips to this little town with lots of great scenery, history, and hills!
Albufeira
2025年9月12日〜24日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Taking a break how the Portuguese do - with a trip to the southern coastal region known as the Algarve. There's a bit less to see from a historic or cultural perspective. Instead we'll just relax andもっと詳しく
Boat tour - Benagil, Caves, and Dolphins
2025年9月16日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Took a boat tour from the Albufeira marina. Stopped multiple times along the coast, including going into the Benagil Cave. Then out to open water where we found some pods of dolphins.
Beach day - Praia do São Rafael
2025年9月20日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Just a few hours at a popular local beach. Little cloudy and windy, so not too hot today.
Praia do Castelo
2025年9月22日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Another beach day at a nice beach club.
Beja - Roman ruins and a castle
2025年9月24日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Bit of exploration through some Roman baths from the 1st century. Then wandering through the Beja Castle.
Évora
2025年9月24日〜10月1日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We rented a car for the next 3 weeks so we could see a bit more of the countryside. We chose this town for our home-base while we explored fortresses, walled cities, castles, pre-historic rockもっと詳しく
Monsaraz
2025年9月25日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The walled city of Monsaraz reminded us of Óbidos, though much smaller. There's a restored castle at one end, and a small, active community inside with shops, taverns, hotels, and restaurants.
Mourão Castle
2025年9月25日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We drove over to this other town. The abandoned castle was really the only attraction here.