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Spain and Portugal, 2024

huhtikuuta - toukokuuta 2024
  • Kirk and Anna Lively and Laird
Two days in London; Gijon and Santiago de Compostela in Spain; Porto, Sintra, Lisbon and 10 days of biking in southern Portugal Lue lisää
  • Kirk and Anna Lively and Laird

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Anna with Sonia, the manager of Villa Aedan
    Vill Aedan in Sintra, PortugalOur train from Sintra to LisbonOur guide, Matilda, on our walking tour of LisbonThe main square of LisbonDinner with the waiter performing Fado

    Lisbon, Portugal

    2. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Checked out of the Villa Aedan in Sintra. Took the train to Lisbon, about 40 minutes. Taxi to our hotel. Joined our friends and the rest of the group for the bike tour. Took a walking tour from the hotel to the waterfront down the Avenida da Libertade, which commemorates many things in Portugal's history including the 1954 Revolution that overthrew the dictatorship. A fancy multi-course dinner complete with an impromptu Fado performance by the waiter with the help of his cell phone.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    In the lobby at our Pousda in Evora. Tammy entertaining.
    Tour guide Matilda with biking guide Rosita, Dan and TammyBuildings built into the arches of the aqueductThe remnants of a Roman temple in EvoraThe city wall of EvoraThe bone chapel in Evora

    Evora, Portugal

    3. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Our group of 16, left Lisbon on a two hour bus trip to Evora, Portugal, a UNESCO heritage city which has ancient city walls, the remnants of a Roman temple, the bone chapel and a couple of Pousadas. Pousadas are old buildings, often convents, which were emptied in 1834 when the Portuguese king outlawed all religious orders. Our Pousada was a beautiful renovation of one of those abandoned convents. A local guide, Sylvia gave us an detailed tour of parts of the city including the 16th century aqueduct, built when the city was the capital of Portugal, city streets and the evolution of styles, and the remains of the Roman temple built on the 1st century AD to honor the emperor. Anna and I walked the old city wall after being sent to the wrong Pousada by a well-meaning local. We enjoyed hamburgers and wine at a tiny little eatery as we worked our way through the city to the correct Pousada. The next morning we toured the famous Bone Chapel, lined with the bones of some 500 monks. The chapel has an inscription over the entrance in Portuguese which says: "These bones are here waiting for your bones."Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Starting out on our first day of biking
    Our Leavenworth group with our guide trailingDan and Jim at an aqueduct along the wayWildflowers along our country roadFields of wildflowers and cork oak treesArchaeological dig under the PousadaBronze artifacts retrieved from the arch. dig

    Evora to Pousada Castelo Alcacer do Sal

    4. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    We headed out of town on our bicycles, ten ebikes, two regular bikes, and one tandem, plus the leaders were on regular bikes. A 43.9 mile ride through rural Portuguese country lanes with cattle with bells and cork trees and a mutitude of different species of wildflowers - including a red flowered wild pea. Saw the first of many stork condominiums (multiple nests in a single tree). Pedaled to the top of the hill overlooking the river Salado to our Pousada for the night, the Pousada Castelo Alcacer do Sal. The next morning we received a tour of the archaeological digs under the Pousada which had recovered evidence of humans more than two thousand years ago along with numerous artifacts from thousands of years of occupation.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Pedestrian bridge with the Pousada on the hill
    My ebike, with my name, for the bike tourLunch along the wayPedaling down the road with Anna, Dan, Jim, Joanne, and TammyThe waterfront at Sines from the old fortressVasco da Gama statue next to the old fort in SinesDinner at the hotel.

    Alcacer to Sines, Portugal

    5. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We bicycled 47.5 miles, with about an hour of that in light rain, from Alcacer to our hotel in Sines, Portugal, the Hotel Caso do Medico San Rafael. Right after our start, as we crossed a nice pedestrian bridge, I misplaced my phone on someone else's bicycle after taking a photo and thought I'd lost my phone. Many miles of narrow country lanes lined with wildflowers. Stopped at a restaurant for lunch. Had to wait 30-40 minutes because of Mother's Day. Had some nice grilled squid while drying out from the rain, then finished the ride to Sines. Walked the short distance to the remnants of an old fort then up to the top of a rebuilt wall with a statue of Vasco da Gama below. Nearby was an archeological dig of a former Roman era fish sauce factory. Neat views of the city beach below. And, of course, another exceptional dinner.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    The coastline as we're leaving Sines
    Picturesque coastlineCountry roadLunch stop on the coast. Great food!Shrimp tacos for lunchVillage along the coastMiriam, Anna, and Joanne pedaling through a townPicking carrots in the fieldBeautiful coastlineWall decor in our room

    Sines to Herdade do Touril

    6. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Another very nice breakfast at the hotel, then we pushed our bicycles out of the underground garage and circled through city streets to begin our 42.7 mile ride to Herdade da Touril, an estate converted to a very nice country lodge complete with swimming pool, a donkey, sheep, and goats, all about one mile away from the coast. Had a tailwind today after headwinds the previous two days. Our first look at the famous cliffs, with periodic beaches that line much of the coast of this part of Portugal, the Algarve. Lots of gravel roads mixed with pavement that took us along shorelines, cliffs, beaches, stork nests, lots of agriculture, including a team picking beautiful carrots. Nifty room with cork headboard and wooden farm implements. Another great dinner with fish and wine.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Ready to leave Herdade do Touril
    Scenic coastline along our routeStopping to admire the scenerySteep climbBeautiful Beach at Mara VilhasOur route took us along an irrigation canalTypical bike lane sign along some of our routesOur bath at Praia do CanalThe pool at Praia do CanalDinner at Praia do Canal

    HT to Aljazur Praia do Canal

    7. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    A short 34.9 mile ride up and down lots of hills, including some rough, rocky lanes. We started the day with a one mile rocky lane out and back to the cliff-lined coast near our lodging. Very scenic country then off via a wandering road route including some very long uphill and downhill routes, routes along irrigation canals, and sandy roads. Village on the cliffs. A stop at Mara Vilhas for lunch and walk down to the very pretty and very deep beach at the mouth of a river. Long downhill where I raced ahead then had to turn back and go look for our group of six because they had stopped for a minor bicycle malfunction. A last, steep rocky climb to the five star hotel/resort with awesome swimming pool - where I did five lengths. Cool room, though the construction arrangement of rooms in blocks is reminiscent of a prison. Bed even had curtains - which were pulled by staff while we were at dinner. Staff required to accompany us to our rooms and show us important stuff we needed to know. Black pork for dinner on huge log dining table.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Pedaling through the countryside
    Another beach with wildflowersAt Cape St. VincentThe landscape at Cape St. VincentThe Fortress of BelexThe entrance at the Pousada da SagresThe coastline at Sagres, the Pousada on the leftThe beach at Sagres. The fortress in the distance.

    PdC to Sagres, Portugal

    8. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Enjoyed another outstanding breakfast (with Rich and Michelle) and a walk on the grounds of this five star lodging. By 9:30 we were on our way into a National Park of Portugal, Stopped at beaches and boardwalks overlooking cliffs being pounded by the ocean waves. Stopped for lunch in Vila da Bispo where some of us skipped lunch in favor of a visit to an Aldi's grocery store. I bought a box of eight ice cream treats. Ate 3 1/2 and shared the rest! Tasty. Anna and I explored the immediate area including a monument to men, including ten Englishmen, who died in WWII. Biked on thru the countryside. Had a conversation with a herd of goats. On to the lighthouse at the Cape of St. Vincent, the westernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula. Rugged cliffs, capped by a thin layer of highly eroded limestone with lots of wildflowers that gave the appearance of a rock garden. Short stop at the remains of the Fortress of Belex, then on to our lodging for the night, the Pousada da Sagres, another converted convent. Six of us walked into and thru town and I separated from them to walk down to the city beach, a walk back up a path to the Pousada and then out to the headland and back with nice wildflowers along the way. Three course dinner at the hotel restaurant, including an awesome orange cake.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Cruising down the road towards Vila da Bispo
    1Example of dolls that decorate this part of PortugalField of red poppies along our routeScenic coastal viewLunch at the Camilo restaurant near LagosThe famous coastline of LagosDeep twisting cut in the seaside cliffs at LagosInteresting building along the wayHotel Eva Senses, our lodging in FaroMosaic sidewalks and street where we had sangria

    Sagres to Lagos to Faro, Portugal

    9. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Another fine breakfast then off to bicycle 25 miles to Lagos, along a path that took us back through the Vila da Bispo where we had lunch yesterday. We pedaled up and down winding roads through rural countryside past a meadow of brilliant red poppies. Stopped at a tourist beach village (lots of new condos) where Sally T. had me take a video of her doing a sand angel for a friend back home. On to Lagos for lunch at the Camilo Restaurant overlooking the famous cliffs of Lagos where the ocean has cut narrow channels into the cliffs that boom and thunder as the waves crash into the undersides of cantilevered cliffs. Very fun lunch with appetizer names I can't pronounce with grilled calamari and a mixed salad that was awesome. We loaded on to a bus for the trip to the city of Faro and our Hotel Eva Senses, right on the waterfront and public square with a 5th floor rooftop swimming pool (which we did not find time to use). After arrival we walked through the old city walls into the old town then back out into the commercial district where we stopped at an outdoor cafe for a treat and pitcher of sangria. Delightful weather. Returned to the hotel for the night.Lue lisää

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    Lining up to swim/float in the salt lagoon
    Veronica showing us their valuable saltPerched on top of a pile of saltOur group in the salt lagoon (Dead Sea)Trail through the salt marshes towards TaviraThe Anchor Cemetery and our new bike shirtsPedaling through TaviraPart of our meal at Coisa Linda

    Faro to Tavira, Portugal

    10. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Up for a fabulous breakfast in the Hotel Eva Senses on the fifth floor, then on to a bus to the Salina da Grelha, a family-owned salt production (from sea water) facility owned by the same family for more than 150 years - and which was a tide-powered water mill until the new motors of the industrial revolution made the tide mill uneconomic. Now the family (Veronica from the Czech Republic married the current owner) provides salt mine tours, sells specialty salt (we bought some) and provides an opportunity to swim in Mar Morto (Sea Dead), highly saline waters (200 g/kg vs 280 g/kg for the Dead Sea and about 30 g/kg for normal sea water). On our bikes for the 20+ miles ride to Tavira via bike trails through tidal flats and a side trip via small train to the beach Anchor Cemetery where hundreds of anchors were abandoned when the fishing industry (sardines) collapsed due to overfishing. Winding roads past orange orchards and lots of agriculture before doing a circle through the small city of Tavira (due to a miscommunication between the leaders about which hotel we were going to) before we pedaled to the front door of the Hotel Vila Gale, a large hotel that seemed to cater to German and British tourists. Time for a quick swim in the pool and a snack before our group gathered for our final dinner at a very popular restaurant (Coisa Linda - thing beautiful) for an outstanding dinner of Portuguese crab cake, cod with prawns (the whole prawn) and mussels, with rice and a flight of four desserts for each person. An under-the-lights walk back to the hotel on a bridge over the river at 10 p.m. and off to sleepy land.Lue lisää

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  • Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdMatkaajaSpain and Portugal, 2024
    Group photo at the Hotel Vila Gale. Last morning
    The "Roman" bridge in TaviraView of Tavira from the castleThe castle wallLots of graffiti in Portugal. This is near the Lemon TreeThe Lemon Tre courtyard from the 2nd floor patioA tourist shop in TaviraDinner at Cidade Vilho

    Tavira to Faro, Portugal

    11. toukokuuta 2024, Portugali ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Up early for our last breakfast with our bicycling friends. Most left at 8:30. We stayed until 11:30 which gave us time to explore Tavira, including the riverfront, the "Roman" bridge, which is a 1992 bridge located where a Roman bridge once provided a crossing over the river. A couple of tourist stores then a sign with an arrow that said "Castelo". Ever curious we followed the winding steep stairway up through buildings till we found ourselves in the midst of the ruins of an old Moorish Castle that was now a nifty botanical garden with labels, including jacaranda tree in bloom, a fig tree (ficus), and lots of flowers. We climbed the steep stone steps to the top of the wall for a great view of Tavira before returning via a circular route through town to our hotel to catch our ride to our lodging for the night at the Lemon Tree in Faro. Enjoyed our last dinner in Portugal at the Cidade Vilho (old city) Restaurant - a fish stew with monkfish, whole prawns, and mussels with rice. Yum!Lue lisää

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