Portalegre Portugal

Portalegre is just south of the middle of Portugal near the Spanish border. It is a quiet picturesque town with a cathedral, remains of a surrounding wall and a small castle.
It is the unexpected which delights the most so when I asked a soldier outside an army barracks where is the market he offered to show inside. I was amazed to find a converted monastery with much still preserved.
This area is famous for tiles, embroidery and not far is a marble quarry.
I've decided to stay another day too be able to visit a nearby town of Marvão. I do a separate post about that.Read more