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Coimbra – An ancient seat of learning

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By: Julian

May 7, 2019

On our way to the University city of Coimbra we decided to break the journey up and stop at Leiria for the night as it had a large free parking…

Batalha to Fatima and a day that went from bad to worse

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By: Marcella

May 5, 2019

Batalha was our last port of call in the monastic triangle with a visit to the stately Mosteiro da Batalha, another UNESCO world heritage site and a masterpiece of Gothic…

A tight squeeze on the way to Tomar

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By: Marcella

May 1, 2019

It just happened to be the Easter weekend when we visited one of Portugal’s most magnificent religious sites, the Convento de Cristo and Templar castle of Tomar. As part of…

Alcobaca Monastery - ceramic scene in chapel

Alcobaca – Tragic love and intrigue

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By: Julian

April 30, 2019

We began our short trip around Portugal’s UNESCO world heritage Monastic ensemble of Alcobaca, Tomar and Batalha with a visit to Alcobaca. We parked Buzz in a nice free aire…

Peniche to Nazare – the power and the glory

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By: Marcella

April 28, 2019

A few months ago our motorhome tour of Portugal took us up the Atlantic shoreline of the Algarve. Having been completely entranced by the beauty of the beaches, craggy cliffs…

Unmissable Obidos – it’s on Rui’s list!

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By: Marcella

April 23, 2019

Ever since we met Rui, the Portugese man with his Russian girlfriend in Monsaraz, we’d been looking forward to going to Obidos. We met him during at a wine tasting…

A breath of fresh air

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By: Marcella

April 22, 2019

After a couple of town visits we like to get back to the countryside and it’s so easy to do here in the expansive Alentejo region. Much as we love…

Castelo de Vide - viewed from across valley

Castelo de Vide – A Birthday not to be forgotten

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By: Julian

April 21, 2019

Having discovered Buzz could not stay overnight at Marvao we looked for somewhere close, deciding on Castelo de Vide. We had intended visiting anyway and as it turned out the…

Little Marvao – a hidden hilltop gem

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By: Marcella

April 20, 2019

High up on a rocky plateau within the Serra de San Mamede natural park sits the tiny town of Marvao. Home to just 1,000 residents and surrounded by a 17th…

Badajoz – Learning how to Whistle!

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By: Marcella

April 19, 2019

We were treated to more lovely countryside scenery as our motorhome tour took us towards the historic town of Badajoz near the border with Portugal. The free aire was perfectly…