Evora Tomar Nazare Castelo de Vide,
Portugal (5/21-23/2016)
If you plan
to visit a medieval town in Portugal, we recommend Evora and Obidos (click here to read about Obidos).
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| Rua5 de Outubro - Evora, Portugal |
Evora
We liked Evora, one of Portugal’s most
beautifully preserved medieval towns with plenty of interesting sites to visit,
winding streets to wander, restaurants, and a variety of types of
accommodations. Its quaint cobbled streets, lined with traditional painted
houses, are wonderful to explore.
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| Roman Ruins (Temple Romanas) and Catedral - Evora, Portugal |
Because of
its well-preserved old town center partially enclosed by 14-century medieval
walls including a Roman Temple, Evora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Evora’s beauty
is augmented by the whitewashed houses decorated with azulejos (painted ceramic tiles) and
wrought-iron balconies that date back 200-400 years ago.
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| Riverside - Tomar, Portugal |
Tomar
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| Main Street (Rua Sepa Pinto) Looking to Convento de Cristo - Tomar, Portugal |
Tomar is famous for the being the
headquarters of the Knight Templar who had enormous power in Europe in the 12th
to 16th centuries.
A visit to the magnificent Convento de Cristo clearly shows the wealth.
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| Convento de Cristo - Tomar, Portugal |
You can drive up to
the Convento de Cristo with limited parking saving same effort and time to
explore the old town below. Do wander around Tomar’s pedestrian historic center
centered around the main street (Rua
Sepa Pinto).
Although we
choose to stay in Tomar, we would recommend making it a stop along the way.
Castelo de Vide is a nice hillside medieval town
but not our favorite.
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| Beach - Nazare, Portugal |
Nazare is one of the most picturesque
beach resorts in this area of Portugal.
It makes for
a fun stop to see Nazare but is pretty dead out of the summer season (July and
August) when the beach is packed with multi-colored umbrellas and the town is
jammed with seafood restaurants and bars.
Madeira, Portugal
Douro Valley (Portugal's premier port wine country)
Medieval Towns of Obidos, Aveiro, Figuerira da Foz, &Coimbra, Portugal
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