Tuesday 15th April 2025 Today, we have moved further south to the small settlement of São Domingos where we are staying on a paid motorhome park-up, for the princely sum of 7 € which includes electric hook up. Most of the way, we followed the N265, which was in a dreadful state of repair. Possibly …
Monday 14th April 2025 Leaving Monsaraz, we headed south down the reservoir, calling at Castello de Mourão, Luz, Estrella and the Alqueva Dam. Our route firstly took us across two long, multi-span bridges, the first of which you can see in the distance, in this image from yesterday's blog post: Castello de Mourão: As with …
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Sunday 13th April 2025 Today, we have headed east and slightly to the south, of Evora, where we spent the night, to the stunningly beautiful hill-top, medieval town of Monsaraz with its fortifications, white-walled buildings and steep, narrow cobbled streets. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lagoa Some swallows were having fun in the sun, and …
Saturday 12th April 2025 Today we travelled further south, to the larger town of Évora. On the way, we saw some storks, nesting on the top of telegraph poles: And just a little further on, we were diverted across a new, seemingly temporary bridge made of sewer pipes, as the old stone, eight arched bridge …
Friday 11th April 2025 In a complete contrast to yesterday's clear blue skies and 34 degree temperatures, today started overcast and cool, then as we set off further south, it began to rain. As we progressed, we passed through heavier patches and it did not actually stop until we reached our destination for the night, …
Thursday 10th April 2025 The Journey: After doing a little shopping in Torre do Moncorvo, we headed east along the N221 and then south taking a very scenic route towards our destination for the evening, Almeida. Along the way, we passed through Freixo De Espada à Cinta, which we viewed from a distance before driving …
Wednesday 9th April 2025 We decided to temporarily part company with Jeeves, Michelle and Layla and head south west towards a small, picturesque town, Torre de Moncorvo which has an off-road cycle/footpath on the course of an old railway. We had read good reviews of the path, the Ecopista do Sabor. As we travelled towards …
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Tuesday 8th April 2025 Today, we have taken the scenic route to a small town right next to the Spanish border, Miranda do Douro. On our way, we took time to stop and explore the area around a high bridge over a mountain stream which had carved a deep valley. Alongside the road, just before …
Monday 7th April 2025 After doing some grocery shopping in the local supermarket, we headed south west towards Portugal and our next overnight stay at Bragança Castle. The route was mainly via motorway, but we took a diversion near to the Spain/Portugal border to take in some of the more scenic views. The motorhome aire …
Friday 4th - Sunday 6th April 2025 So another adventure begins. This time, we are travelling on the ferry directly to Spain, which takes nearly 36 hours. Two overnights and a full day. The Marina at Port Solent After driving down to Portsmouth, we had a break at Port Solent, which caters for motorhomes. It …
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"See-u-Later" 