Caceres is a UNESCO world heritage site. The walled old town is very nice to walk around either day or night. Cáceres Plaza Mayor Square On the left side of the square is the old town and on the right hand side is modern shops and restaurants. Our hotel was right next to the square. […]
Evora is a UNESCO world heritage site Capela dos Ossos (Bone Chapel) Bone Chapel is what we came to see in Evora. The small chapel is decorated with yes you guessed it bones – bones and skulls. Roman Temple of Evora Praca do Giraldo Cromlech of Almendres A megalithic complex outside of Evora Return to Spain […]
Sintra downtown Tuk Tuk ride up to Sintra Mountain We had planned to take the bus up to Pena Palace, while we were waiting at the bus stop a Tuk Tuk pulled up, offered us a reasonable rate (it had 2 passengers already so with the 4 of us will make it a full ride) […]
Driving through Central Portugal we visited several cities. Coimbra Coimbra University and old town Tomar Knights Templar Fatima Fatima where the three local shepherd children saw monthly visions of the Virgin Mary in the Cova da Iria pasture 1917. Batalha Monastery of Batalha Alcobaca Monastery of Alcobaca Obidos Obidos is a very cute little old […]
Porto is the second largest city in Portugal, The Ribeira district is a UNESCO world heritage site. The city is small and very walkable. Port wine is named after Porto. And is made in Porto and Douro Valley. Around Porto Igreja do Carmo /Igreja does Carmelitas Igreja do Carmo and Igreja dos Carmelitas (and the […]
Castile and Leon Region in Northern Spain. Cities we visited Segovia Avlia Wall of Avila The ancient fortified Avila is a UNESCO World Heritage site. For an small entrance fee (5 Euro when we visited) you can go up and walk sections of the wall. Mirador de los Cuatro Postes (Viewpoint of the Four Posts) […]
Alcazar de Segovia Alcazar de segovia, some say the Disney’s castle in CA was inspired by this. There are two types of entrance ticket, one general access and one with tower access. The tower is 152 steps climb up the Tower of John II (a world heritage site). Aqueduct de Segovia Aqueduct de Segovia is […]
Trip Highlight 2 countries: Spain, Portugal Region/Cities: Castile and León, Spain Segovia Avila Salamanca Porto Central Portugal Coimbra Tomar Fatima Batalha Alcobaca Obidos Sintra Lisbon Evora Caceres Trujillo Toledo Madrid We only flew in/out of Madrid this time and did not visit the town, the link above is from our first visit in 2011. Click […]
Naples, also called Napoli in Italian, is the birth place of famous Neapolitan Pizza. It servers a great base for one-day trips to Capri, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Sorrento, or other destinations along Amalfi Coast.
Messina is located near northeast corner of Sicily at the Strait of Messina. It is a popular cruise port in Sicily to serve nearby tourism of Taormina, Mt. Etna, Tindari and Savoca.