Marble – that`s what Vila Viçosa is made of, or so it seems. Curbs, pavement, steps, door frames, benches and the stripes of the cebra crossing – in Vila Viçosa it is from marble. putting your hands into marble When reaching Vila Viçosa we first made our way to the Ducal Palace, which showed its …
Along the spanish border, we drove around the Alqueva Reservoir until we reached the town of Monsaraz which has a castle on a prominent hill and a city wall completely surrounding the town. Monsaraz is one of the oldest historic towns in the Alentejo region and very well preserved with wonderful little streets, cobbled with …
At the hill above the Pulo do Lobo waterfall we had found a peaceful place. Down in the valley we climbed over many rocks to get a good view of the river and the waterfall. the canyon of the Guadiana River her he comes looking very peaceful between the rocks we were surprised to find …
One of the many gems of the Alentejo is Mértola at the Guadiana river. After driving through endless pastures with oak trees we suddenly reached this beautiful town surrounded by walls and with a castle on top. Arriving at Mértola crossing the river Igreja Matriz – originally a mosque from the 12th century Entrance to …
At the Algarve in Portugal, we found 2 beautiful hikes not far from Loulé: the Fonte Benémola and Rocha da Pena. Both easy walks and especially in spring a pleasure with all the wild flowers in bloom. After spending 1 week in Austria we had returned to Faro where we had left our cochecito. We …
Finally holidays again !! And enough time to go a little further away with our “cochecito”. Praia do Marinha We left Javea in the afternoon and drove via Albacete inland to our first destination: El Aeropuerto Central de Ciudad Real or “El Aeropuerto Don Quijote” how it is called – as it was build but …
