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Portugese Tourism
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Images of Lisbon, the magic gem of Portugal.
Some call Lisbon the city of seven hills. It is older, some say, than Paris or Rome. Not a “trophy city” (“I saw this” and “I climbed that”!”) but a majestic, mighty spirit courses through the neighborhoods. It has to be walked to be experienced. This post is short because we have done others that…
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Take a day trip to Obidos, Portugal: a great medieval festival, inside a medieval town!
About an hour north of Lisbon lies the medieval town of Obidos with its great, extremely authentic summer medieval festival. Starting in July and going through early August, the small city is a wonderful day trip made only better with the festival — for families and adults. Having been to several medieval festivals in the…
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The Lapa Palace Hotel: Lisbon’s regal beauty perched above the mighty Tagus river.
To visit Lisbon is to visit one of the great European capitals — do not confuse it for a Paris, London, Rome, even Budapest or Vienna. The city has a charm and scale all its own; small enough to walk in a day, but massive in its impact and impression; imbued by the unique character…
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