John:
Lamago hosts a number of cathedrals, churches and monasteries. It is
also one of the better places to stay (variety of hotels) in the Douro
region. We did a quick morning tour, but did not climb the stairs shown
in Philippe's photograph.
We spent two weeks in Portugal in late September 2015, and can certainly
recommend a number of interesting places to visit away from the Algarve.
Aside from Lisbon/Sintra and Cas Cais, which was an organized tour, we
rented a car and visited Obidos, Fatima, Coimbra, Aviero, Porto, Braga,
Guimaraes, Estremoz, Evora and Monsaraz, before spending several days in
Lagos in the Algarve. By the time we got to Lagos, we were satiated with
castles, cathedrals/churches and monasteries.
Portugal is not a big country and the main roads had little traffic when
we were there (if you don't mind paying the numerous tolls). It's the
visits that take the time. Most of the places of interest are eminently
walkable.
Martin
On 16/10/2016 4:35 PM, John Hudson wrote:
We are now contemplating an up country drive from the south coast to
the north west coast late next March.
Philippe's images are outstanding.
jh
On 10/16/2016 4:09 PM, ChrisB wrote:
What beautiful places, Philippe! You have captured them well, I think.
Chris
On 16 Oct 2016, at 19:01, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
While in the Douro Valley we discovered a surprising city called
Lamego and couldn't resist climbing up the hill to get a closer view
on the monumental construction.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Portugal-2016/2016-08-Lamego-Douro+Valley-3500.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Portugal-2016/2016-08-Lamego-Douro+Valley-3500.jpg.html>
No wine included - and all the views may be enlarged
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