Looks like a nice tour you did too.
Lots of visits in common - I just posted postcards of Coimbra. But we never had
to pay for any toll, north of Lisboa. Even the ultra long bridge heading south
was free. We must have been lucky, or taking the smaller roads :-)
Any pointer to your own photos Martin?
Ate logo :-)
Philippe
Le 17 oct. 2016 à 02:39, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 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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