7/8/19

Portugal and Spain Leg 1 / Cascais, Cabo da Roca, Nazare, Sitio, Alcobaca, Mafra, Fatima, and Tomor,



This 6 week trip started off with a good deal Charlotte found through Gate 1 for airfare, 5 nights in a hotel in Cascais Portugal, and a rent a car, all for less than the normal price of airfare alone. As soon as we learned that we could extend the return flight; we were on. We have been to Lisbon and Porto (as will as Santiago Spain), before and we loved it and always wanted to explore more. Also going back to Santiago at Easter to see the pageantry has always been on our bucket list. 


Our driving route, 2500 miles!

Leg 1
After arriving in Lisbon we picked up the rent-a-car and headed directly to Cascais, about a hour from Lisbon. During this first lag of our trip we explored Cascais,Cabo da Roca, Nazare, Sitio, Alcobaca, Mafra, Fatima, and Tomor, 

First week rent a car

Boca do Inferno, just outside of Cascais


Cascais Market




This guy in Cascais really struck a cord with me. Went back next day to by CD and they were gone.

Cabo do Roca

Cabo do Roca, Europe's western most point

Ericeira, small seaside fishing village. Very popular with surfers

Stopped to take pic of windmill and ran into this herd

Convent of the Capuchos, 1560. All the walls are lined with cork


Nazare


Buying barnacles to snack on

Barnacles

Traditional 7 petticoats fisherman wife's


Alcobaca Monastery 1388

Roman bridge

Fatima

Fatima
Tomar

Before heading back to Lisbon we stopped at the Bacalhoa Winery and Museum

Bacalhoa Winery and Museum

Bacalhoa Winery and Museum

Bacalhoa Winery and Museum


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