Porto was my favorite city from this trip. It had a mix of everything – beautiful waterfront, tiny ancient streets as well as “normal” pedestrian streets, amazing architecture, and most importantly, Port wine! We toured Sandeman Porto Cellars and got to…
We took a half day trip from Coimbra to go to the Conímbriga Ruins. I was not prepared to be so fascinated by the ruins – I was thinking “so what, we’re gonna see a bunch of old stones.” But when we…
Coimbra was pretty awesome, in a totally different way than any other city I’ve been to before. I’m not even sure how we chose to go to Coimbra – we knew we wanted to go to Porto and were…
Seville was amazing. I loved getting lost in the tiny streets, eating tapas at outdoor cafes, walking around the beautiful Parque de Maria Luisa, trying to take in the grandness of Plaza de España, the Cathedral, and Alcazar de Sevilla,…
After we spent two days in Lisbon (Day 1, Day 2) and spent a day in Sintra, we rented a Smart Car and headed towards Sevilla, Spain. We decided to take the scenic route and pass through Lagos and Faro…
On our third day in Portugal, we took the train to Sintra. Sintra is such a wonderful, beautiful little town. Even walking around Sintra felt magical – just look at the city hall building, or the charming little sidewalk! The…
Our first day in Lisbon was awesome. We got to see so much of the city, and watch the sunset from a castle. On our second day in Lisbon we took the train to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Torre de Belém (Jeronimos Monastery…