Évora: Walking, Cathedral, Church, Gardens
The walking around referred to in the title of this entry took place before, after, and between the visits to the sights I describe in...
Coimbra: Church, Market, Riverfront Walk
As I explained in my first entry on Coimbra, today I had a half day in Coimbra that was not in my original plans. I...
Coimbra: Conímbriga Ruins and Coimbra University
My activities today included visits to the Conímbriga Roman Ruins and the University of Coimbra. You’d think if I spent a couple of hours wandering...
Coimbra: Old and New Cathedrals and a Museum
Coimbra greeted me with light rain. I’m sure the rain is not an omen of unpleasant things to come. Kind of sure. Sort of. Well,...
Porto: Day trip to Braga and Guimarães
Today, I took a small-bus tour from Porto that included sights in the nearby cities of Braga and Guimarães. I found both cities to be...
Porto: Palácia da Bolsa, Trolley, Church
We didn’t pack a lot of activities into today. We visited one of the top-ranked sights of Porto, the Palácio da Bolsa, took a trolley...
Porto: Douro Cruise and More
Today we took a long cruise up the Douro River. It carried us from Porto to the “village” of Pinão. I’ll explain why “village” is...
Porto: River Cruise, Church and Ramble
Today was a slow day in Porto. Wait. I need to clarify. I don’t know if it was slow for all of Porto. No doubt,...
Porto: Tour, Cathedral, and Port Wine
We bought tickets for a hop-on, hop-off bus tour that are good for 48 hours (today and tomorrow) and include a port wine cellar tour...
Porto: Out and about
We arrived in Porto after a somewhat more than three-hour train ride from Lisbon. By the time we checked into our hotel, it was too...