July 17-19, 2024 John and I loved Lisbon and its surrounding area when we visited in November 2021. In July 2024 it’s still lovely – but a lot more crowded. We did a Guruwalk this time, so learned a little more about the history – especially about some of the …
Algarve Region: Faro We traveled to Faro via train. It was direct, and efficient. And, interestingly, your passport acted as your ticket. When I purchased the tickets online, it asked for passport information. This was not unusual. The Portuguese rails, like the Spanish, give assigned seats as part of the …
Sintra A mere 40-minute, 5E pp round trip commuter train ride north of Lisbon brings you to the mountain town of Sintra, the home of castles. Five to be precise, in one town. I was in heaven. Unfortunately, that is too many to do in a single day when they …
Lisbon and Costa de Caparica If we’d known in advance that RyanAir lets you buy a seat for your guitar at the time we booked, we would have saved 30E. Oh well, live and learn. Rather than staying in Lisbon proper, we decided to base ourselves at the beach town …