Portugal Road Trip!

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A road trip through Portugal (and a bit of Spain - see Spain blog) with Scott, Anne and Lauren. We visited Porto, Sintra, Lisbon, and Ferragudo.

The cities of Portugal are simple yet charming with old and somewhat run down buildings that are traditionally clad in beautifully hand painted tiles.

The highlight of the road trip (and of Europe in general) was Ferragudo, South of Portugal. We had an isolated hill top house with a beautiful view of the sea and the city in the distance. The beach was just a couple of minutes walk away with brilliantly blue water and enclosed by steep rock cliffs. It was so peaceful and relaxing and it really felt like paradise.

Another highlight was Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra - a palace that is surrounded by a magnificent park that features wild and dense trees, lakes, caves, labyrinths, wells and has romantic structures scattered throughout. It felt like I was in the setting of a magical fantasy story!

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Photos

Paradise
Secluded beach - Ferragudo

Sunsets and Sangria
Ferragudo house

Bottom of well - Sintra
We were led to the bottom of this well through a labyrinth!