Moor or Less
We’ve been chasing the sun and trying to stay enough ahead of a storm system to find a little warm weather. I think we finally achieved it when we arrive in Portugal. We spent three days in the capital, Lisbon wandering the streets and taking a side trip to Sintra.
Sintra has quite a few museums and historical buildings. We opted to visit the Moorish Castle, which is more like a huge fort on top of a hill which provides it with amazing views of the surrounding areas. It was built in the 1000s and it‘s very interesting to imagine it through the periods of the crusades and takeovers. The other site we visited was the Palacio de Pena, a former summer palace of the ex-royal family. The architecture combines influences from across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to create a pretty unusual, but beautiful setting – see the photo below. Sintra was definitely a highlight for this part of the trip.
Next stop: The Algarve.
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