Évora

Évora is located in the Alentejo

Due to its well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and a large number of monuments dating from various historical periods (57AD)  including a Roman Temple, 

Évora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This city was the Jewel of our trip.

our hotel which was walking distance to the center

the pool backed on to the aqueduct

snazzy bar

tati goes for a swim

 

the lobby

tati made a friend, her mom was our waitress

a roman temple

 

lets go inside

sneak pass the lobby

very nice

like the contrast

great hardware (this is what happens when your married to a builder, you notice hardware)

plastic flowers

love the textures

a fixer upper for sale

 

its raining! 

 the feeling is magical

 

the Chinese are here too

one mans treasure is another mans junk :)

bye, bye, I will definitely come back

cork

 Portugal supplies most of the worlds cork. We were fascinated by these trees

 Martha trying to get a souvenir    

 she isnt leaving here without a piece!

 We found a very friendly driver who was so kind as to give us a piece each 

my piece sits nicely on my coffee table

Elvas

As we drove through Portugal we stopped at different towns. We loved the yellow in this town and had to stop...Elvas dates back to 1100

 

 I could imagine the solders at their post

the town greeter

 LOVED this wall

 someone lived in the wall

 

 one of the biggest aqueducts in Europe

 driving and photographing, dont try this at home

 Border crossing

last days

So sad to say goodbye to everyone after such a wonderful summer, 

as you can see we went through  A LOT of wine!!