Adding a new country and a few new UNESCO sites to my catalog, Portugal and driving from the south to the central regions was truly enjoyable.
Around Evora, Portugal, there are quite a few UNESCO sites and big-ticket items. This Roman temple – fairly new compared to some of the older Roman stuff – is one. The cathedral was another.
I left that one in color because of how cool those muted earth tones are. Which I also learned about some of the significant differences in far western cathedral construction and the classic Roman Catholic and Byzantine construction.
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Fascinating ossuary, actually.
Since this visit, someone said it makes them chilled to see all this. They see the green and blue, all the foreheads kissed and hands held.
It is all a matter of time. Make the most of the time you are given…
…but that should go without saying.
A few kilometers away from Evora is a set of megaliths. Think Stonehenge.
…sorta.
Except its a collection of megalithic structures that: a) nobody knows about, and, b) you can just hang out in and walk around.
A handful of people know about it. And if they want to take the drive out into the countryside down the dirt roads and hunt this stuff down…
Besides all the fun, semi-random things in the area, Portugal was just an enjoyable place to visit for a little while.
But the day did not end there. It actually ended here…
Travel in a rental car consists of searching online in Google Images. Search “Portugal” and find out there are a bunch of castles. Search “Portugal castles”… the process continues. There’s “Evora Monte” that looks cool… let’s go find it!
Now… THAT is travel.
Curiously enough, there are castles on practically every hilltop in Portugal. I noticed a couple of Portuguese tourist were there taking pictures of the view and not so much of the castle… I guess when every town has one, what’s another castle?
Arriving back to the Hotel La Barca between Cartaya and Lepe, Spain, a little after midnight. Not too bad…
Stay tuned…
-Noah D.
