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Visiting mystic places of Alentejo, Portugal

Who does not like to visit mysterious places and make a wish there? On our last trip to Alentejo, we met a lot of fans of esotericism: someone read prayers, someone brought crystals and "magical...

The strange and startling Chapel of Bones in Evora, Portugal

We only can guess what kind of thinkings had the monks decorating the chapel with human bones, but looking at the small skulls, one realizes how high was the children mortality rate in those cruel...

Do you like to make wishes? Here's a suggestion in Portugal

The dolmen-chapel of S. Brissos, or the feast of Our Lady of Deliverance, in the Municipality of Montemor-o-Novo near Evora, is a curious example of the adaptation of megalithic monument...

Visiting the Mourão River Beach in Portugal

If you decide to visit the Castle of Monsaraz, do not miss the fantastic opportunity to take a bath on the River Beach of Mourão 🚗🏖🛶 Located in the middle of Alqueva estuary, the Mourão...

Visiting Estremoz

Estremoz is known as “a white city” of the Alentejo, due to the white marble, an element that strongly marks the urban landscape: buildings, sidewalks and fountains. The region of Estremoz, in...