LET'S GO OUTSIDE LISBON ... SLIDE-SHOW

A few weeks ago I spent the weekend outside Lisbon, more precisely at a small town, one hour’s drive away from my place. On the way to my final destination, Palmela, so the town is called after its Roman founder, Cornelius Palma, I stopped at Azeitao, a small village nestled in the mountains, where wine producers have been creating sweet muscatel wine for centuries. After wandering through the village and its local market, I headed to the semi-rural town of Palmela, up on a hill and home to many multinational industrial plants like Volkswagen or Coca-Cola, while a significant number of foreign families live in the area. The castle, the town’s landmark, offers a unique view over the whole region and the Atlantic Coast. A former 500 year old convent adjacent to the Castle was converted into a boutique hotel, by the end of last century. Thanks to a hotel voucher I had got at a golf competition, I stayed in it, and enjoyed its comfort, despite a certain austerity that preserves a lot of the 17th century. Enjoy!

~~ Have a good weekend ~~