Our journey today continued north toward Parque de Campismo Sol de Vila Chã, our chosen base for visiting Porto.
This trip involved a 235km tow mostly on fine two lane motorway toll roads. The last 3 kilometres, however, were on very rough cobbled streets where I feared for the integrity of the caravan and its’ contents even at less than 20km per hour.
About 35 minutes south from our campsite was the historic walled town of Óbidos, considered to be one of the most picturesque locations in Portugal. It seemed like the perfect way to spend our last day before we headed north to Porto. Continue reading Óbidos
Nazaré is a seaside resort on Portugal’s Silver Coast (Costa da Prata). It has its own wide sandy beach which stretches between the new harbour/marina in the south and the cliffs to the north, where the lighthouse stands.
A few of the old historic fishing boats are still on view at the beach, (exposição de Barcos). Continue reading Nazaré
Today we moved further up the coast to Campsite Vale Paraíso Natur Park which will be our base to visit the nearby fishing village of Nazaré, and the walled town of Óbidos.
The route was approximately 140km and we chose to avoid the toll roads which meant we passed through some nice looking villages. This required navigating some narrow streets and tight turns at times, but we arrived without incident.
Towing Kilometres – Today: 135 Cumulative: 12,902
Central downtown Lisbon was on our agenda for today. We knew we would be unable to take in all there was to see and do in every district or barrio in Lisbon so we had a decision to make. Baixa was our choice as the Number 714 Bus went all the way to the Praça Figueira, a good starting point for some exploration. Continue reading Lisbon – Baixa District, Centre Of The City