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We ended our stay by taking José and Rita [the festival folks who took such good care of us]...
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A traditional way to do arch construction in the region. I suspect that the ceiling may be older than my country.
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This is Amílcar's home, around 20 km outside of Évora. it's beautiful and quiet and peaceful. Just the place to go to create.
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Even if you're not big on heights, the views are stunning. I suppose i should mention...
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Our final destination for the afternoon was the town of Montserrat - a breathtaking city on a...
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Our final stop on the Neolithic leg was the Cromeleque dos Almendres- the largest collection...
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This is a menhir - a single standing rock. 4 metres high. It is a truly mysterious thing to come upon in a clearing
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Since the people who erected the giant stones didn't know where the Portuguese farms would eventually be, you got to cut through the farmer's fields.
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No tour of Neolithic sites would be complete without a stop in the countryside for a nice...
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The Alta Grande do Zambujeiro is the largest dolmen in all of Europe.
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The stones are the raw material for these huge and mysterious man-made stone structures...
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PGT-Évora
