With the sand quickly slipping through the glass of our time here as expats in Portugal, we realized that we were due for one last big adventure around the beautiful country to see some of the sights we really have been hoping to at least brush up against before heading back to the US. During the first week of May we set off on a road trip North to see as much as we could in a few days.
Our first stop was the Convento de Cristo, only a couple of hours north in the city of Tomar. As has been our experience, in a lot of historical Portuguese buildings, it was beautiful, intricate, and worth a look. Afterward, we headed further north to Peso da Regua, a little city along the Douro river, and the gateway to the "
most beautiful road in the world." I would agree that the N-222 which runs 27 km East from Regua, is a darn good sight, and worth a trip if you can manage it... but it's hard to live up to a billing like that (although admittedly, we only drove it for the first 18km to Pinhao, when we took a winding journey up to the North, and on to our destination for the next few days: The Peneda-Geres National Park
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| Our journey up the most beautiful road begins... |
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| The world's smallest barber shop? |
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| Bridges over the Douro in Peso da Regua |
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