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Around Lisbon

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Azenhas Do Mar - The village on the edge of the cliff - Portugal

The white town of Azenhas do Mar offers one of Portugal's most delicious beaches and languid views of ocean waves and cliffs.

Pena Palace in Sintra - The Castle We Almost Gave Up - Portugal

Palácio da Pena (Palace of Pena) in Sintra, is one of Portugal's greatest attractions. But everything does not always turn out as you imagined during a visit.

Hotel Intercontinental Lisbon – Portugal

What we liked about staying at the Intercontinental Lisbon or the story of how SL Benifica made me sleep badly.

Convento dos Capuchos – The abandoned monastery outside Sintra – Portugal

In the middle of the forest near Sintra, lie the ruins of the old monastery Convento dos Capuchos. Abandoned and overgrown, it still shows the extremely simple life that the monks here lived.

Cabo da Roca - a walk at the end of the world - Portugal

I stand at the end of the world - Cabo da Roca. Portugal's westernmost place. Here we put on our backpacks and hiked along the coast, among steep cliffs, sea air and turquoise water.