Tomar
Tomar is one of central Portugal’s most appealing small cities.
Tomar is one of central Portugal’s most appealing small cities.
With a warren of narrow, cobbled lanes running down to a wide, cliff-backed beach, Nazaré is Estremadura’s most picturesque coastal resort.
Surrounded by a classic crenellated wall, Óbidos’ gorgeous historic centre is a labyrinth of cobblestoned streets and flower-bedecked, whitewashed houses livened up with dashes of vivid yellow and blue paint.
Leiria is an agreeable mixture of medieval and modern influences, a lively university town built at the foot of a promontory fortified since Moorish times.
First planted by a forward-looking monarch some 700 years ago, the Pinhal de Leiria is a vast forest of towering pines whose fragrance and stippled shade make this one of the loveliest stretches of Portugal’s Atlantic coast.
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