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untouristy friendly vilage next to Lisbon for photographsCountry forums / Western Europe / Portugal | ||
Hello, Next weekend Iam going for my first trip to Portugal. I am flying to Lisbon and really would like to visit a small un - touristy village with friendly people and local market if possible. My main aim is to take photos but more of people than the landscape - so It doesnt have to be beautiful but it needs to be real. Does anyone knows or can reccomend something? Preferably close to Lisbon or Fatima. Thanks | ||
You do understand that Fatima is HOURS away from Lisbon, right? I just want to make sure you don't think that they are close to each other. We went to smallish towns on our trip, but never any place that I think would meet your specific needs. Fatima itself is not very big. It has roughly 10,000 people in it. Maybe it would do. | 1 | |
Near Lisbon (22 miles) there is an old picturesque (almost medieval) village called Penedo, in the heart of Sintra mountain. You can take a look at some photos at www.sintraholidays.com ("Sintra Penedo" / "Foreland House"). Not touristy and not found for almost people. | 2 | |
I forgot: there is an street week-end rustique market close to Penedo (at Almocagem entry). Penedo is a village with an old traditional rural population (excellent faces!). | 3 | |