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[quote=Anonymous]Just got back from an almost two week trip to Portugal. Random thoughts:

Lisbon area:
-Loved the restaurant Lisboa Tu & Eu in the Alfama district. Ordered a bunch of stuff off the menu and loved everything. Best meal of the trip. We got there 20 min before opening and there was a line when we were leaving. 
-if visiting Jerónimos Monastery in Belem, get there early. The lines get super long in the afternoon. We got there 30 min before opening and a line was already forming. 
-Cascais was a cute beach town to explore as a day trip. Could combine with Cabo da Roca if you rent a car
-I really did enjoy a full day trip to Sintra, although I can see how people think of it as a tourist trap. Pena Palace was my least favorite - it was nice, I just didn’t get all the hype around it. I enjoyed the other places we visited much more. The Moorish Castle was great, I really loved Quinta da Regaleira. Must visit imo and be sure to see the well. The pastries at Casa Piriquita were also great - located in the town center area.

Porto area:
-Loved Porto, actually liked it better than Lisbon. Be sure to walk across the bridge and visit the port houses in Gaia.
 Really liked the Church of St Francis. 
Thought Livrario Lello was just ok, kind of over hyped. 
Letraria was a cool beer garden if you get tired of wine and port. 
We also took a day trip to the Douro valley - another must imo. We visited two quintas - Quinta das Carvalhas (red wine tasting here was great) and Quinta da Pacheca. 
We had an extra day in Porto so decided to do a day trip into Spain to do something different.  Visited Castro de Santa Trega and the surrounding town which was nice and ended up being a great day.

Other areas we visited:
-Obidos: loved it, definitely recommend. Walking the castle walls was a great experience. Get there early to avoid crowds since the whole town is pretty small. 
-Tomar: loved convent of Christ and the castle. Could spend several hours here. Ate at a cool place in town called Taverna Antiqua 
-Evora: views from the cathedral and also the Roman ruins were amazing. But thought the chapel of bones was a let down and over hyped. Was a lot smaller than I expected and way too crowded. [/quote]

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