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Locally Grown

October 11, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

While we preferred those fruits of our Random Garden most of all, we were able to flesh out our weekly…

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Filed under: Aldea, bio, Colares, hortas, locally grown, loja bio, organic, Portugal, praia das maçãs, produce, Sintra

My Favorite Miradouro

October 2, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

The golden views of Lisbon’s golden hills–there are way more than seven–you can capture from the vantage point of many…

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Filed under: capelas, Graça, Lisboa, Lisbon, miradouros, Senhora do Monte, sunsets, Tings Lisbon

Minho Dreams

September 24, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 4 Comments

A year ago, we took a trip up through the Dão and across the Douro and into the Vinho Verde…

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Filed under: Bohemia, cerveja, cinzeiros, dogs, Melgaço, Minho, Monção, pequenas rotas, Rio Minho, vinho, Vinho Verde

Colares Close to Harvest

September 16, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

On my runs throughout the spring and summer, I ended my long loop running past the vines near Fontenelas: those…

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Filed under: Colares, Colares DOC, Fontenelas, grapes, Malvasia, praia das maçãs, Ramisco, vinhas, vinho

A Night Within The Walls: Óbidos

September 11, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

As happenstance would have it, our first visit to Óbidos took place on Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Semana…

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Filed under: castelos, castles, ginjinha, Hill towns, igrejas, Óbidos, Palm Sunday, pestanas, Portugal, Semana Santa

Porto: Inspiration in the Tiles

September 2, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

Before I moved to Portugal, I knew I would write about it. The writing’s a constant in my life, like…

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Filed under: azulejos, azulejos portugueses, Broken Azulejos, Douro, Douro River, Follow the Tiles, Gaia, Goulian, Porto, Portugal, RBAR, Red Bull Air Race, Rio Douro, Savoring Portugal, Tiles

A Hidden Path to Pena

August 25, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

The calçadas are slick on many walkways in Sintra. The historic center sees so many footfalls that have polished the…

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Filed under: azulejos, Castelo dos Mouros, fontes, fountains, Palácio Nacional da Pena, Palácio Nacional de Sintra, parque de merendas, Pena Palace, pequenas rotas, Portugal, Sintra, Tiles

Summer at Praia das Maçãs

August 18, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

The little beach town has changed since we first arrived–first driving through four summers ago. Praia das Maçãs, of course,…

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Filed under: beaches, playgrounds, Portugal, praia das maçãs, praias, summer, sunsets

Vivenda Santa Rita

August 12, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

In the valley of Galamares Looking out over the hortas and vinhas of the departed barons and princes A mist…

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Filed under: Colares, Galamares, Portugal, Sintra

Tojeira ULM

August 4, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

“You know there’s an airfield around here?” Carlos drank from his café cortado and looked at us for some kind…

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Filed under: aircraft, airport dogs, airports, cozido de portuguesa, flying, Pista ULM, Portugal, Sintra, Tojeira, ULM

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