A pearl of Italy

Hello everyone J how are you?

Today I have a riddle for you. A lot of greenery, hills, vineyards… one of the most beautiful places in the world. Any idea? If not, let’s get closer. A lot of picturesque villages, mountainous and upland region in Italy with an acces to the sea…  Perfect wine and good taste. Do you know it yet?

Of course, it’s a Tuscany! Such a breathtaking region with amazing landscapes… You will fall in love with this place, I promise!

Montepulciano

The best place for gourmets of wine. There is produced very popular wine – Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – one of the best wines in Italy from a medieval recipe. This place is full of narrow streets and monuments, for example, Palazzo Bucelli or Palazzo Comunale (town hall) with a great architecture.

Siena

Siena has an ancient structure. It is a place full on monuments and attractions, just like cathedral, market square Piazza del Campo. In Siena very popular is Palio di Siena – traditional horse racing.

Pitigliano

Village with a great location – on the peak of rocky hill where we can see ruins of aqueduct and defensive walls. There is also many traces after Jews, for example synagogue called a “small Jerusalem”.

That’s all for today. To be continued next time J Hope you’ll love it.

J.

Portugal - part 2

Hi!
How are you going? I hope you like my last publication about Portugal because today I prepared a second part for you. So, let's visit Portugal!

Algarve and Faro

This coast is a tourists' paradise and one of the most popular beaches in Europe. A characteristic features are green palm trees, gold sand and turquoise ocean. ☀ There is many wild places and small bays.

Faro is a capital city of Algarve. There is a lot of greenery, small harbour, beautiful lagoon and charming Old Town. At night Faro doesn't sleep because there is many clubs, discos or taverns.

                                         Old Town

Porto

In 2001 Porto was a cultural capital city of Europe. There is a charming Old Town. Very characteristic for Porto is a bridge called Ponte de Dom Luis I. There's also a magical bookshop Lello which is very intriguing. There we can see winting stairs, stained-glass windows and ornaments which were inspiring for J.K. Rowling!

Fatima

It's a place of pilgrimages of christians from all the world. There is a basilica, monuments, many ornamental houses and museums.

Coimbra

It's something like our Krakow. Many years ago it was a capital city and there is the oldest university in all country which counts more than 700 years. You can see there such a beautiful cathedral, Santa Cruz or a monastery Clara-a-Nova. You can visit a botanical garden too.

There is so much more amazing and breathtaking places. I hope I'll go there one day and  I'll see all of those charming cities. For me, Portugal is worth to visit. Do you think the same?

See you next time,

J.

Hello!

How are you? Are you still there? I hope you are because today I have something new for you.

Today I'm going to describe a country which is situated next to Spain... and by The Atlantic Ocean... I think you know it yet. Of course, I'm writing about Portugal!

Have you ever been there? I haven't been there yet but I'm going to go there in the future, maybe next year. 

That hot climate attracks... There is more than 300 sunny days in one year!

The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon, a pearl of Atlantic. It is one of the most beautiful capital cities in Europe. There is a quarter "Belem" where Vasco da Gama started his journey. You can visit Lisbon travelling by a yellow tram which became a symbol. It drives you to the most popular monuments and places in Lisbon.

Near to the capital city of Portugal you can find many resorts, just like Costa da Caparica where is an elegant and wide beach, as well Praia do Tamariz, Carcavelos, Cascais (especially for surfing, kitesurfing and windsurfing lovers), Praia do Sul, Costa de Prata or Costa Verde (one of the wildest coasts) and many others.

                                          Costa da Caparica

                                          Cascais

30 km from Lisbon is Sintra - placed on wooded hills - very pictureque village full of castles and palaces. The biggest attraction is Palacio Nacional da Pena which is a mixture of styles and colours. Also, you can see Palacio da Vila (be careful because there you can get lost very quickly!) or Quinta da Regaleira consisted of a palace, chapel, tunnels, parks, fountains and aquariums. You can find Sinstra on UNESCO World Heritage List.

                                          Palacio Nacional da Pena

That's all for today but I will continue my post about Portugal soon. 

See you!

J.