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After 20 months in the small town of Alcobaça, I still have “pinch me” moments when I thrill to the knowledge that we’re living in Portugal, in Europe. Let me take you on a walking tour to see the highlights.
Walking tour around Alcobaça, my adopted home town Read more
Imagine a six-day, four-night-all-night Halloween party and you come close to Carnival in Alcobaça.
Carnival in Alcobaça: a riot of colour, music and cute kids Read more
I propped my journal on a monk’s angled desk in the Alcobaça Monastery and imagined I was illustrating a Bible or manuscript – perhaps the love story of Pedro and Inês?
Tragic love story ends at Alcobaça Monastery Read more
We’ve felt welcomed to Alcobaça in many ways as we’ve explored our new hometown in Portugal, but nothing says “Bem-vindo” for Bill like a firehose of beer.
Bem-vindo to Alcobaça! We’re settling in Read more