Nick's tour of Portugal
June 15 to June 28, 2013

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June 20: M'ar De Ar, our five star hotel in Evora next to the 16th century aqueduct
Hotel garden with the 16th century aqueduct in background Our Evora guide orients us to this history-rich walled city
Evora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and parts of the city wall are still in use (to support the older buildings)
Roman Temple of Diana dating from 2nd century B.C. Evora Cathedral and the town square, built 1280 - 1340
Church of Saint Francis and the Entrance to Evora's Chapel of Bones
Church of Saint Francis and the Chapel of Bones
Our hotel pool was the site of our afternoon gathering, hosted by our wonderful tour guide, Cristina
Free evening dinning in Evora; salmon and pineapple
 
June 21: Our tour bus to us on a visit to the Rovisco Garcia Cork Farm
Francisco, our host, and his daughter drove us around their family farm in a tractor trailer
 
This is a working cork farm and as we drove through the forest of cork trees we learned how the bark is harvested  
 
Cork trees are harvested every nine years, and are marked with the year of the harvest
 
Their grandparents house provided the location for a delicious lunch with some of their estate wines  
     
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