Today I was at the railway station of Vimieiro. OK, the rails are no longer there and there is no way that a train could get there at the moment, but the station is still there.
Today I was at the railway station of Vimieiro. OK, the rails are no longer there and there is no way that a train could get there at the moment, but the station is still there.
Tourega’s dolmen (also known as Barrocal’s dolmen) in the rain. This dolmen was probably built during the 4th and the 3rd millennium before Christ and is classified as a National Monument. The region is rich in megalithic artefacts.
Autumn in Alentejo. Morning mists mixed with smoke of fires (farmers cleaning up branches of pruned trees). Evoramonte castle in the distance, seen from Bubulcus & Bolotas.
We are still busy with improving the web site. Thanks to all of you for your constructive comments and suggestions. Right now we, have made a start with the section The Region. Just some suggestion on what to do and […]
Even an old forestry engineer can learn new ways of forestry practice. I was obviously very familiar with the way trees are pruned in order to get straight lower parts of the trunk free of knots. That´s the way valuable […]
National Geographic Traveler has presented the New Year’s must-see places (here). The list identifies 21 and the Alentejo is amongst them! “The final lineup reflects what’s authentic, culturally rich, sustainably minded—and, of course, superlative in the world of travel today”. […]
We have added some material to the photo gallery on the website (www.bbcamping.eu). The category “the region” is new. It contains a lot of nice pictures of many places close to our terrain. Most of the photo’s were still taken […]
Some weeks ago we paid a visit to the lake of Maranhão. At Benavila, just a few km north of Avis (N 39.109750, E -7.881896), there are some nice places to go to the water. Here are some photo’s. It’s […]
Two weeks ago we went swimming in lake Alqueva in the weekend. The lake (a barragem, that is not a natural lake, but one with a dam) is not really prepared for swimmers. But we do not have any problem […]
