Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal

Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal

My time lounging in the vineyard hills of Gradil, Portugal, has come to an end. For the rest of my time in Portugal, which totals 6 more nights, I’ll be city-bound – first in the capital Lisbon, then Porto. En route to Lisbon today I stopped off to pay a...
Gradil, Mafra, Portugal || Sunflowers at Sunset

Gradil, Mafra, Portugal || Sunflowers at Sunset

Sunset & Sunflowers are a good combination. Lounging around the Quinta de Sant’Ana estate in the hills above Gradil, Portugal, earlier this evening & I got to photographing a few of its resident sunflowers dancing in the sunset breeze....
Mafra National Palace, Mafra, Portugal

Mafra National Palace, Mafra, Portugal

That moment when a site or attraction just sneaks up on you, stops you in your tracks, & makes you go wow. I had one of those moments today when I paid a visit to Mafra, Portugal, and first laid eyes on the town’s monumentally glorious palace. Wow indeed....
Gradil, Mafra, Portugal

Gradil, Mafra, Portugal

Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to visit a few former Portuguese colonies around the world, notably Macau, China (twice) & Goa, India (three times now). So although I hadn’t been to Portugal before a few days ago I did feel like I knew what to expect....

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