Stone Music, Ocean and Wine
Description:
On this trip, I offer you an acquaintance with the largest palace complex in Portugal. And one of the most grandiose palaces in Europe is Mafra.
Mafra - includes a palace, church and monastery. 1200 marble rooms, 4700 windows and doors, 156 stairs. The palace is the apotheosis of the extravagance of one of the Portuguese kings. And so contrastingly, on the lower floor, grew the abode of distressed Franciscan monks. In the web of ascetic cells hides the monastery library - one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. The heart of the complex is the basilica, with the largest collection of bells in the world (98!). The construction of the palace is the largest construction project in Portugal, about which songs and poems have been sung for centuries. And with the figure of a profligate king associated with so many mysteries, secrets, legends. Which we will remember when we walk in the royal chambers.
A few kilometers from the pompous, luxurious, pretentious Mafra is a small town of Eriseira. Sandy beaches, rocky shores for centuries washed by the ocean. And alien to these embankments of palace intrigues and vanity. And did not know these shores of the works of the best masons and sculptors. They didn't and they don't want to know. Here reigns His Majesty the Ocean. The beauty and power of which I invite you to enjoy.
Enjoying the masterpieces of human hands and the beauty of nature, we will go to a place where man and nature work together. And as a result of this union, on the Portuguese table, the nectar of the gods is wine. The wine list of Portugal is extremely diverse. As a confirmation of this fact, I suggest you visit two wineries. They're so close together. But they make all these different wines. At the wineries, we will be greeted by the owners, telling family stories and technologies for the production of their wines. Not just wine, but some of the best dry wines in Portugal. Listening to stories and tasting wines (cheese, sausages, bread and homemade jam) – you will learn a completely different Portugal. Portugal is an ordinary, simple people. People are friendly, sociable, hospitable. Get acquainted with the life and traditions of the Portuguese. Hear a huge number of jokes, legends, sayings, many of which are associated with wine.