Day: March 27, 2025

Colares to Castelo Branco

Today we drove about 150 miles northeast in Portugal to the town of Castelo Branco. Before getting to the Melía Hotel where we are staying, we stopped at the grocery store to stock up on snacks.

Checking out at the grocery store.

We are staying on the same mountain top as the castle for which the town is named. After we checked in we went up to see the castle ruins.

You can see how strategic this mountain top was. It felt like we could see for miles.
Inside the castle ruins

Before dinner we walked around the Jardim do Paço Episcopal in the center of town

Walking in the garden
Sheep we could see over the wall of the garden.

We had dinner at a very nice local restaurant called Cabra Preta.

Dinner