Back to the UK!

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We had enjoyed ten relaxing days in Portugal’s Alentejo but now it was time to go back to the UK! We set off from Flor da Rosa on main roads to Lisbon Airport with a brief stop in Arraiolos for coffee.

Main road in Portugal
Blissfully empty main road
Arraiolos Town Square
Arraiolos town square

Cromlech de Vale Maria do Meio

The only thing about which I was unhappy was that we had not found or visited some ‘proper’ prehistoric remains and so we aimed to rectify this on the road back to Lisbon. We had visited this site on the road between Arraiolos and Montemor-o-Novo before and knew it was a ‘reliable’ site – meaning there was something obvious to see! The site of the Cromlech Vale Maria do Meio is marked from the road; access is via a bumpy dirt road but you can park at the site which is in private farmland.

Cromlech Vale Maria do Meio
Stone circle
Cromlech Vale Maria do Meio
Cromlech Vale Maria do Meio
Cromlech Vale Maria do Meio

Cromlech de Portela de Mogos

This site, the Cromlech de Portela de Mogos is just a little further down the main road and it is very different. There is no signpost, just a hinged section of fencing. And the site itself has an atmosphere – this is somewhere with a ‘spirit of place’.

Path to the site

And then it was over and we were crossing the Vasco da Gama bridge into Lisbon. The airport was chaotic and we needed the full two hours before the flight left to get on to the plane! Happy memories and next trip already being planned…

Vasco da Gama bridge over the Tagus to reach Lisbon
Vasco da Gama bridge over the Tagus to reach Lisbon

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