Thursday 19 September This morning we have a 3 hour city tour that takes us through the Georgian-styled centre (courtesy of the Marques) to the River Tagus where we see various defensive towers or memorials of Portuguese historical figures such as Magellan, Vasco de Gamma, or Henry the Navigator (who invented the triangular sail that permitted the caravel boat to sail into the wind, which square rigged galleons could not). We also see the Belem Tower, a 16th Ce...

Wednesday 18 September A "leisurely start" today so we are on the bus at 9.00am. Nearly forget Kathy's bag but managed to get back in the room before the coach left. Mostly a driving day as we head in a westerly direction across country, headed for Lisbon. The major routes from Seville either go north or south, so we cut across on the N-433, which takes us to the Montesierra Jamon factory in Jabugo. Here we don plastic coats, galoshes, and hats for a tour t...