Lisbon

This postcard was sent by Catarina and it was my first postcard from Portugal received through the Postcrossing official site

Estoril

Inês read what I said about these posters reproductions and sent the same postcard

Estoril

I once mentioned that these old posters are really nice and Rita sent me this postcard

150 Years of Postcards

Following the celabrations of the 150 years of postcards, Vanesa sent me this postcard

Lisbon Postcards

Paula sent me this postcard showing postcards from Lisbon also to celebrate the 150 years of postcards

Mafra Palace

To celebrate 150 years of postcards, the Postcrossing community of Portugal had a meeting in Mafra. Martinha sent me this postcard from there.

Cascais - Conceição Beach

I have never been to Cascais either. This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Ericeira - Fisherman's Beach

I've never been in Ericeira, but I have an Italian friend who lived there and he loved it! The postcard was sent by Ana "Ninocas"

Ribamar - S. João Baptista Chapel

This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Ribamar - Windmill

This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Ribamar - Santa Susana Fortress

This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Mafra Palace

We saw the Mafra Palace from far away when we were returning from Sintra, but we didn't visit it.

Sintra National Palace

Unfortunately we didn't visit the National Palace. Some other time. This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Sintra

If I'm not mistaken, we had lunch in that street. This postcard was sent by Vitória

Sintra - Regaleira Palace

The Regaleira Palace was not included in the set of monuments to where we had tickets, but we also visited it. And it was totally worth it. It's a magic place. This postcard was sent by Ana "Ninocas"

Sintra - Regaleira Palace and Castle of the Moors

The view from the Castle of the Moors is wonderful.

Sintra - Monserrate Palace

The Monserrate Palace is also an amazing building

Sintra

We bought a ticket that included visits to 4 monuments: Pena National Palace, Castle of the Moors, Monserrate Palace and Convent of the Capuchos. This postcard shows three of those 4 we visited plus the Sintra National Palace. Of the convent of the Capuchos I didn't find postcards.

Sintra - Pena Palace

Sintra is one of those places where I hope to return. This postcard was sent by Leninha

Sintra - Pena Palace

My cousin Isabel also visited Sintra and brought me this postcard

Sintra - Pena Palace

We loved Sintra. The Pena Palace is probably the most beautiful monument we've ever visited in Portugal. This postcard was sent by Paula

Sintra - Pena Palace

I already talked here about the trip my wife and I did through Portugal in 2010. The main destination of that trip was Sintra, where we spent three days

Santarém - Casa da Alcáçova

This is an old house that was turned into a modern lodge. The postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Ferreira do Zêzere - Vale da Ursa Bridge

This bridge was built to replace another one that is now underwater, because of the construction of a dam. The postcard was sent by Inês Brito

Entroncamento - Museu Nacional Ferroviário

From this same meeting Vanesa sent me this postcard

Entroncamento - Museu Nacional Ferroviário

This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne" from a Postcrossing meeting in the train museum in Entroncamento

Alpiarça - Casa dos Patudos

This is a house-museum. The postcard was sent by Rui

Fátima - Church of Santíssima Trindade

Although I don't like going to Fátima very much, I have to admit that the sanctuary is a beautiful monument, far more beautiful than the relatively recent church of Santíssima Trindade.

Fátima Sanctuary

This postcard was sent by his author, but I don't remember his name and I can't understand the signature

Fátima Sanctuary

I ended up going several times with members of my family, always a little upset but looking forward to buy another postcard

Fátima Sanctuary

I remember the first time I went to Fátima. I was a child and hated it. All I remember is the desperation on people's faces, waiting for a miracle. Even these days I don't really like going there

Fátima Sanctuary

Fátima was the second place from where I bought a postcard and it was this postcard

Tomar - Convent of Christ (Gargoyle)

This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Tomar - Convent of Christ (Detail of the church main door)

This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Tomar - Convent of Christ (Interior of the Rotunda)

One of the things we liked most in the Convent was the rotunda

Tomar - Convent of Christ (Exterior of the Rotunda)

When I decided to start collecting postcards of UNESCO World Heritage sites I had already all the sites of the Portuguese mainland. In fact, that was a stimulus, because even if there were only 10 at the time, it's always better than start from zero

Tomar - Convent of Christ (Church main door)

The Convent is listed as World Heritage and once again a wasn't collecting postcards of UNESCO sites yet when I visited it, but I bought a few because I was collecting postcards of the places I visited since I was a teenager

Tomar - Convent of Christ (Chapter-house Window)

The main attraction of Tomar is the Convent of Christ and the main attraction of the convent is this amazing window. I remember seeing this window in my history books and I always thought that it was a little window but when I saw it live I realized that is huge!

Tomar Church

By the end of 2009 my in-laws moved to Switzerland and my wife was sad, so I took her for a great weekend in the center region of Portugal, which included a visit to Tomar. Three years later we also moved to Switzerland

Pombal Castle

We were not very far from Pombal but we didn't go there. Maybe one day we'll visit the castle. The postcard was sent by José "Pombal"

Peniche - Baleal

Baleal is a little peninsula in Peniche. This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Peniche - Cruz dos Remédios and Berlengas Islands

Unfortunately we didn't visit the Berlengas Islands. When we wanted to go the weather was to foggy. This postcard was sent by José "PilotOne"

Peniche Fortress

I didn't find in Peniche postcards as great as this one sent by Martinha

Peniche Fortress

While we were in Peniche we visited the fortress museum. 

Peniche

Our last stop in our 2010 trip was in Peniche. We stay there two days mainly to relax and to taste the best fish of the world.

Caldas da Rainha

Also on the way back we stopped in Caldas da Rainha mainly to buy a souvenir to a friend. Who knows Caldas da Rainha knows what kind of souvenir can be bought there :)

Óbidos

This postcard was sent by Ana Sofia

Óbidos Castle

In our 2010 trip we stopped in Óbidos on the way back. We visit the village inside the walls and we tasted the typical "ginginha" in a chocolate glass.

Nazaré

Women in Nazaré are known for using seven skirts. This postcard was sent by João

Nazaré - Funicular

We've only been in Nazaré a couple of hours, so we didn't take the funicular. This postcard was sent by Martinha