If you're ever in Portugal, you must taste one of the pasteis from Belem. It's a short walk from the monastery and they serve them fresh and warm. These are custard tarts that are soooo delicious.

Cafe Luso is a fado restaurant in the Barrio Alto district of Lisbon. The food was wonderful and the singing was magnificent. There are typically 2 dinner settings--one at 9pm and one at 11pm. The one at 9pm is bigger with the performers on a stage; however, that's when the busloads of tourists typically come. Going to the 11pm showing is more intimate--they close up half the restaurant and the singers are just standing right in front of your table.

This is where Matt and I stayed in the town of Ourem--the place that's run by a priest and where we were betrothed. It's really quite a retreat and certainly one of the most memorable places we stayed at. We would return here in a heartbeat.

This is the B&B that Matt and I stayed at in the Douro Valley. It's a somewhat scary drive up the hillside to get to--but once there, it's total heaven with a magnificent view of the Douro Valley and river and the town of Pinhao down below. The owner, Manuel, is a hoot and makes you feel so welcome. Highly recommend staying here if you ever visit the Douro Valley.

Planning my trip to Portugal and starting to mark websites that are useful for me. Read on some forum that this particular site was resourceful for hotels---they certainly show more hotels than Expedia!

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