Mafra and Ericeira Day Trip from Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 6 hours
In this tour the visit will be to a little village called Mafra, about 45 m from Lisbon. There is placed the biggest Palace of Portugal, built in the eighteenth century by our megalomaniac King João V. After Mafra we will visit the typical village Jose Regio a museum to the old houses and last centuries professions. After that Ericeira, where you can have lunch and try the excellent fresh fish of the day! After lunch, nothing better than a walk in the village and the sea.
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In this tour the visit will be to a little village called Mafra, about 45 m from Lisbon. There is placed the biggest Palace of Portugal, built in the eighteenth century by our megalomaniac King João V. After Mafra we will visit the typical village Jose Regio a museum to the old houses and last centuries professions. After that Ericeira, where you can have lunch and try the excellent fresh fish of the day! After lunch, nothing better than a walk in the village and the sea.This tour will take you to Mafra, about 45 m from Lisbon. There is placed the biggest Palace of Portugal, built in the eighteenth century by our megalomaniac King João V! This building was a palace and also a monastery To get an idea of the magnitude of this construction, we can say that the palace has a facade of 220 meters and has more than 600 rooms and 5200 doors and windows! Its support a park with about 20 km perimeter (Tapada de Mafra).
After Mafra, Typical Village José Franco. José Franco was a sculptor and a pottery master who in 1945 had the idea to build a living museum to show the customs, labor activities and other aspects of rural life in his time. The result is this typical village with around 2,500m² that draws attention not only to preserve the memory of an Era but also for the perfectionism that small details were worked out. After this this, Ericeira, where you can have lunch and try the excellent fresh fish of the day! After lunch, nothing better than a walk in the village and the sea to gather strength.
After Mafra, Typical Village José Franco. José Franco was a sculptor and a pottery master who in 1945 had the idea to build a living museum to show the customs, labor activities and other aspects of rural life in his time. The result is this typical village with around 2,500m² that draws attention not only to preserve the memory of an Era but also for the perfectionism that small details were worked out. After this this, Ericeira, where you can have lunch and try the excellent fresh fish of the day! After lunch, nothing better than a walk in the village and the sea to gather strength.
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