We left Monsaraz and the Alqueva reservoir down below and pedaled our way through the countryside to medieval Evora. Early on in the day we stopped at a potter in Sao Pedro do Corval and visited the potters and artists painting their beautiful wares. Absolutely loved the large painted bowls. Too bad I don't have more room in my suitcase! I bought a small butter container with a cover, enough to hold about 4 slices of butter-so adorable. See below the picture of the huge pot as we entered the round-about in the town with many pottery shops.
We didn't have any really tough hills to climb but mostly rode up and down ridges which gave us expansive vistas to marvel at. The pictures don't do justice to the magnificent views. We traveled through many olive trees, vineyards juicy with ripe fruit ready to be picked, scattered with gold and stubble of cut wheat and/or hay. What is a bit different is that the olive trees are growing among the olive trees. We could look for miles in all directions and not see another human, car, or house until we vibrated and rumbled our way onto the cobblestone roadways in small villages along the way.
We left Monsaraz and the Alqueva reservoir down below and pedaled our way through the countryside to medieval Evora. Early on in the day we stopped at a potter in Sao Pedro do Corval and visited the potters and artists painting their beautiful wares. Absolutely loved the large painted bowls. Too bad I don't have more room in my suitcase! I bought a small butter container with a cover, enough to hold about 4 slices of butter-so adorable. See below the picture of the huge pot as we entered the round-about in the town with many pottery shops.
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