| It is well known that most tourists prefer to visit | | | | your hired car, you will see a Roman aqueduct. |
| Portugal and Spain as they usually have beautiful | | | | Further west, that is to Cascais, Portugal. Cascais is |
| medieval palaces, cathedrals, gardens, monuments, | | | | located to the west of Lisbon on the coast. It is a |
| beaches and other exotic places to visit. | | | | charming place with quality restaurants, interesting |
| To get a good feeling for Spain and Portugal, it is | | | | shops full of local products and quality centers. You |
| good to drive around; you can easily hire a car for | | | | definitely will enjoy the food and wine, the local |
| this. You can begin your tour in Madrid; Spain where | | | | restaurants have a nice ambience. Nearby is the |
| the famous Prado Art Museum is located. You | | | | beautiful Boca de Inferno, where surging action from |
| definitely will enjoy seeing the large Royal Palace and | | | | the breaking waves has cut a hole in the beautiful |
| the Botanical Gardens. As you drive around the | | | | cliffs. |
| streets you will see many attractive fountains. | | | | On the northern side of Cascais is Sintra. It has a |
| From Madrid you can head towards Portugal in your | | | | very attractive village which has fabulous ruins and |
| hired car. Along the way you will see a lots of olive | | | | palaces that make it distinct. The castle that stands |
| trees which is also the case when you drive in within | | | | there was built about 700 AD by the Moors. As you |
| Portugal. In Trujillo, Spain you can go for a sightseeing | | | | ascend high on the hill above the Moorish castle you |
| visit. On a hill are the remnants of an old castle that | | | | will have a bird's eye view of the magnificent Pena |
| was built by the Moors on an older Roman site. | | | | Castle. The castle was originally occupied by Queen |
| Driving further west is Caceres. This walled city was | | | | Amelia in the early 1900s. Taking a tour of the castle, |
| once a colony of the Romans; it was later taken | | | | you will notice that it has been maintained well just |
| over by the Moors, and was finally owned by the | | | | like it was during the days when the Queen lived |
| Christians. Medieval parts of the city still stand and | | | | there. |
| the visit here can possibly be one of the highlights of | | | | Guincho is a tourist attraction centre. It is located a |
| your tour. Caceres is characterized by narrow streets | | | | little west of Cascais. There is the combination of the |
| that are a defining part of medieval cities. Along the | | | | rugged coastline and the breaking waves, this creates |
| streets you will see people dressed in period | | | | a beautiful view. |
| costumes. When the Sun goes down you can spend | | | | From the airport in either Spain or Portugal you can |
| the night in a parador (hotel) this is a building that has | | | | get hire a car. There are many ample parking spots in |
| been converted from a 16th century palace and can | | | | both Portugal and Spain. Tour guides understand |
| be very romantic. | | | | English thus they will assist you if needed. |
| As you are heading south of Caceres to Merida in | | | | |