"Christmas Day in Monaraz" Monsaraz by freya_heaven

Monsaraz Travel Guide: 88 reviews and 262 photos

During our big trip mentioned on my Homepage, we were away over Christmas and ended up in staying in Evora. Once our present were opened, (mainly all Freyas!) we decided to go to Mosaraz to pass the time Christmas Day.

Monsaraz is a beautiful hilltop village on the Portugal/Spanish boarder.

It has recenrtly applied to become a UNESCO WOrld Heritage Site, & I personally think it should be.

Monsaraz

There is a very small bull ring here in Monsaeaz. Apparently it is mainly used for trainee Matadors and also during the second week in September there are bull fights, and processions for the Festa de Nossa Senhora dos Passos

Monsaraz Street

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful Medieval Village & Wonderful Views
Cons:Can not think of Any
In a nutshell:Lovely!

Last visit to Monsaraz: Dec 2002
Intro Updated Mar 13, 2004
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Reviews (9)

Hill Walking Things to Do (9)

Monsaraz is on a big hill, all the streets are cobbled & quite rough, so make sure you bring good walking shoes (NO... more travel advice

Empty Streets Things to Do (9)

After we had wandered around Monsaraz, beautiful as it is, it is not very large, we headed in to Spain for a drive.... more travel advice

Countryside Views Things to Do (9)

There is an old man in the photo somewhere (~_~). He was one of the few people we saw whilst we were there, Not that... more travel advice

Passage Ways Things to Do (9)

A wonderful white washed Monsaraz Passage way more travel advice

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DaDrifter Aug 8, 2005 at 10:41 AM

Beautilful place ... appears quite frozen in time. Lovely pictures of Freya and Derek walking on the cobbled streets.
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kyoub Feb 12, 2005 at 3:21 PM

What a lovely way to spend Christmas Day. Great pictures and tips.
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activ_way_traveler Jun 16, 2004 at 4:35 AM

Excellent pages on Portugal, congratulations!
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quartinb Mar 18, 2004 at 7:23 AM

a diferent christmas that's for sure... no place for santa to land with those deers....!
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Bwana_Brown Mar 13, 2004 at 2:07 PM

Monsaraz looks like a great little vacation spot! I like them quiet like that!
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ncfg Mar 13, 2004 at 1:30 PM

Nice page, i had never been in Monsaraz, it is really beautiful. It seems like Marvão, another little town inside walls. Thanks for your info.