Portugal in Spring Contrasts From Lisbon to Southern Spain
A travelogue through Portugal contrasts wealth and poverty from Lisbon's flower filled boulevards to remote southern cliffs. The author recalls almond blossoms in January, a Flamenco like mood in public squares, and lively dinners with fish and olive oil dishes. They describe crafts in Lisbon, pottery, and handwork, then journey by car through orchards, cork forests, and old farming life, noting oxen plowing fields, communal wells, and the striking Atlantic coast as seen from Sagres.