Guimaraes to Tomar via Viseu, Portugal.

The weather has been getting worse by the day, rain, rain and more rain with high winds, we have just kept ahead of the floods, which are now causing some problems in Northern Portugal.  We are now just north of Lisbon, it's still raining but not quite as hard. Recap of the last few days - sorry about the rain drops on the camera lens.

 Guimaraes birthplace of the Portuguese Nation. This huge building is the Paco dos Duques built by the Duke of Braganza

 

The inner courtyard of the palace, the covered archway above opens into the private chapel - picture below.

 

The main reception room

Another one of the reception rooms.

The Dukes office

This wonderful desk in his office, there was a second one on the other side of the tapestry though not quite as flashy. Most of the furniture on display is from the 16th. to 18th. Century.

Statue of Alfonso 1 first king of Portugal.

Because of the weather we were unable to get any photos of the town itself, from what we were able to see its worth another visit.

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The next day we visited Viseu, again the weather got in the way but between storms got a photo of the Pousada de Viseu, where we spent the night - wonderful hotel.

 For the next night we were in Tomar, another interesting place. The rain stopped long enough for me to get this pic. of the castle on the hill overlooking the town.