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Cool Jazz Fest in Cascais

20/7/2011

 
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Hello Everyone!

The Sintra Cascais area has various music festivals all summer long.  Currently the Cool Jazz Festival is happening in Cascais.  www.cooljazzfest.com  Most of the concerts are at outdoor venues.  Cascais is a wonderful city with great restaurants, bars, and wonderful beaches. 

Consider staying at Colina Flora, a comfortable, “green” guesthouse  www.colinaflora.com located in the beautiful hills of the Sintra Natural Park and only a 15 minute drive to Cascais. Bay of Cascais


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Sintra Natural Park´s mild Summer Climate

12/7/2011

 
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 The mild Mediterranean climate found in the Sintra Natural Park, Portugal is wonderful.  Most people associate “dry and hot”  with the term Mediterranean climate.  But not in the Serra da Sintra –   most days there is a light cooling breeze off the Atlantic.  And this region has a unique micro climate (due to various factors but also  its altitude of circa 500 meters), one of only several in the world, so summers are very comfortable (high 70´s to low 80´s ) with cool nights.  The winters are mild and sunny with some rain. This climate also encourages a unique mix of flora and fauna.  Therefore most subtropical plants grow here, and some tropical plants –  a wide variety of vegetation which is  lush and green year round. 

The Serra da Sintra is a mountain range, a granite outcrop that extends in twists and turns into the Atlantic.  It has been always the summer refuge for royality and has attracted famous artists for centuries.  In ancient times the Sintra mountain range was called Mons Lunae: Hills of the Moon.  The vast, cool decidious forests have a magical quality and offer many days worth of wonderful walking. 

Get details of self-guided and guided walking holidays www.colinaflora.com


Eco-friendly traveling in Portugal

5/7/2011

 
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More and more people are seeking vacations that let them relax, recharge and find a bit of communion with nature and some inner peace.  And more and more places are offering oppurtunities to enjoy holidays in the slow lane.  www.responsibletravel.com offers a vast and wonderful selection of all sorts of modes to travel responsibly, thread lightly,  yet have awesome experiences.  Responsible Travel highlights several different destinations in Portugal to suit various modes of vacationing “greenly”.

Colina Flora www.colinaflora.com is listed on the  www.responsibltravel.com  website.  Colina Flora offers travelers the opportunity to experince tranquillity, beautiful natural settings, including pristine beaches, incredible historical sights and friendly people in comfortable surroundings.  Because Colina Flora offers shuttle service and a well-serviced busstop is but a 5 minute walk away, this is a great stress free vacation destination.  And the mild, temperate climate makes it the perfect year round vacation destination.  Walk, bike, play golf, swim, beach comb, surf to your hearts content.  Colina Flora is close to the quaint, (insiders secret), village of  Almocageme with a nice selection of restaurants, including Tinkuy, a wonderful and very affordable vegan eatery, cafes, shops and the glorious beach of Adraga.  And  the sunsets into the Atlantic are spectacular!!!!!.

Tolles Sommer Klima im Sintra Natur Park, Portugal

1/7/2011

 
Hallo liebe Leute!

Das Klima hier ist wirklich super!  Heute der 1. Juli, Sonnenschein, etwa 24 Grad, leichte Brise vom Ozean.  Und nun 22 Uhr und es ist kuehl genug fuer ne Jacke und spaeter werden wir unter die Daunendecke kriechen und bei circa 15 grad gut schlafen.  Dieses Klima plus die tollen Straende (ideal zum surfen), die schoenen Waelder (perfekt zum Wandern/radlen), fantastische historische Bauten ergeben ein hervorragendes Ferienziel.  www.sintrainn.com oder schaut mal in  die Colina Flora Websieite www.colinaflora.com

Colina Flora: Blumenhuegel.  Jede jahreszeit blueht was anders.

Great Summer Climate in Serra de Sintra

1/7/2011

 
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Happy July!  Today was another most beautiful day in the hills of the Sintra Natural Park: temperature in the high 70´s, sunny, light breeze off the ocean.  And now at 10 pm its cool enough for a sweater and we´ll be crawling under our down comforters to sleep.  Truly a great place to vacation.  I  have to keep raving about it!  The climate is great, the beaches are beautiful, the forests are perfect for walking/hiking/biking, the surfing is fantastic, the historic sites are awesome and there are lots of great places to stay.  www.sintrainn.pt.   And/or check out Colina Flora, eco-guesthouse, website www.colinaflora.com

PS  Colina Flora: hill of flowers – every season of the year!!!


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