Ever wonder how one catches an octopus? Here's the answer - the octopus pot. Fishermen lower these terracotta pots to the sea bottom where octopus looking for a safe home enter the pots. The pots are then pulled from the water, the octopus jumps from the pot and gets bonked on the head. Sneaky but delicious.
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Throughout Portugal many of the whitewashed homes paint large borders of yellow to help guard against evil spirits. Small dogs do the same
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View of green trees seen from an ornate doorway in the Alhambra, Spain
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The Pena Palace in Sintra has the most elaborate but hodgpodge mix of architectural styles and features
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Exploring the Moorish castel that sits high above the Portuguese town of Sintra
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Dappled sunlight on the floor through the window at Alhambra palace
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The monk fish stew was one of our memorable meals at Restaurante Regional de Sintra
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Looking through the window of an abandoned building at Sintra's city hall
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Sintra, Portugal has long been the playground of royalty and elaborate "palaces" dot the skyline reminding you. At the very top of the hill lies a Moorish castle that once protected the town.
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The old city of Sintra, Portugal features equal numbers of polished buildings and dilapidated structures like this one.
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Portuguese painted tiles come in what must be thousands of designs and colors
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Portuguese painted tiles come in what must be thousands of designs and colors
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