Amarante is another last minute addition. It's a small picturesque town on a river. We happened to be in town on a Saturday, just the right mix of locals and tourists. The best part was getting to know another of Picasso's contemporaries, Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, who was born in Armante...The more of Picasso's accomplished contemporaries I uncover somewhat vindicates my prejudice against Picasso; at least in my mind.
The bus ride from Guarda to Viseu to Vila Real and through the Douro River Valley to Amarante was visually spectacular.
Amarante is on the Tâmega River, a tributary of the Douro.
Our good fortune: the sole vegetarian restaurant in Amarante was nearby, open, and served a tasty curry dish as the prato do dia (dish of the day).
I suspect these folks are a hiking club as they were huddled over a thick binder of laminated topo maps. Not to mention the spiffy hats.
At the de Souza-Cardoso exhibit.
Scenic Amarante and the Tâmega River.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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