Pessoa, Fado, olive oil and... Christmas-New Year

This year, the Christmas break allowed me to meet a new family: Miguels! Approximately 70 people - resticted to the closest, but quite a few were missing... It was nice, fun, warm and a bit intimidating. Wonderful altogether. And the discovery of Lisbon enchanted me. No wonder with such a guide!

We spent New Year in Evora, in Quinta dos Frades de Graca, a house of Miguels family, 120 km south of Lisbon in the Alentejo region. Olive trees, soft hilly landscapes, a city retracing Europes history (Roman temple, medieval houses, manuelino palaces, neo-classical buildings) in prime state.

A lovely time, a place to go back to, a brilliant start of the year. Prosit !