25 Secret European Villages Marvão, #Portugal There are dramatic mountainside forts, and then there is Marvão, the king of them all. Located in the southeastern Alentejo region of Portugal, this town is centered around a Moorish castle that was Christianized in the 13th century. The stone complex, now laid open to the elements in a kind of tumbledown glory, sits atop a rocky hill, dominating the red-tile-roofed houses and convents that spill out onto curving streets to the east. How to Get There: By car from Lisbon. Where to Stay: Pousada Santa Maria(doubles from $102), a simple 31-room hotel and restaurant constructed from a foundry and two 13th-century houses. Where to Eat: Fill up on goat soup at the Varanda do Alentejo lunch counter. travelandleisure/articles/25-secret-european-villages-2010/12
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