Back in Nazare, we celebrated our last night at this Atlantic-coast fishing town with dinner in Sitio. To get to Sitio, we took the funicular which was originally built in 1889. From the edge of the bluff, the view of Nazare and its beach was absolutely breathtaking. Sept. 14, 2013

Back in Nazare, we celebrated our last night at this Atlantic-coast fishing town with dinner in Sitio. To get to Sitio, we took the funicular which was originally built in 1889. At the town square was a celebration, the miracle of Nazare. Sept. 14, 2013

Back in Nazare, we celebrated our last night at this Atlantic-coast fishing town with dinner in Sitio. To get to Sitio, we took the funicular which was originally built in 1889. At the town square was a celebration, the miracle of Nazare. And, at dinner we had fish soup, which was plentiful and delicious, along with barnacles and shrimp for appetizers. This was my first barnacle experience, which I did not find tasty. Sept. 14, 2013

Back in Nazare, we celebrated our last night at this Atlantic-coast fishing town with dinner in Sitio. To get to Sitio, we took the funicular which was originally built in 1889. Sept. 14, 2013

Tombs. Sept. 15, 2013

Cloister hall of the monastery at the Monastery of Batalha. Sept. 15, 2013

The most beautiful part of the Monastery of Batalha is the unfitted, finely carved enormous outdoor chapels. Sept. 15, 2013

Another stop on our way to Coimbra included the pilgrimage site of Fatima where mass was being held at the Basilica. Fatima was made famous when three children, tending sheep on May 13, 1917, saw Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, when she appeared standing in an oak tree. Sept. 15, 2013

Beginning our evening walk from our hotel, Astoria, in Coimbra before dinner. Sept. 15, 2013

An evening view of the college town of Coimbra and the third-largest city. Sept. 15, 2013