The main entranceMia and I had been wanting to have a weekend out of the stressful daily routine of Lisbon, and although she had offered me a "Life is beautiful" voucher a few months ago and we had already looked through the potential "Rural" guest houses and hotels we could sellect from, we hadn't yet had the opportunity to actually do it.
Our choice fell on "Monte dos Pensamentos" a rural house which had once belonged to a Portuguese writer and following his demise was turned into a guest house. The whole setting was superb, in as much as it was close to the city, though surrounded by pasture land and vineyards. The interior was extraordinarily well decorated in a rustic like style. Regarding the commodities, there was nothing we would have further needed.
The bedroom and the breakfast room
The surrounding property and the swimming poolWe still had time to wander around the city, the local handicraft fair, the square with its typical Cafés ...
and finally climb up the medieval castle King Dom Diniz built for his wife Queen Isabel, the Saint.
On the way to the castle (Left). At the castle walls (Right)
The Castle entrance gate (Left) Statue in honour of Queen Isabel, the Saint (Right) and the Chapel (underneath) 
The vast surrounding plains were as impressive as the atmosphere itself cradling in languour ...
I cherished every single moment I spent with my daughter around this area and like old time soldiers who had once "conquered" Alentejo, we returned to the bustling Lisboa, whose streets are in no way comparable to the old alleys in downtown Estremoz ...
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