Aldeia Histórica de Marialva - Parte 1 / Riding Portugal

 ##### Hello everyone and welcome to my blog :-) I'd wanted to go to Marialva for a long time; I can't quite explain why, but perhaps it was a curiosity sparked by the photographs I'd seen over time, and of course, because it always seemed like one of those places that fascinate me and awaken in me a crazy desire to visit and see it with my own eyes. We arrived in the mid-afternoon, with the sun already high but with that pleasant temperature. The light wasn't yet ideal for getting those clean, unexposed photos, but it had to do, and the wind blew to help with the walk. Believe it or not, it's much more beautiful than I imagined. ##### PT Já há muito tempo que queria ir a Marialva, não sei bem explicar o porquê, mas talvez tenha sido uma curiosidade causada pelas fotografias que fui vendo ao longo do tempo, e claro, porque sempre me pareceu ser um daqueles locais que me fascinam e que despertam em mim uma vontade louca de visitar e ver com os meus próprios olhos. Chegámos a meio da tarde, com o sol já alto mas com aquela temperatura agradável. A luz ainda não era a ideal para obter aquelas fotos limpas sem muita exposição, mas teve de servir, e o vento corria para ajudar a caminhada. Pasmem-se, é bem mais bonito do que imaginei. ---       We parked before the climb, in a place where the road starts to get narrower, making it impossible to drive a car, but still very close to the little square and the castle. From there we did everything on foot, which was certainly the best decision. Marialva has to be explored slowly. ##### PT Estacionámos antes da subida, num local onde a estrada começa a tornar-se mais estreita onde é impossível circular de carro, mas ainda assim muito próximo da praceta e do castelo. A partir daí fizemos tudo a pé, certamente foi a melhor decisão. Marialva tem de se percorrer devagarinho. ---       The first impression was of silence. Not total silence, but the kind of silence that allows you to hear the wind or a gate creaking in the distance, footsteps, and the occasional random conversation coming from inside the houses. There wasn't much movement on the streets. In fact, it felt […]