Tag: Armor

• Medieval Fair of Obidos

  

  Obidos Portugal, the place I happily call my new home, hosts a major festival during each season of the year. In the fall, there’s an international literary festival called Folio. Winter brings a celebration of Christmas called Vila Natal. In spring, Obidos is the place for all chocoholics during the Chocolate Festival. And my favorite…

  Terri

  July 21, 2022

  Europe, Festivals, Obidos, Portugal, Tourism, Travel

  Armor, Bakers, Camels, Court Jesters, Dancers, Friars, Handmaidens, Jousting, Knights, Ladies, Lords, Markets, Medieval, Merchants, Middle Ages, Minstrels, Musicians, Nobles, Obidos, Portugal, Portuguese Food, Squires, Taverns, Templars, Witches

• Inveraray Castle: Is it Really Haunted?

  

  Time for yet another confession. I have never seen the immensely popular series Downton Abbey, so I was quite surprised to see pictures of the cast in the State Dining Room. Turns out, Inveraray Castle was the setting for the 2012 Christmas special. Called Dunealge Castle for the episode, it is the fictional home to…

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  July 10, 2022

  Argyll, Europe, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, Scotland, Tourism, Travel

  Argyll, Armor, Campbell, Castles, Downton Abbey, Ghosts, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, My Fair Lady, Scotland, Swords

• Inveraray: A Step Back in Time

  

  Located on Loch Fyne, the longest sea loch in Scotland, Inveraray is a quaint and picturesque town steeped in history. Its roots date back to the 1400’s when it was a fishing village. In the mid-1700’s, Archibald Campbell, the 3rd Duke of Argyll and head of the powerful Clan Campbell demolished the original village to…

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  June 29, 2022

  Europe, Flowers, Gardens, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, Scotland, Spring, Tourism, Travel

  Armor, Azaleas, Bluebells, Boats, Campbell, Castles, Downton Abbey, Flowers, Gardens, Harbor, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, Mercat Cross, Rhododendrons, Scotland, Swords, Towers, Vital Spark