Tales of the Unexpected – GAY TIMES – Gay Times Magazine
You can also take a trip into the handkerchief-sized town where the Burel family, the people who own the two hotels we’ve been talking about and still run the wool factory, have transformed the town into a centre for the coolest blankets, slippers, backpacks… everything, all made out of a wool felt, the same that’s dotted throughout the hotel. Take your card, you will not be able to resist the blankets, we guarantee.
And what a deliciously unexpected part of Portugal, which you tend to think of as beachy! In fact, next time we come, we’re doing Lisbon – or Porto – both fairly easy to get from to here, then to Casa de São Lourenço with a toe in Casa das Penhas Douradas then on to Salamanca, one of the most beautiful towns in Spain. Then home from Madrid. If only to stock up on those Burel blankets. Or vinho verde. Or those crazy-ass views from Casa de São Lourenço. It’s what is known in the business as a win-win-win.