I cycled to the
hilltop of Monsaraz (OK, in 1st gear with a few stops) so it was great to
refresh at the top. Monsaraz in autumn is best between 4 30 in the afternoon (when
most tourists drive home to the east) and sunset, when fabulous views to the
west over the Alentejo countryside make you glad that Portuguese rule was
restored in 1640! (Hello Spain, just joking.)
The restaurants
along the main street of Monsaraz have great views east, but after dark the
interiors also make great urban sketching subjects. Most Portuguese restaurants
have a trove of decorative objects and here wild boar and deer heads, a boar
plate by a local artist, and the ever-present TV screens were softened by
neatly laid tables and timber panelling. Restaurant sketches are always
interrupted by the arrival of food, so I completed the sketch later with a
typical paper doily collaged in the bottom right hand corner to balance the composition.
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