Cabo da Roca is located in the Sintra-Cascais National Park and is considered Europe's westernmost point. We went to the very edge of Europe! and it was beautiful... We indulged in the special pastry of Sintra called travesseiros in a cafe at Cabo da Roca. These puffy pillow pastries are filled with almond paste and are coated in sugar. I want to sleep on these pillows every night... Posted by Mama Mia at 5/31/2008 Labels: Eating Out, Nature, Sweets, Travel

VeggieGirl said...

Such breathtaking views; and the puff pastry?? Yum!! :0)

May 31, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Clumbsy Cookie said...

It is beautiful indeed! I was just there a few days ago but that day it was soooooo windy! I love the little plaque there that says "This is where the land ends and the sea beggins..."
No words on the travesseiros! I also like the queijadas.
I hope you go to Paque das Nações, it's nice there as well.

May 31, 2008 at 4:04 PM

The ocean looks absolutely beautiful! Yes, those little almond paste stuffed pastries would make the perfect pillow to sleep on...except, they wouldn't be around for very long in my house :D.

May 31, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Kitt said...

Beautiful! And delicious!

May 31, 2008 at 9:21 PM
UK-LA said...

I wish I could eat the picture, We have two new Beard Papas by our house but they don't sell these...
Thanks for the Portuguese shout-out...you're not missing anything. OC is forevah!

May 31, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Capt. Pink said...

yeah, beard papas has nothing on those sweet sugary pillows.

June 1, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Marianne said...

Those puffy pillows look dee-lish! They remind me of something called "bunuelos" that we used to serve in Manila (but I don't live there anymore, I'm San Francisco-based for the last 20+ years) ...
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