{"id":4288,"date":"2026-10-16T11:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:43:04","slug":"mercado-medieval-de-cambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/es\/mercado-medieval-de-cambra\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening at the Mercado Medieval de Cambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4288\" class=\"elementor elementor-4288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9a9e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b9a9e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a0067 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6a0067\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e871687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e871687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12ef64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f12ef64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hordes in plastic medieval helmets? Nay!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e903 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"767e903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4307\" alt=\"Soak in that medieval energy and sound 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c921f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c921f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have been to quite a few medieval festivals over the years. In fact, there is a large, well-known one in Portugal. Those types of festivals sometimes feel more like sweaty, expensive, congested work than they do entertainment. This is not the experience at Mercado Medieval de Cambra.<\/p><p><strong>Cambra is a small village near Vouzela, and its medieval market is a local affair.<\/strong> It began as a community event, with local associations, residents and schoolchildren involved in bringing the village\u2019s history to life.<\/p><p><strong>It costs just \u20ac1 to get in<\/strong>, the crowds are manageable and nobody seems particularly interested in turning it into a social media phenomenon. Sometimes we feel a little guilty for blabbing about discoveries like this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5afb1 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa5afb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb932df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb932df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4307\" alt=\"Soak in that medieval energy and sound 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2ec15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a2ec15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6539f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de6539f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9228205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9228205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A foundation for a great medieval market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb67e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdb67e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The location appears in written records as far back as 1002\u2026 Uh, that\u2019s when the Byzantine Empire was the biggest European \u201ccountry\u201d and Constantinople was its greatest metropolis. So Cambra has the pedigree.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The star of the village is the Torre Medieval de Cambra, probably built around the end of the 13th century. It looks like a small defensive tower, but it was actually a fortified home belonging to the local nobility. So Cambra has the centerpiece.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The food and craft stalls are reclaimed wood and canvas, the flags and banners are cloth and the colors are mostly earthy and muted. The word vibe gets overused these days, but it\u2019s the only way to say it. So Cambra has the vibe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24ad05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"a24ad05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;image_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;shrink-contained&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" 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e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd724c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5e94c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b5e94c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406c89c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"406c89c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2375480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2375480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soak in that medieval energy and sound<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bfec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5bfec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tower is the main stage for most of the entertainment, with musicians, dancers, comedy and other performances running throughout the evening. There are also characters roaming the grounds performing little scenes, so something tends to be happening wherever you are.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the music\u2026 There is nearly always music coming from somewhere: a wooden flute and frame drum here, a lute there. There is no sound system; it\u2019s acoustic and happening in the moment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea9bf3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bea9bf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f273c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05f273c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-1-766x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4305\" alt=\"Soak in that medieval energy and sound 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-1-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-1-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-1.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45c981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a45c981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4306\" alt=\"Soak in that medieval energy and sound 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Soak-in-that-medieval-energy-and-sound-2.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee50b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dee50b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c71116 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c71116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22378ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22378ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A great little market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50384cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50384cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Portuguese know how to throw festivals, at times they tend to have the same traditional foods and souvenirs. This festival stands apart. There are plenty of handmade ceramics, hand-stitched items and homemade beer. Most vendors make the effort to sell things that at least belong to the theme\u2026 Not a pastel de nata in sight.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We came home with two handmade ceramic beer steins and a medieval coin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d0271 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49d0271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac6576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ac6576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4293\" alt=\"A great little market 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-1.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a5ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0a5ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4294\" alt=\"A great little market 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-2-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-2-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A-great-little-market-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ae418 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24ae418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14be1f e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a14be1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcc88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bcc88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4302\" alt=\"Oh, about that coin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665bf7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"665bf7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f1532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f1532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oh, about that coin\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e261e27 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e261e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4302\" alt=\"Oh, about that coin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oh-about-that-coin.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cc21f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cc21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you ever had to buy a book of tickets at a fair? So annoying! You never know how much things cost and end up throwing away leftover tickets.<\/p><p>That is not what\u2019s happening here. Cambra uses its own currency, and there\u2019s real medieval history behind it. Medieval Europe was complicated. Different rulers and territories issued their own coins, and merchants arriving at a market could be carrying money of different weights, metals and values.<\/p><p><strong>Enter the cambista, or money changer. They were crucial to medieval commerce.<\/strong><\/p><p>Fortunately, the Cambra cambista has set the value of their currency at one-to-one with the euro, and you can exchange back what you don\u2019t use \u2014 no exchange fee! In truth, most stalls will take euros, but get the coins. They are there for your entertainment, not their profit. And by the way, the coins are beautiful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54d8ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e54d8ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af956c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af956c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae57f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ae57f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Come hungry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b554d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2b554d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bottom line on the food, it\u2019s homemade, hearty and tastes great. Our plates were enormous, and together they cost \u20ac24. One plate would have been plenty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b4cc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b4cc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba94d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ba94d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4298\" alt=\"Come hungry 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-1.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5008301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5008301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4299\" alt=\"Come hungry 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-2-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-2-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Come-hungry-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f442e84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f442e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7627473 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7627473\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43423f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43423f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Owls, snakes and medieval \u201cair\u201d hockey\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad573d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad573d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The falconry show is one of the bigger attractions and well worth watching. They also bring an interesting collection of animals, birds of prey, including beautiful owls, plus snakes, turtles and hedgehogs! It feels both random and awesome.<\/p><p>The children\u2019s area was an unexpected favorite. It is a grid of homemade table games: simple, clever and surprisingly entertaining. One was essentially medieval air hockey. You flick wooden pucks across an incredibly smooth, polished board and they absolutely fly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d6314 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29d6314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8691e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8691e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4303\" alt=\"Owls, snakes and medieval 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-1-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b708f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b708f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4304\" alt=\"Owls, snakes and medieval 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-2-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-2-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Owls-snakes-and-medieval-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a65eea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a65eea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659adb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"659adb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ffa660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ffa660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And then the sun goes down \ud83c\udf04<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10766a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10766a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mercado spreads through the old area around the tower, where there is also a small reflecting pool with picture-worthy metal and stone irrigation channels.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By early evening, the temperature drops, the lights begin to come on and the sun starts disappearing behind the tower. This was probably our favorite part of the evening.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were performers in front of the tower, music somewhere behind us, water running through the old channels and people sitting around eating and drinking. Nobody was rushing anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c530e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c530e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef19759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef19759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4295\" alt=\"And then the sun goes down 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-1-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0ced1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da0ced1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-3-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4297\" alt=\"And then the sun goes down 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-3-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-3-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-3-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/And-then-the-sun-goes-down-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9f568 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c9f568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e385ead e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e385ead\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbd9b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And THAT is really what makes Cambra different.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f0d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f0d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is certainly photogenic, but it isn\u2019t engineered for tourists or Instagram. The people running stalls, dressing up, cooking and performing are doing it because this is their community and their event. Visitors haven\u2019t overwhelmed it. That\u2019s why the relaxed crowd, \u20ac1 admission, inexpensive homemade food and lack of commercial polish are virtues rather than shortcomings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbaa93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"bbaa93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;image_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;shrink-contained&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"bbaa93f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"image3\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"image3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDMwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3Rpbnllc2NhcGUuY29cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC9pbWFnZTMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYmJhYTkzZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tinyescape.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image3-1152x1536.jpg\" data-width=\"1152\" data-height=\"1536\" aria-label=\"imagen3\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hordes in plastic medieval helmets? Nay! We have been to quite a few medieval festivals over the years. In fact, there is a large, well-known one in Portugal. Those types of festivals sometimes feel more like sweaty, expensive, congested work than they do entertainment. This is not the experience at Mercado Medieval de Cambra. 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