Cromeleque do Almendres

Kind of like Stonehenge -- but not as big -- this megalithic enclosure outside of Evora was built in the 5th to 4th century BC and is the most important such structure in the Iberian peninsula. It had religious functions and probably was also a primitive astronomical observatory.

Pousadas of Portugal

April 3rd 2007
We have just spent a wonderful, relaxing 9 days in Portugal. We started and ended in Lisbon, and in the middle, we took a tour around central and southern Portugal, staying in different pousadas every night. The pousadas we stayed in are historical hotels - either built in, near or as part of castles, monasteries, convents or palaces. For those of you who have spent some time here, you know that P ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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