Rock stack on the Peniche peninsular

South to Lisbon

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May 7th 2007
We had a delightful drive south along the surf pounded coast and arrived in Lisbon about a week after we left Porto. Fortunately finding the municipal campsite was a lot less stressful than we had expected. The weather is warmer here. ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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