From the Castle over the Bay is the huge statue of Jesus

Lisbon/Portugal to Gibraltar

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June 26th 2008
26th June Thursday - 18.30pm Arrival in Lisbon - Portugal - Doca de Alcântera Harbour Trip: 269 nmiles Log: 19797 After checking in with the Harbour Master and filling in all the forms required there wasn’t much of the day left. It’s hot and sticky with no wind at all in the harbour. Everyone is tired after sailing in shifts most of the night so all that’s left of today is a good shower ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon

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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