Church

Coimbra

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August 18th 2008
Look up a little and the brilliant sky blues & sun-whitened walls meet in the far-off haze of the hills. Surrounding you. Shadows throw across the old, old buildings and older land. Slowing your heart & mind as you happily wander the alleys and squares. Welcome to Coimbra. We got here Travelling by train. It's where old & new Portugal meet. The coaches are largely modern & roomy but the ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Central » Coimbra

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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