Markets, Tavira, Olhao, Faro Photo 9

Markets, Tavira, Olhao, Faro

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January 5th 2010
Tuesday 5.1.2010 Day 82 Markets, Tavira, Olhao, Faro We went to the mouthy markets and got some nice fresh pine nuts. There is a lot of pine nuts farms and orange farms around here. We then drove to Tavira a little fishing village we went up to the castle. We then drove on to Olhao that has roman and Arab fortresses we then drove to Faro. ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Faro

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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