Torre de Belem

Spain to Portugal

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April 13th 2010
Hi all, This blog take us out of Spain and covers our first couple of days in Portugal. Unfortunately after the bullfight Richie wasn't feeling well (we suspect his lunch was a bit suss) so we decided to take a rain check on the Flamenco until we're back in Spain. Luckily Richie was feeling a little better by the next morning but still a little tender. We left Sevilla destined for Portuga ... 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