TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – SUN, 05 JUN 2022 – Day 6

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TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – SUN, 05 JUN 2022 – Day 6: "Cable car ride to the Bom Jesus Sanctuary. Wine and Mussels tasting on a boat trip. Visit Santiago de Compostela. On this day we will travel through beautiful landscapes. In the city of BRAGA, we will get on the world’s oldest cable car to ride up to the Santuário do BOM JESÚS, where we will enjoy its gorgeous views. We recommend trekking back down in order to admire its beautiful stairway. Then, we will resume our trip and head to Galicia. We will visit the historic town of CAMBADOS in Rías Baixas where we will go on a glass bottom boat trip in which we will learn about the production of mussels and oysters. Wine and mussel tasting included. At lunchtime we will arrive in SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, where we will go on a guided tour with a local guide. This town was a famous pilgrimage destination in the Middle Ages."

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Photos

Santuário do Bom Jesus – Braga, Portugal
I Misunderstood and Believed the Cable Car to the Bom Jesus Sanctuary Was Not Operating that Day and Opted Out of a Long Uphill Trek

Along the Way in Northern Portugal and Northwestern Spain
The Unexpected Saturation of Mountainous Terrain Makes for Costly Infrastructure

Cambados, Portugal
All-You-Can-Eat Mussels for Lunch

Cambados, Portugal
Windows Below Deck Allowed for a Visual as the Mussel-Growing and Harvesting Operation Was Explained

Cambados, Portugal
My Friend, Ricardo and His Wife, from the Monterrey, Mexico Area – We Adopted Each Other as Hermanos

Cambados, Portugal
No Need for Anything to Eat but a Cold Beer Finished Off My Lunch Quite Nicely

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The Remains of the Biblical Apostle St. James Reputedly Lie within the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Consecrated in 1211

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Beautiful Monuments Nonetheless

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The Cathedral Is Awesome

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
So Much Gold in the Face of So Many Impoverished Catholics – Hmmm