Botofumeria

Santiago de Compestella & return to Porto

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November 6th 2021
Way behind on posting a blog. We are now in Malta, which is an amazing country, about 50 miles south of Italy. the baroque architecture and the limestone buildings, make you feel like you are in a movie set. I have taken alot of pictures! but that is for the next blog. This blog finishes with mass in the Santiago de Compestela where we did see the bulofumaria, which was so incredible!! It ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more