Camille making orange juice at the grocery store

Day 12: Lousa and Casal Novo

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July 30th 2022
Did I say this was a country house? It seems to be located right next to a fairly main road and it was getting traffic at 5:30am. Cars would fly by.and the road is literally right next to the house. That combined with the bells from the nearby church and the 4-5 dogs barking nonstop throughout the night weren't great. The place is still really nice and the hosts are friendly but not quite country. ... 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