Cachão da Valeira Plaque

Plaque commemorating the widening of the Douro River in 1780-1791. Duplicate placed in 1978. DSC_1058

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October 16th 2022
Viking Torgil sailed from Pinhão for Barca d'Alva early in the morning, again before breakfast. The morning was a leisurely one as we cruised along the Douro. The riverside landscape was changing as the terraced hillsides gave way to rocky cliffs. Valeria Lock was reached after breakfast. At Valeria Dam, Tamara told us to be on the lookout for an inscription on the rock face. Cachão da V ... read more

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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

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