Between contemplation and suffering: From Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis
September 21st 2023 It is always nice, to start in a busy town like Pontevedra and coming to the silence of the countryside. It is just a bit special that one requires 40 minutes to get out of town, as one walks on foot… Again a market was on the way which is worth a short detour.
The paths and roads today has been - as announced by some locals - especially nice. Fields, forests and villages. Only very little of t
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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 
