Condeixa

North to Coimbra.

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October 11th 2005
We really aren't getting much time at each stop and the rain has put a literal damper on the exploring by foot. But, we are on our way to Coimbra in the north to stay at the Pousada in Condeixa de Nova. Road maps can be a great tool, but a comparision of the Hertz map and the Michelin map leads us to a gap in the road. Fall back and regroup over lunch before getting on the main north-south hi ... 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