The local coastline

Chez Vere

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May 15th 2007
After tearing ourselves away from our beautiful campsite, we paid a brief visit to Caldas de Monchique, a nearby small spa town which was also very attractive. Then back to the coast and a short drive east to visit Benagil, a small and supremely picturesque village where our friends Steve and Gill Vere have recently bought a house. A phone call to Gill gave us directions to their place and aft ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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