A twilight drink by the river

Seville and Portugal

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August 27th 2007
So Liz finished off the last blog in Madrid. Next stop on our short tour of Spain was delightful Seville. Despite its stifling heat, this has to be one of my favourite places so far with an interesting mixture of Muslim and Christian cultures not seen in European cities, grand buildings, interesting tales, and some delicious food. We were only here for 2 full days and with so much to do, we ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

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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