Alajar

We may stay here!

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October 6th 2008
We have been without internet access for several days, but those days have been full. We left the Coimbra area of central Portugal on Tuesday and drove south to the very tip of Portugal. Sagres was once believed to be the end of the world. This is where Henry the Navigator set up a school in the 15th century, where Magellan and Columbus both studied. Our drive south took us through varying ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Sierra Nevada

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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