P1030337-Ponte de Lima - ancient Roman Bridge

This bridge consists of Roman and medieval construction going back to the 1st Century, since The Way opened by the Emperor Augustus passed over it. It has some gothic characteristics and was probably completedabout 1370.

Camino de Santiago de Compostela - (Day 1-2) Portuguese Trail (Elvas to Ponte de Lima)

August 1st 2004
Camino de Santiago de Compostela - Portuguese Trail with Badajoz walking group. Total of 151km On my first trip away from home I decided to head for Spain, being my birth country and understanding the language. It gave me the opportunity to go on the Camino Portuges to Santiago de Compostela with the a Spanish walking club. This trip gave me the sensation that I must come and walk it again. A ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

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

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