Beach break on the way to Ria de Pontevedra

Visiting the Rias of North West Spain

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August 27th 2009
The Three Rias we visited - Muros, Pontevedra and Vigo So many people we had spoken to told us how beautiful the Rias of north west Spain were. In all honesty, we had no idea of what to expect in real terms but essentially they are like big, long and wide areas of water, a bit like Pittwater near Sydney in some ways. They have towns and villages dotting the coastline in some of them and in o ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Vigo

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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