PORTUGAL-LISBOA-0913 THRU 0917 Photo 2

PORTUGAL-LISBOA-0913 THRU 0917

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October 19th 2009
Portugal-Lisbon!!! What can I say about the land of sea fearing explorers, cork, port, beautiful Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, hill top town and villages, warm and sunny weather…It is charming, full of character, old, pleasant, very nice and friendly people…I would love to come back to it and explore the northern parts. Flying over Lisbon, it felt familiar, probably because of its coastl ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

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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