Tower in Moforte de Lemos

Ribeira Sacra in Galicia

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March 24th 2011
Ribeira Sacra Ribeira Sacra (Sacred Riverbank) is a stretch along the Sil River east of Santiago de Compostela where there were an inordinate number of churches and monasteries. The Sil also carves its way through the vertiginous Canon do Sil which provides dramatic landscapes and numerous miradors (viewpoints). It is to this part of Galicia we headed next. After a twisty drive dow ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Ourense

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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