Vigo

Vigo Spain

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September 14th 2006
Our next stop was Vigo, Spain which is on the coast and north of Portugal. While we were traveling we noticed that many of the houses along the road had a building in the yard that looked like a mausoleum that you would see in a cemetery except it was raised up from the ground. It turned out that these were granaries. The religious symbols are placed on the top to protect from evil spirits that ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela

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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