The Boulevard of the nation's flags

Portugal - Lisbon and Albufeira

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September 2nd 2014
Panorama captions: Tile mural in the Refrectory at Jeronimouss Monastery, Evening view of Praia da Oura from our hotel room, Albufeira Beach with the elevator to town on Ron's right, Albufeira Beach, Sand Sculptures I love listening to Portuguese. It's such a lovely sounding language and always brings back fond memories of our year in Brazil. Strolling through Lisbon's city streets with their ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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