The beach

Exploring Around

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May 21st 2015
Exploring this area - the site is high up in the hills, very narrow lanes to approach. We headed down to the coast, the river estuary is at Caminha where we walked around the estuary mouth - white sand, lots of sea holly and other flowers in the dunes. We then had a lovely drive down the coast to Moledo and lunch at Ancona. Beautiful white sand - drove back to base via the mountain route and we co ... read more

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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