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Sarria

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October 3rd 2015
October 2,2015 Today we took the alternative route to Samos where there is the largest and oldest monasteries in the Western World. It was founded by the Benedictines in 960. The trails were beautiful as we walked through a canopy of trees and brooks. We enjoyed our own tapas on the roof top of our Albergue with an awesome view of the country in midst of laundry but lovely. Again we happened ... read more

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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