Portugal El Camino - 2016 1

Portugal El Camino - 2016

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September 16th 2016
Day 20 – September 12, 2016 - Porto, Portugal - 0.00 Miles Enjoyed our first rest day in Porto by touring the city. We decided the best way to see the main attractions in Porto was to do the Hop On-Hop Off bus. A few of the sites we saw are: Train station – As you step inside the train station you will see more than 20,000 painted tiles, also known as 'azulejos.’ The tiles were instal ... 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