Little fishing village 02 Arco da Villa

Little fishing village

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July 26th 2007
Geo: 37.2453, -8.19743Late this afternoon the bus reached Portugal and an hour later arrived in Faro. My first impression of Faro, was that it had a Naples feel to it. I was really hoping that I was wrong. Found my hotel, unfortunately I couldn't find a hostel on the Internet in Faro, so I have to stay in a hotel, oh well. Went for a walk around the town. Its a fishing village,with old city ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Faro

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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