Mosaic floors at Conimbriga ruins

Óbidos, Nazaré, and Conímbriga

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November 12th 2006
The weather this past weekend was the best it has been in a few weeks, so we rented a car and took a little road trip. On Saturday, we went with a few American friends from Lindsay’s class to a town called Óbidos, which was holding its annual chocolate festival. We also went to see the beaches in nearby Nazaré. On Sunday Lindsay and I went to Conímbriga, a Roman ruins about 20 minutes fro ... 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