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A trip to Ponte da Piedade

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July 14th 2017
We drove down to Ponte da Piedade today. OMG. Absolutely amazing!! Again, the photos don’t do it justice! The altimeter on my phone said we were at about 140 ft at the top. You’ll see how scary it could be as you’re standing on the edge of the dirt looking down to the sea and rocks below!! There was a very nice lighthouse and those of you who know me know that I snapped many photographs of i ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

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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