The Cafe Santa Cruz

"The interior is a mass of ribbed stone arches, stained-glass windows, delicate carvings and marble. The waiter’s station is grand enough to be used as an altar in its own right, with a heavy marble top on which to balance trays of drinks for the waiting hoards."

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Coimbra

October 24th 2017
On the banks of the river Mondego, Coimbra is famous for its University, the oldest in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe. Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved [url= ... read more

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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

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