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Coimbra to Albergaria-a-Velha

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November 10th 2017
Saturday, November 4, 2017, to Mealhada (Sernadelo), Hilário Residence, 24.5 km.We had a long walk today -more than we usually do and so we left Coimbra before 7. It was a lovely walk out of Coimbra along the river, past a park and onto gravel paths that were created just for the Camino. We passed through many small towns and by many cafes (yay!). The Portuguese dog communication network se ... 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