P1000580

Viana do Castelo to Mougas

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November 22nd 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017, to Vila Praia de Ancora, Pousada Farol do Portinho, 18 kms. We again placed our faith in the GPS trace and this time were not disappointed. Most of our way today was on the coast or near the coast except for a jaunt over to the N-13 highway for something to eat. After walking out of Viana do Castelo, past the shipyards and castle for which it’s named, we ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern

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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