Coimbra

Pilgrims Progress

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April 27th 2018
Hi Dot It’s raining, so time to blog. As I signed off last time we were heading north and a bit inland in the pouring rain to Coimbra, once the capital of Portugal. Coimbra is on a large river with steep streets and alleys leading up to the oldest university in Portugal, a Royal palace, two convents and an old and a new cathedral, sounds great. Alas another Salamanca it was not. While intere ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more