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Portugal. Land of reasonably priced food. E.g., fresh seafood here in Lisbon. Menus new each day, often handwritten.
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Coimbra: Home of one of Europe's oldest universities, dating to the 1200's. Note Calatrava bridge downriver, spanning Comibra's Mondego River.
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Conimbriga. This Roman site dates back to early A.D. era. Settlement was also the site of others, going back 500-1000 years earlier.
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The Douro River reaches the Atlantic close to Porto. The valley extends to the east 100 miles: Portugal's oldest, most renowned grape-growing region.
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Buçaco: Arboretum dating back many centuries, with plants and trees from around the world. Also a monastic retreat from the 7th century until 1834. This tree is an old one.
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Porto. Many beautiful churches in Portugal, including Porto. This one: Igeja do Carmo in old city area.
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Porto .Ferrera winery. A majority of the wine makers are located in the same area, south side of the river Douro. "Agglomeration.," as the geographers would say.
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Bike trip in eastern Portugal. Day Betty & her brother James pose before the work begins.
