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Arrival of Queen Elizabeth of Portugal in Santiago de Compostela, after finishing the Portuguese Way around 1325, after the death of her husband, Denis of Portugal.. From Lisbon, the starting point is Lisbon Cathedral, passing the Thermal Hospital of Caldas da Rainha (1485) and heading to the Alcobaça Monastery (1252), which was an albergue (hostel) for medieval pilgrims who could only stay ...
The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra.
Clockwise from top: Partial panoramic view of Santorini, sunset in the village of Oia, ruins of the Stoa Basilica at Ancient Thera, the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of Ypapanti (it) Cattedrale della Presentazione di Cristo (Fira) at the town of Fira, the Aegean Sea as seen from Oia, and view of Fira from the island of Nea Kameni at the Santorini caldera.
Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1997 SS Cap Arcona: 1927 Caught fire and capsized in the Bay of Lübeck after being bombed by British aircraft on May 3, 1945. Wreck scrapped in 1949. MV Capetown Castle: 1937 Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1967 SMS Cap Trafalgar: 1913 Sank in combat on September 14, 1914 RMS Carinthia: 1925
Oia or Ia (Greek: Οία, romanized: Oía, pronounced [2]) is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Santorini , of which it is a municipal unit.
A view of the city with Lisbon's cathedral in the background Praça de Camões, in Chiado. Lisbon is one of the most popular city destinations in Europe. The city of Lisbon and the Lisbon metropolitan area attracts a significant number of tourists each year, drawn to its historical and cultural heritage, good transportation connections and good touristic infrastructure.
Imerovigli (Greek: Ημεροβίγλι) is a village on the island of Santorini, Greece, situated north of the island capital Fira. Imerovigli is built on the rim of the Santorini caldera and is crossed by narrow, paved paths. Imerovigli's churches are all made in the Cycladic architectural style. They include the church of Ai-Stratis, in the ...
from the capital Lisbon to Porto (300 km/h new HSL expected to be finished in 2015). The two biggest cities of Portugal would be at a distance of a 1h15 train trip. from Lisbon to Madrid (350 km/h mixed traffic HSL expected to be complete by 2013 [10]) bringing the countries' capital cities within three hours of each other (less than 2h45 ...