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The start of an idea........How it all started. At a visit of one our friends from Holland at Espartal Portugal we talked about what he could do after his retirement. Being both sportive guys one of the ideas was to follow a spiritual route from Holland to Portugal. And actually, there are three ways to follow this route through Belgium, France, Spain en Portugal. An East-side route through

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Google Photos Blog: Google Photos Salutes National Travel & Tourism Week

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The start of a strong desire...Years before we set off for the Acores this year, I had a dream visiting these peculiar islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Near the Islands the disappeared "Ancient Land of Atlantis" near Ilha Sao Miguel, mysterious disappearances of ships, big lava eruptions which is the foundation of birth of the Acores. All together a place where it could be "spookey".

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The Caminho Portugues,This ancient road is running from Porto to Santiago. You can start at the Se (Cathedral) and end up in Santiago do Compostela at the "Se". There is a connection with this route from Lisbon, through Fatima to Porto and if you have the energy, go west and finally end up in Finisterre after picking up your "credencial" in Santiago do Compostela.This is a pilgrimage walking

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Walking the mata nacional. Above the village of Barao de Sao Joao there is "floresta de pinheiros", called the Mata. Barao de Sao Joao is easy to acces from Lagos. Either you come from the A22 high entering or your follow the sign Bensafrim in Lagos and follow the inner road, When you at the end of the A22 a roundabout, turn right to Bensafrim, cross the village and at the end follow the sign "

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The Milfontes walk starts actually between the town and the fish harbour NW of the town. V.N. (Vila Nova) de Milfontes is lying about 20 km below the town of Sines. Nearby villages are Porto Covo (north of Milfontes) and Cercal more inland. Milfontes itself has a great position regarding to the estuary of the Mira river. The village dated from the year 1468, founded by the king D.Joao II. The

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Starting in Lagos. The ancient city is approx 2000 years old, with many famous inhabitants and passants like Gil Eanes, Columbus, Dom Infante Enrique , and Vasco da Gama. The original name was Lagobriga. The inhabitants were Romans, Phoeniciers, Carthageners etc. In 1755 there was a huge earthquake which destroyed a great part of the city. From that time the influence of Lagos was minimized and

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Terra de Miranda (Tierra de Miranda in Mirandese) the historical name of a 500km2 mesa in the northeastern part of Portugal, lying on the border of Spain. It used to be an administrative division and although it does not correspond to a madern day regions's borders, there are some cultural chareacteristics particular to Terra de Miranda that kepp the name in use to the present day. It has been a

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Benagil is is a small fishing village on the south coast of the Algarve, on the west side of Carveiro. The most easy way to access the village is from the EN 125, in front of the International School, take the exit on your right coming from Portimao. Follow the sign of "Benagil", it is about ten minutes from the EN125. Stop at the cafe " O Littoral", where you can park your car. Across the road

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Dear Friends, walking on Madeira is a spectacular experience. You have the oppertunity to walk a " thousand miles" track on the levada's around the island and in the mountains. Funchal is the best starting point for walks for the east side. Ribereira da Brava, app. 10 miles from Funchal a very good starting point for the west side of the island. We have been here to celebrate the "Reveillion 2009

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About 30 kilometers of our house there is the magnificient and highest mountain of the Algarve, the Foia, 902 meters high. You are starting at the village Monchique. There is a central square called "Largo 5 de Outobro", with some terraces where you can buy a " bica" before you are starting to climb. At the square you see in front of you a busstation and your are turning right, uphill. About 50

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Picasa Web Albums - Roel - SW Algarve

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Walking SW Portugal: Songlines walking in the SW Algarve

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Dear walking friends,Coming to Portugal the last four years watching our new house build and living at our new fantastic place in Espartal since june 2008, new ideas have been rising. One of the concrete activities is walking in the SW of Portugal from Sagres to Milfontes. This area with magnificants views over the ocean and rough inlands are places where you can listen to your own heartbeat.I

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Dear walking friends,Living now in the southwest of Portugal, there are fantastic opportunities to make nature walks along the coast-line from Sagres up to Vila Nova de Milfontes, near the Atlantic Ocean. It is very easy to go from the coastline to the inland of the Algarve and Alentejo. But not only in the SW Algarve there are opportunities, as in the centre of the Portuguese mountains Estrelas

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