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Museu de Aveiro

Over five hundred years ago there used to be a Nunnery in Aveiro, called Mosteiro de Jesus, where women would be confined to pray and live a life devoted to Jesus and God. Nowadays this place is a museum, the most famous one in town. It is an important place due to...

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Centro histórico

Venice, in Italy, is known by it's rivers and romantic boat rides. Aveiro is city in Portugal known as portuguese Venice because it has both of this qualities. Surrounded by rivers and sea, the city has a lot of waterways that you can visit by boat or by the many...

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Praia do Camilo

Praia do Camilo, or Camilo's beach in English, is another amazing beach in Algarve, Portugal south seaside. It is located in the city of Lagos and it is a must see if you're there (and even if you're not! put it in your bucket list and you wont regret it). The beach...

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Ponta da Piedade

Ponta da Piedade is a cliff in Algarve, Portugal's south seaside. It is a natural monument made of cliffs and rock formations in the sea. When you're there you fell like you're in the edge of the world, feeling the wind and admiring the stunning nature of the place....

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Praia da Dona Ana

Praia da Dona Ana, or Dona Ana's Beach in English, was considered the most beautiful beach in Europe by an spanish magazine and the best beach in Portugal by Trip Advisor. Indeed, it is one of the most gorgeous beaches I have ever been (and I've been to many beaches...

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Parque da Alameda

Santiago de Compostela is a big and old city, but it isn't made only of buildings. It also has a big beautiful and green park, called Parque da Alameda. It is a great place to enjoy the outside, make a pic nic, go for a run and even to admire the city since there are...

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Hostal dos Reis Católicos

Located on the most important square in town, Praza do Obradoiro, the Hostal dos Reis Católicos, also known as Parador de Santiago, used to be a catholic hospital to people injured in the path to Saint James tomb, as well as a place to receive the peregrins. ...

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Praza do Obradoiro

If you have already been to Spain you probably know spanish cities are all about Plazas, or squares in English. Most of them have a big one where the most important monuments in the city are - just like Plaza Mayor in Salamanca or Madrid. In Santiago de Compostela,...

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Mata do Choupal

Coimbra is more than just historic buildings and university. It has also a great nature. Apart from it's parks (Jardim Botanico, Jardim da Sereia and Parque Verde do Mondego) there is also a forest in town called Mata do Choupal. The place was made to keep Mondego...

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Igreja de Santa Cruz

Coimbra has over 50 churches. Each of them has it's own history and beauty, but Santa Cruz certainly stands out. Location It is located in a main square in Coimbra downtown called Praça 8 de Maio (or May 8th in English). It's a very touristic place, where you can...

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Praia da Rainha

Didi you know that Cascais is the city where the portuguese royal used to go for summer vacations? Indeed it is a place for princesses. Specially if you in Praia da Rainha (or Queen's beach, in english). With really clean and blue water, the sea in Cascais may be cold...

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Praza da Quintana

Just behind the Cathedral of Salamanca you'll find Praza de la Quintana. Divided into Quintana de los Vivos (Alive's quintana) and Quintana de los Muertos (Dead's quintana), it's a square surrounded by catholics sites: the cathedral and San Paio Monastry. From there...

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Camiño de Santiago

Do you like hiking and walking? Are you into spirituality? How do you feel about going to an adventure? To walk Camiño de Santiago (or Saint James paths) you must be into all these things. It's a goal that not everybody can accomplish. You can walk it from Portugal,...

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Catedral de Santiago

Santiago de Compostela is the 3rd most visited place by catholics in the world. Over 250 thousand people from all over the world go to the city by foot following the many paths through Europe that lead there. They go there to ask for miracles, to perform their faith or...

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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is not a big city, but every year more than 250 thousands of people go there every year after walking hundreds of kilometers. It's the 3rd biggest catholic peregrination in the world. But you can also go to Santiago for tourism or studies. Did...

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University of Salamanca

The second oldest university in Europe and in the world is in Salamanca, Spain. It's also a great place study since its in the top rankins. But not only students go there. University of Salamanca is a very touristic place due to its tradition and antiqueness. To visit...

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Convento de San Esteban

San Esteban church and convent is one of the many Catholics Temples in Salamanca. Located in a very central location, it is a must see in town. The church entrance is through a nice square from which you can see the city's most important monuments, such as the...

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Plaza Mayor, Salamanca

The most famous place in Salamanca is its central square, Plaza Major. It's located right in the middle of the city and it's a must see in town. It's litterally a square surrounded by buildings from the 17th century, the most important of them is the city's hall. The...

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Catedrais de Salamanca

Salamanca is a very catholic place, but it also has its paganism. The city has not only one, but two cathedrals and they're both very mystical, just like other monumenst in town like Casa de las Conchas. The old Cathedral is more than seven hundred years old. The...

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La Casa de las Conchas

Salamanca is a very mystical place with lots of surprises in its walls. The city's monuments are all rock buildings with scuplted details. La Casa de las Conchas is another one of those, and it has shells all over its facade. It's a very beautiful structure built in the...

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Park Güell

Parc Guell is one of the most famous places in Barcelona. You've probably seen pictures of it before: a colorful llizard in from of a colorful staircase sounds familiar? The constructions in the park are different that any other in the world, probably because they're...

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