These photographs were part of 6 week trip to Spain and Portugal in the summer of 2004. There are brief descriptions of each place as gleaned from guide books and internet sources before and after the trip. If anyone sees any discrepancies, I would love to hear about them. Also, if anyone has any questions about travelling in Lisbon, Coimbra or Porto in Portugal, feel free to send me a line (put "Worldisround" in the header so I know it's not junk mail). A hiking excursion in the Sierra Nevadas of Spain was also done on
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Lisbon Overview View of Lisbon and the Rio Teja looking West (roughly) from St. George's...
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Lisbon Cathedral? Unfortunately I dont know the name of this cathedral/monastery across...
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Lisbon Baixa Region One of the primary pedestrian walkways in the Baixa region of Lisbon. This...
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Sintra - Castelo dos Mouros The walls of the Moorish Castelo dos Mouros, an 8th century fort that...
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Sintra - View from Castelo dos Mouros A view of Sintra from the Castelo dos Mouros. The Atlantic ocean can...
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Sintra - Castelo dos Mouros Stairs Stairs that run along the 8th century walls of the Moorish Castelo dos Mouros.
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Sintra - Castelo dos Mouros Ruins Ruins within the Castelo dos Mouros, outside of Sintra, Lisbon. This...
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Sintra - Castelo dos Mouros A broad view of the walls and ramparts that surround the 8th century...
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Sintra - Overgrowth - Castelo dos Mouros Trails that wind within the ancient 8th century Castelo dos Mouros. The walls...
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Mosteiro dos Jeronimos - Belem Mosteiro dos Jeronimos. This monastery once housed the monks of the...
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Belem - Padrao dos Descobrimentos Close up of the Padrao dos Descobrimentos. The Discoveries Monument is...
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Belem - Torre de Belém Torre de Belém . The Tower of Belém was built out in the...
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Cascais Cascais, west of Lisbon. It has a fairly nice beach and some nice views from...
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Coimbra View of Coimbra from the university.
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Coimbra - University & Patio das Escolas Founded in Lisbon in 1290, the university moved to Coimbra in 1537....
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Porto The Douro River looking out toward the sea. The boats in the foreground are...
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Porto - City The Douro River separating two sides of the city of Porto. The photograph was...
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Porto - Stock Exchange The Porto Stock Exchange Building was constructed in 1841, and it is a...
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Porto - Douro River The Douro River looking out toward the sea.
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Porto - Torre de Clerigos Torre dos Clerigos (tower of the Clergyman) is a baroque style tower....
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