Category: portugal
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A Tale of Earthquakes Lundy and Lisbon:
A tale of Earthquakes, looks at the possible link between Earthquake’ and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, exploring history and a shared Atlantic connection
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Olive Harvesting in Portugal: A Fun Experience
This year, our trip to Portugal coincided with the olive harvest. All around the villages, you could see and hear people gathering their olives. We had no idea about olive harvesting. We were eager to help our friend Mark. He was in the throes of harvest. Mark speaks Portuguese and, as such, had got to…
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Exploring Hidden River Beaches in Central Portugal
As you know I’m a big Lundy dipper, all seasons! The Portuguese house is in the Leira district of Portugal, not as close to the coast, as I’m used too. So finding spots in the river where I can get into the water is a mission. This one we discovered after a day picking olives…
