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Colorful Palacio Pena
Portugal, UNESCO

Visiting the palaces of Sintra on a long layover

by Westwards / 25 March 201828 April 2022

At first, visiting the palaces of Sintra seemed a perfect way to spend a 12-hour layover at Lisbon, on the …

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Hiking, Portugal

Westwards to Europe’s edge – Hiking the Via Algarviana

by Westwards / 8 December 20113 April 2021

Hiking the Via Algarviana means not only geographically reaching the end of Europe. In the low-developed backcountry of the Algarve, …

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