466. Capelinhos

 The Capelinhos is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of the island of Faial in the Azores. It is part of the larger Volcanic Complex of Capelo, that includes 20 escoria cones and lava fields that are aligned west-northwest to east-southeast from the Cabeço Gordo caldera. Although the name "Capelinhos" is associated with the volcano, it technically refers to the western cape of the parish of Capelo.

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Silves - TYC

 Silves is a town and a municipality in the Algarve, southern Portugal. The city has a population of 10,800 inhabitants and the municipality reaches 33,830 (2001). The municipality of Silves is part of the district of Faro. Silves is the former capital of the Algarve and is of great historical importance. The municipality is crossed by the Arade River, which was navigable in historical times and was key to the prosperity of the city of Silves. The waters of the river form the dams of Arade and Funcho. The landscape of the municipality is generally hilly. To the south the municipality borders the Atlantic Ocean.

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Kartki otrzymane 09-15.07.2012

Kartki otrzymane 09-15.07.2012

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340. Chapel Senhor da Pedra

 "Lord of the Stone" or "Senhor da Pedra" in Portuguese, is a small rococo style chapel from the X VII century located by the Atlantic ocean in Madalena, Portugal. The cult of Christ the Lord of the Stone may have originated as a ancient pre-Christian pagan worship of the Lord of the Sea.  In the back of the chapel appears a strange marking on the rock in the shape of horseshoe. The legend says that the mark was left or by the donkey that transported a Virgin Mary or by the horse of D. Sebastião I, one of the Portuguese kings.

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325. The Castle of the Moors

The Castle of the Moors is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra. Taken by Christian forces from the Moors after the fall of Lisbon, it was an important strategic point during the Reconquista, and classified as a National Monument.

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Kartki otrzymane 12-18.03.2012

Kartki otrzymane 12-18.03.2012

Kartki otrzymane 13-19.02.2012

Kartki otrzymane 13-19.02.2012

193. Portugal

 Praia de Mira - Joao Martins

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158. A Perola do Bolhao

 In the postcard a typical store of Porto which sells canned food ( like sandwich or tuna ), olive oil, wines, jams, all types of sausages and smoke meat.

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68. Montalegre

 

Montalegre is a municipality in northern Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real, along the border with Spain. The municipality of 36 civil parishes has a total area of 805.46 km², and includes a population of approximately 12,150 inhabitants.

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55. Vila Nova de Milfontes

The village dates from the year 1468, founded by the King D. João II. The first inhabitants were prisoners sentenced by minor delicts and fifty years after the village establishment the population was no more than ten families. The village was frequently attacked by pirates and a fortress was built in 1602. The fortress is commonly called Saint Clement's Castle.

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