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... Gerez 7. Braga to Chaves 8. Chaves to Villa Real and Pezo de Regoa 9. Oporto to Vianna and Valença · 10. Vianna to Ponte do Lima and Arcos 11. Oporto to Barcellos and Ponte do Lima 12. Oporto to Amarante · · 13. Amarante to Villa Real ...
... Gerez 7. Braga to Chaves 8. Chaves to Villa Real and Pezo de Regoa 9. Oporto to Vianna and Valença · 10. Vianna to Ponte do Lima and Arcos 11. Oporto to Barcellos and Ponte do Lima 12. Oporto to Amarante · · 13. Amarante to Villa Real ...
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... Gerez , and the Estrella ; hence the beauty and magnificence of its different provinces have not yet been made known to , or have not been fully dwelt upon by , English travellers . Link , the German , did indeed visit and describe the ...
... Gerez , and the Estrella ; hence the beauty and magnificence of its different provinces have not yet been made known to , or have not been fully dwelt upon by , English travellers . Link , the German , did indeed visit and describe the ...
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... Gerez or the Outeiro - Maior . Then it is that the wind , coming from the west , raises like a curtain the clouds which for a time have rested upon the hills and the mountains , and the wanderer is enabled to behold the blended beauties ...
... Gerez or the Outeiro - Maior . Then it is that the wind , coming from the west , raises like a curtain the clouds which for a time have rested upon the hills and the mountains , and the wanderer is enabled to behold the blended beauties ...
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... Gerez , the water accumulates so quickly in a storm , as to produce a very beautiful waterfall in two hours ; and the river Zezere , at the Ponte de Cabril , in the rainy season rises not less than 200 feet . This river , not to name ...
... Gerez , the water accumulates so quickly in a storm , as to produce a very beautiful waterfall in two hours ; and the river Zezere , at the Ponte de Cabril , in the rainy season rises not less than 200 feet . This river , not to name ...
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... Gerez , the huntsman , or rather the caçador , sometimes kills the wild goat , described by Link as being of a very peculiar species . The roebuck , the wild cat , and a good store of foxes may also be found in the Gerez ; and the whole ...
... Gerez , the huntsman , or rather the caçador , sometimes kills the wild goat , described by Link as being of a very peculiar species . The roebuck , the wild cat , and a good store of foxes may also be found in the Gerez ; and the whole ...
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