Camino Portugués
Day 8
Rabaçal to Coimbra
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To |
Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
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Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 8 |
Coimbra
Hotel Astoria |
30.18 |
7H06 |
6H12 |
333 |
496 |
18 |
205 |
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Leaving Rabaçal
Cernache
There is a 90 degree turn up to the chapel which is not well marked and would be easy to miss
Capela de S.Pedro
Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra
was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct
The Scene: Pilgrim Michael enters a small bar on the outskirts of Coimbra
The Players: Bert (left) and Ernie (right)
Bert: Do you think he is French?
Ernie: That's what I thought, but he says he's English
Bert: Where's he come from?
Ernie: Rabaçal
Bert: Rabaçal!! RABACAL!! That's 30 kilometers away!
Ernie: He's on a Pilgrimage. Do you think that he knows that the Pope declared that there is
no such place as hell three weeks ago, making pilgrimages pointless?
Bert: Do you think I should tell him that "Indulgences" are worthless and that he should look at Bitcoins?
Ernie: No..... let him enjoy his beer. He'll find out soon enough.
Approaching Coimbra in the rain.
Hotel Astoria.... conveniently located as you cross the bridge
| The Sé Velha de Coimbra (Old Cathedra) is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction began some time after the Battle of Ourique (1139), when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital. The first Count of Coimbra, the Mozarab Sisnando Davides, is buried in the cathedral. |
John II or João II, 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), the Perfect Prince, was the king of Portugal and the Algarves in 1477/1481–1495.He is known for re-establishing the
power of the Portuguese
throne, reinvigorating the Portuguese economy, and renewing his country's exploration of Africa and the Orient. |
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