In the heart of the Serra da Labruja, in what is considered one of the most difficult sections of the Portuguese Way of St. James (central), a nineteenth-century Latin cross stands out in the landscape, built by locals, recalling the battle between soldiers of the Portuguese army's ordinance, supported by the local population, against a group of stragglers from the Napoleonic troops, an episode that occurred in the context of the invasion of 1809 and the capture of Ponte de Lima by the French.

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Bernd Reuß

November 21, 2021

This is where people put their stones. Unfortunately also a lot of pilgrimage rubbish. Above all, discarded clothing, drinking bottles, lighters, shoe soles and other disused or specially brought plastic service items. You have carried it all the way here, you could also take it with you to the nearest trash can ...

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Ines🙋🏻‍♀️🥾🌳🚴🏻‍♀️

May 6, 2023

You really have to stop here.

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Location: Labruja, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

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