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The town of Olhão with its 30,000 inhabitants is essentially and historically linked to the local fishing industry. Today the most important factory branch is the canning factory for tuna and sardines. Olhão is well known for the 17 local fishermen who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1808 in the fishing boat “Bom Sucesso” without a map to announce their exiled King, Dom João IV, that the French invading armies had been defeated and that it was for the King to return to Portugal. |
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dutch_anna Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:53 UTC
Nice page! I've seen the fishermen repairing their nets. Beautiful place to walk there. | matcrazy1 Tue Jan 4, 2005 00:08 UTC
Lovely place and page! | pepples46 Tue Aug 17, 2004 21:31 UTC
one of the great places in Portugal....the white City of Olhao thanx Chris | tini58de Sat Aug 7, 2004 13:30 UTC
The tide mill sounds so interesting - I will have to remember your pages before we go to Portugal! Would love to hear more about the off the beaten path tips! |
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