© Mark Wade
| Cid's Spain © Mark Wade |
Town, North Portugal. A 12th Century castle overlooks the mainly 18th Century town. The first King of Portugal was declared here in 1143.
Latitude: 41.08. Longitude: -7.8.
And the King went up against Lamego, and besieged it.
Now Zadan Aben Huim, son of Huim Alboazem, the King thereof, was mightier than all the Kings who had reigned before him in Lamego, and he had peopled many places from the Douro even to the rivers Tavora and Vouga.