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Alvaro Hernandez
October 24, 2022
Cycling
Together with Fuentes de Oñoro they form a border population center known as La Raya. This denomination is the colloquial way of calling the more than 1,200 kilometers of border between the two Iberian countries, but it is used especially in places where the political border is a mere anecdote and both sides share a cultural and historical unity.
Vilar de Formoso has traditionally been a border post. Today it is the railway gateway to the Portuguese country from Europe on the surexpress train that connects Lisbon with France. It is also a prosperous commercial crossroads in the region.
Vilar de Formoso has traditionally been a border post. Today it is the railway gateway to the Portuguese country from Europe on the surexpress train that connects Lisbon with France. It is also a prosperous commercial crossroads in the region.
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110km
09:19
1,150m
1,150m
Cycle the difficult 68.6-mile Sendero de las Ciudades Amuralladas (GR-80) touring route, linking historic fortified cities.
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43.1km
02:49
320m
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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.
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