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Explore the remarkable history of Portomarin, a Galician town that was rebuilt after being flooded in the 1960s. Learn how its precious monuments, including the fortress-church of San Nicolas, were carefully moved stone-by-stone to higher ground, preserving one of Galicia's finest examples of Romanesque architecture along the Camino de Santiago.
Portomarin: A Town Rebuilt Stone by Stone
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Portomarin, 27170 Lugo, Spain
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