Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Rio

Valença even today seems to be more a fortress, than a town. The knoll, on which the town was built rises up from the Rio Minho, the border between Portugal and Spain. The town is surrounded by a massive fortification using many ramparts. It took about a century, to build up all this and what it is seen today is the state of 1713, when the works finally finished.