The flight had left behind his home, their possessions and their lives. He started joining other Belgians who also sought to escape but were stopped by rebel troops, gunpoint and killed one of them. After that, dispersed each to their own. The streets were filled with military mutineers who beat up men of European origin and raped women, while in the ditches were the first bodies.

Then, come to my ears musical notes and a voice begins to sing. A few feet away from me a young, only child, wearing a traditional costume plays dirulba, a stringed instrument. He is accompanied by a letter that looks like a lament or, at least, gave me melancholy.

Belém is enjoyed walking through the streets, always with tourists and travelers in the footsteps of the past, reveling in his famous pastry and understanding the significance of the places visited. Huge open spaces characterize the locality, which is now a neighborhood of Lisbon.

A reservoir and a Roman road that crosses seven miles Cantabrian valleys. Julióbriga is a trip to the conquest of northern Spain by the Romans. A little known place, fascinating and nestled amidst a beautiful mountain landscape.