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Almeida – Photo Gallery
The fortress around the town guards an important cross-border road from Spain and underwent several sieges. The siege of 1810, during the Peninsular War, ended spectacularly when a chance shell ignited the main gunpowder magazine, which exploded, killing 500 defenders and destroying most of the town.
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