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What I like about today is that we almost see a microcosm of Spain. We will go through the grid of urban sprawl. The houses will vary from the new and refurbished to the old and tired, desperate to find parking space from a world where this was not an issue. We will go down one those newish broadened thoroughfares with chain shops and big announcements - quickly cross a road bereft of accompaniment and then head past a wide new road with an accompanying boulevard and ultra-modern industrial units. The town website https://www.vila-real.es/ has much going for it. For example it informs us that heavy snowfall in 1946 and 1956 helped to do for crops and fruit trees, which pushed them towards industrialisation in the 1960s. You may also learn the cost of marrying within the bounds of the city: City Museum Casa de Polo -gardens- (fee: €150) Casa dels Mundina (fee: €150) Grand Casino Noble Hall (tax-free) Horse stables (fee: €100) We really need a bit of...