to the N620 and cross the border into Portugal. Turn left onto the N332 to Sabugal to visit Poço Velho and Nave de Haver. 2.5km north of Nave de Haver on the N332 a rough road leads west to the village of Freineda. Adjacent to the church, the house in which Wellington stayed during the winter of 1812-3 is marked by a plaque.
"A History of the Peninsular War, Volume IV" by Sir Charles Oman, published by Greenhill Books 1996, ISBN 1853672246.
"Wellington in the Peninsula 1808-1814" by Jac Weller, published by Greenhill Books 1999, ISBN 1853673811.
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