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Portugal
City Guide
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Portugal Travel Guide
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, is the westernmost country of mainland Europe.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, with its empire, Portugal was one of the world's major economic, political, and cultural powers.
Practical Information
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Official name: Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: Repblica Portuguesa)
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Capital: Lisbon.
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Language: Portuguese.
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Religion: Mostly Roman Catholic.
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Currency : Euro.
Portugal Sights and Museums
Surf in the Beach of the Amado Algarbe: Find the better world surfers in the Beach of the Beloved one, in Aljezur (Algarve). In this beach, considered one of the better Portuguese beaches for the surf.
The past of the Alentejo. Remnants from the past, challenges to our imagination, are all around in the Alentejo, offering a real journey in time.Two thousand years ago the territory that would later be Portugal was part of the Roman Empire. This source of our language and culture left many records in the Alentejo, written on stone and mosaics, cisterns and forums, in vanished cities and on old monuments. Other civilisations, older and less well known, covered the region with impressive megalithic monuments, majestic and mysterious in their simplicity, erected in honour of unknown gods.
A different Algarbe. Head for the sun and enjoy an exciting day in a different sort of Algarve. Reserve yourself a room at the Pousada do Infante, in Sagres. After spending the night of your dreams on the cliff top, wake up to the view over the headland and the sea disappearing into the horizon.
A Safari in Alentejo. Plan something different and allow your family to discover all the charms of the Alentejo coast.
Depart from Alccer do Sal, after climbing to the top of the castle with your children, in order to marvel at the small houses clustered by the rivers edge. Then travel through the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve, pass through Comporta and on to the coast, visiting beaches such as Carvalhal and Melides. These huge golden sand dunes that mingle with the Lakes of Santo Andr and Sancha Nature Reserve invite us to partake in great moments of escape and tranquility and whet our appetite for some fresh fish. As you calmly look out over the infinite sea, allow your children to run and play on the beach.
A dream of a day in Sintra. Spend a romantic day very close to Lisbon.Take the IC19 road to Queluz, to visit one of the most elegant and sumptuous Portuguese palaces. At the Palcio Nacional, even the most absent of hearts will be pleasantly surprised by the rocaille decoration, with its brilliant mirrors and its exuberant carved and gilded woodwork. Make sure to see the Throne Room, as well as the decorative arts museum, with its collections belonging to the royal family.
Portugal Enterteinment
The Festival Vilar of Mouros. Vilar of Mouros Caminha, Portugal (21-23 July) the oldest Portuguese festival, gathers in July, during three days, try to find hostels around this area or just look for accommodation inside the Festival. The placard presents pop groups rock national and international consecrated. Besides music of quality, will find a dazzling landscape and the hospitality of the inhabitants of the nice village of Vilar of Mouros.
Attend the Holy Week of the ancient city of Knicker, Carry and North, Portugal. The city is decked with allusive motives to the occasion and the "Steps", altars of street, they are filled of flowers and lights, complementing the sumptuousness of the churches. If you are thinking to go book before a youth hostel or just try to find any accommodation.
In Field Maior, Portugal attend the Festival of the Flowers know a village decorated with roles and colors. The streets are decked with flowers and full and happy role forming compositions of color (normally is carried out the first week of September, when the will of all the coincides neighbors).
Fifth it gives Marinha Oitavos Golf Cascais, The European Seniors Tour returns to Portugal once more, of the 18 al 22 of October, with the execution of the Estoril Senior they Bid for.
Attend the "Queima you give Fitas" ("Burns of the tapes"), an academic tradition with secular origins that is carried out during the month of May, in Coimbra, in the Beiras. You parade, dances and serenatas flood the limes of the city, one of the oldest university campuses of Europe.
Espinho The Cinanima is one of the prestigious and best-known festivals to international level, in which the last film productions of animation are exhibited that are produced in the world.
Festival of Jazz Estoril, Attend concerts of jazz, during the Estoril Jazz and be left to seduce for the cosmopolitan glamour of the Estoril. Musicians and groups of first line in the international panorama, with special incident in the Americans, they act in this festival that is carried out in July.
Portugal Transports
In Lisboa have bus passed every twenty minute from the airport to the centre . At Porto the number 56 go from the centre to the airport for a total of 11Km .
In Faro Airport the buses can boarded out side the Terminal to the centre whit a number 17 and 18.
Lisboa Is the only City have metro system. In Porto is under construction, have 4 different lines of metro, purple, yellow, green and orange. The metro is operative from 6.00 am till 1.00 in the morning.
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