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Portugal, in Southern Europe, shares the Iberian peninsula at the western tip of Europe with Spain. Somewhat isolated from its neighbor, Portugal has a rich, unique culture, lively cities and beautiful countryside. Portugal is very popular with tourists and still one of the best value destinations on the continent.
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Regions of Portugal: The Algarve • District of Aveiro • The Azores • District of Braga • District of Lisbon • Madeira Island • District of Porto • District of Santarem |
• Lisbon
Lisbon is one of the warmest European capitals. Spring and Summer months are usually sunny and the temperatures very high during July and August. Autumn and Winter are typically rainy and windy, but sunny days are not rare. Like Rome and Istanbul, Lisbon is built on seven hills …
• Albufeira
Albufeira is a popular resort town in the Algarve. The population expands significantly in the summer, as Albufeira has a quaint old center and is one of the leading tourist resorts of the region. New developments include a marina, golf courses plus innumerable hotels …
• Porto
Porto is Portugal's second largest city, and a very busy industrial and commercial centre. The city was built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its historical centre was awarded World Heritage status in 1996. The downtown core of Porto consists of many buildings built into a cliff face that overlooks the river …
• Lagos
Lagos is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal. The majority of the population lives along the coastal line and works in tourism and services. The inland region in sparsely inhabited, with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry …
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Districts of Portugal
» The Algarve
The Algarve is a popular destination for tourism, primarily because of its clean beaches with their warm water, Mediterranean climate, safe and low costs. The length of the south-facing coastline is approximately 155 km and stretches about 52 km to the north on the west …
» District of Aveiro
The District of Aveiro is located in the central coastal region of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Aveiro. The district of Aveiro borders to the north the district of Porto, to the east the district of Viseu, to the south the district of Coimbra and to the west the Atlantic Ocean …
» The Azores
The Azores is a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. The two westernmost Azorean islands actually lie on the North American plate and are only 1,925 km from St. John's in Canada …
» District of Braga
The vDistrict of Braga is located in the Northwest of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Braga. It is bordered by Viana do Castelo district in the north, Vila Real district in the east and Porto district in the south. Its area is 2673 km2 and it has a population of 831,368. The district comprises 14 municipalities …
» District of Lisbon
The District of Lisbon is located in South Central Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Lisbon, also the national Capital. Near to Lisbon are a number of sea-side resorts on the Lisbon coast. Sintra is a major tourist attraction and classified as a World Heritage by UNESCO …
» Madeira Island
Madeira is a popular year-round resort, famed worldwide for its Madeira wine, a perfect climate, striking scenery, flowers, embroidery artisans, and New Year's Eve celebrations with a spectacular fireworks show, recently considered the biggest fireworks show in the world, by the Guinness World Records …
» District of Porto
The District of Porto (sometimes Oporto in English) is located on the north west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east …
» District of Santarem
The District of Santarem is located on the north west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Santarem, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east …
• All Portugal
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