Welcome to Portugal

Welcome to Portugal, an oasis in Europe. Portugal is a modern country located on the west coast of Europe. It shares borders only with Spain and the Atlantic Ocean where are its two archipelagos. Its mainland territory is split by its main river, the Tagus. To the north the landscape is hilly with plateaus interspersed …

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Santa Maria Island – Azores

Santa Maria Island is the most southern and the warmest of the Azores Archipelago. It is like a little Portugal with a tropical climate in 97 square kilometres in the middle of the immense Atlantic Ocean. The West reminds the landscapes and plains of the Alentejo and the Algarve; the East has mountains full of …

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Fado

Although the origins of Fado are unknown and there is much speculation about it, it is undoubtedly the Portuguese national song. Many say it is sad, some say it’s melancholic, others say it is rebel. We say it is the most emotional musical genre, which is differentiated from all other genres by that soft “trinar” …

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Graciosa Island

Graciosa means gracious and no other name would fit so perfectly this small volcanic Azorean island. Arriving from any European country you will have the feeling you are in some topical place with a soft hot and wet climate. Mass tourism hasn’t reached the island and is the perfect place to have a deserved rest. …

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Sintra’s Tram

The recently reopened tram ride from Sintra to Praia das Maças is a not to miss thing to do if you are visiting Sintra. Don’t know about other countries but in Portugal is, certainly, the only one that can take you from a mountain range with green and lust vegetation and wonderful palaces with the …

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Buddha Eden – Garden of Peace

    If you are an Asian culture enthusiast and around Bombarral, you are in for a surprise. Located just a few kilometres   from Peniche and Óbidos with its lagoon, the Buddha Eden – Garden of Peace is a piece of Asia in Portugal. With more than 30 acres and hundreds of art and sculpture …

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