Written by MagdaDH on November 24, 2009
- Lagos is one of the more pleasant towns in the western part of Algarve coast and is surrounded by beaches on both sides. The beaches are excellent, although as it's the Atlantic coast, the water...
Written by MagdaDH on November 24, 2009
- Algarve is the prime Portugal holiday destination, and invokes the horror images of concrete-encrusted coast, seaside promenades filled with tipsy, lobster-red Brits trailing screaming children behind them; fish and chips bars and Full English Breakfast...
Written by Magrico on November 6, 2009
- Just south of Lisbon, Setúbal has a lot to be proud of a. It is birthplace of the famous Chelsea soccer coach José Mourinho, the devilish Portuguese poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, and singer...
Written by Magrico on November 6, 2009
- Cash is tight – and it is hard to justly travel these days. Unless there is a destination that is close, real, affordable, and allows a total escape from all the disheartening economic news.Enter the...
Written by Praskipark on October 23, 2009
- Lisbon or Lisboa is the capital of Portugal and enjoys a marvellous position. To the northeast of the city the River Tagus opens out to form the shining Mar de Palha (sea of straw). The...
Written by Praskipark on September 2, 2009
- Famous for its its port and unfortified red wines the Douro Valley is one of the world's prettiest wine regions, with its undulating river, immaculately sculptured terraces and unruly hills that roll out as far...
Written by MALUSE on August 29, 2009
- All the peoples that were on the move in historic times were interested in the site of Lisbon, it may be a myth that Ulysses discovered it, but there is proof that the Phoenicians did...
Written by MALUSE on August 29, 2009
- When we were in Lisbon at Easter we decided one day to cross the river Tejo by ferry, we had read in the guidebook that there were good fish restarants on the southern bank. We...
Written by MALUSE on August 29, 2009
- When we had seen the most important sights of Lisbon during our stay at Easter last year we decided to discover a bit of the hinterland. We went to the train station Cais do Sodré...
Written by MALUSE on August 29, 2009
- Adeus, Good-bye Cascais, and off to Sintra, we took bus No 417 at the bus station behind the train station and went inland and up for 38 minutes, the Mediterranean vegetation of the coast gave...
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