Portugal Travel Guide

Portugal and Spain: Touring South Western Europe on a low budget

Cristina — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:48:57 +0000

The two countries, Portugal and Spain, share the Iberian Peninsula and although they don’t share the language, it’s easy to mix both of them in your travel itinerary. Lisbon , Portugal’s capital, is famous for its nightlife, architecture and gambling industry, while Madrid , Spain’s capital, is best known for its cultural heritable, being [...]

Flights to Portugal are Cheap in Fall

Cristina — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:59:07 +0000

Portugal is a charming European country, which fascinates the traveler with its cities, culture, countryside and beaches. Having one of the warmest climates on the entire continent, Portugal offers tourists the possibility to spend a beach vacation in September and even October, when most of the continent is starting to shiver and curse the rain. [...]

Traveller’s House - Lisbon, Portugal - Trekker’s Hostel Highlights

BootsnAll — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:17:44 +0000

Opened on October 6, 2006, Traveller’s is located in the middle of Rua Augusta, the main tourist street in Lisbon, in an area called Baixa, known for being the most central and historical. Walking distance from the ferry and a short bus trip (#91) from the airport, its location makes it the ideal hostel to [...]

Fatima

Cristina — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:47:49 +0000

Fatima is a place of pilgrimage for many Catholics in commemoration of the appearance of Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Fatima) to three young shepherds in Cova da Iria. Location The town of Fatima is located in the municipality of Ourém, at 187 km / 116miles south of Porto and 123 km / 76miles north of Lisbon. [...]

Portugal’s Cork Industry

Cristina — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:07:48 +0000

As much as one third of the total cork oak area is in Portugal, which accounts for about half of the cork harvested annually in the world.

Port - flagship wine of Portugal

Cristina — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:54:02 +0000

Port wine is protected by the European Union guidelines, hence only the wine originating in Douro Valley may be called “Porto”.

Bacalhau - the national dish of Portugal

Cristina — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:25:27 +0000

Bacalhau means “cod” in Portuguese but the word also refers to salted cod, the national dish of Portugal.