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Views of Lisbon   Lisbon

Views of Lisbon, Lisbon

 80 Reviews  If you plan to visit the castle (Castelo de Sao Jorge) that sits high on the hill overlooking downtown Lisbon, then you will take a bus or tram, or you might even opt for a nice hike up the hill, that... 

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Porto is the city of the famous Porto Wine   Porto

Porto is the city of the famous Porto Wine, Porto

 5 Reviews  Port wine is a product of the long, but sometimes uneasy, relationship between Portugal and England. In the XVIII century, wars between England and France often cut the supplies of wine to England.... 

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Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra   Sintra

Palácio Nacional de Sintra - National Palace of Sintra, Sintra

 9 Reviews  Built by King Manuel BLAZONS HALL or Sala dos Brasos, has magnificent wooden coffered domed ceilings. This room was by far the most splendid and one of my favourites. Tiles were specially made for the... 

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Street scenes   Évora

Street scenes, Évora

 23 Reviews  In the old jewish district of the town. This street has at leat 2 restaurants, pizza take away, handicraft shop from India and Morocco. This street goes all the way up to the main square Praça do... 

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Lisbon neighborhoods and atmosphere   Lisbon

Lisbon neighborhoods and atmosphere, Lisbon

 67 Reviews  Lisbon's oldest quarter is the steep Alfama district which almost wasn't damaged during the 1755 earthquake. It is still home to some Roman and Arab remains. The Alfama district consists of an... 

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Life in the street   Porto

Life in the street, Porto

 6 Reviews  And here's yet another one of those Port wine advertisements. There are way too many wine caves to visit, but if you're feeling especially energetic you can visit them all. I only saw 3. They all... 

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historic town center   Sintra

historic town center, Sintra

 17 Reviews  Green - that's the word that better describes Sintra. The steep hills topped with castles and palaces are all covered by a marvelous carpet of gardens and woods, filling the spaces among the classical... 

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Cathedral   Évora

Cathedral, Évora

 10 Reviews  Just a few extra views and thoughts on Evora's Se. In the first photo you can see Zohara pointing upwards at a doorway in the middle of a wall, yes a doorway. Doorway to where, well your guess is as... 

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Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril, Obidos...   Lisbon

Day trips: Sintra, Cascais, Estoril, Obidos..., Lisbon

 30 Reviews  If you wish to explore around Lisboa, check it out a website called www.rentalocalfriend.com This is an alternative service where locals make themselves available to show visitors their favourite... 

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Palácio da Pena - Pena Palace   Sintra

Palácio da Pena - Pena Palace, Sintra

 10 Reviews  Yes, arrive as early as possible, even 15-20 minutes BEFORE they open the gates. You get in first and can find empty spaces without tourists.... You can also find PARKING...which if you arrive later... 

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General Information   Évora

General Information, Évora

 8 Reviews  The Local Tourist Office is located at: Praça do Giraldo 73 - 7000-508 Évora Tel: +351-26-6702671 Business hours: Summer: 9AM - 7 PM Winter: 9AM - 6PM USEFUL LINKS: Evora council 

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Getting around   Lisbon

Getting around, Lisbon

 42 Reviews  Little things about Lisbon It lies between the Palace Square and the Rossio. By the XII century an estuary of the Tejo, after a "pool" where the rubble was deposited and an irregular urbanization was... 

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Castelo dos Mouros - Moorish Castle   Sintra

Castelo dos Mouros - Moorish Castle, Sintra

 3 Reviews  The "jungle" that has grown up around and even INSIDE Castelo dos Mouros, can at times be amazing, take these photos for instance. We are standing below, beside, on or even inside walls of stone,... 

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Churches   Évora

Churches, Évora

 12 Reviews  The most notable feature on the façade is the porch with its arches built in different styles, both pointed and horseshoe, a typical example of the “marriage” between the Gothic and Moorish styles... 

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Architecture, monuments, and structures   Lisbon

Architecture, monuments, and structures, Lisbon

 80 Reviews  Take a walk, hike, or ride up to the Castelo de Sao Jorge in the Alfama district of Lisbon, it gives you a beautiful panoramic view over the Tagus River and the Alfama, Baxia and the Bairro Alto... 

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tourist info centers   Sintra

tourist info centers, Sintra

 5 Reviews  When I arrived in Sintra, I took the bus uphill from the train station and it stopped at the Tourist Information Office, just along from the Sintra National Palace. It's a great place to get... 

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Water Aqueducts   Évora

Water Aqueducts, Évora

 5 Reviews  Due to the lack of water inside the old town city walls, D. Joao III, in the XVI century, order to build the aqueduct. It's 18km (59055 feet) long spreding it's monumental apearence all over town.... 

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Eat, drink, and be merry   Lisbon

Eat, drink, and be merry, Lisbon

 27 Reviews  It is a Portuguese egg tart pastry. They are common in Portugal , Brazil, Angola, Mozambique,Macao....It is belived that pasttry was credted before 18th century by catholic nuns at the Jeronimos... 

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Portas de Moura Square   Évora

Portas de Moura Square, Évora

 3 Reviews  Just outside the old city of Evora is the Largo da Porta de Moura. In the center is the marble fountain you can see here. We found it a nice cool place to sit on the marble sides, dip our hands in the... 

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Museums, parks, and culture   Lisbon

Museums, parks, and culture, Lisbon

 52 Reviews  Make sure to visit this place while you are in Lisbon. Surrounding area has several good restaurants so this may be one whole day or half day well planed in Lisbon. Something to remember Portugal by... 

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Gardens   Évora

Gardens, Évora

 8 Reviews   I traveled to Évora on one of the hottest days of the year, mid-August, when temperatures rose in the Alentejo over 110 degrees F. I was shocked to see that even amidst the dry, desert climate,... 

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Belém sightseeing   Lisbon

Belém sightseeing, Lisbon

 32 Reviews  If you're staying in Lisbon over the weekend, make sure you visit Belem on a Sunday as all of the attractions are free to enter between 10am and 2pm. I found it a bit of a struggle to visit all of... 

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Castle walls   Évora

Castle walls, Évora

 3 Reviews   Évora is one of my favourite cities in Portugal. It is not that far from Lisbon and access is good (highway) so we often use it as a weekend getaway or simply to do a pleasant daytrip with friends,... 

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Churches and monasteries   Lisbon

Churches and monasteries, Lisbon

 16 Reviews  UNESCO has classified it a World Heritage monument and you can soon see why, or maybe Antonio can explain it to you as he did for us. Aside from the historical importance, this is a beautiful building... 

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Convents   Évora

Convents, Évora

 5 Reviews  While visiting the Temple to Diana we passed by the Convento dos Loios and decided to visit there also. As you can see it has a nice decorative entrance arch with some statuary and inscriptions,... 

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The james Bond figure was born in Casino Estoril.

by cachaseiro

Ian Flemming who wrote the James Bond novels spend part of the second world war in Estoril where Casino Estoril was a big gathering point for foreign spies as Portugsl was a safe have for them because they were neutral in the second world war.He created the James Bond figure from all experiences he had in Casino Estoril and "Casino Royale" as the first James Bond novel is called, takes place in Casino Estoril, so even if you are not a gambler then i think you should pop by Casino Estoril if you have the chance as that is a casino with an interesting history.

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Walking in Portugal

by davidmonteiro

The Douro Valley, together a travel including Lisbon and Évora and in one week you can see how diverse and impressive can such a lovely and warm country can be. The mix of landscape, people, food and culture is unique. I spend quite some time away from Portugal and is this peculiar mix that brings me home with a big simle.

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Proud People

by petra0919

Every time I visit Portugal, the locals always ask me if I love Portugal and if I would prefer to live in Portugal. I discovered that the Portuguese people are very proud of their country and they love to be told how beautiful it is and how wonderful they are.

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Marques de Pombal.

by cachaseiro

Marques de Pombal was a portugese prime minister who was in charge of Lisbon by the time they had the big earthquake in 1755.He rebuild Lisbon very succesfully and was in general a very progressive prime minister and is tofay regarded one of the biggest heroes of the nation.In Lisbon there is a big statue of him for instance and you see many places bearing his name around the country.He was a quite secular guy and did not get along very well with the religious leaders.The jesuits in particular were people he did not like and he forced them all in to excile, mainly in Brazil.But today he is first of all remmebers as the person who rebuild Lisbon after the biggest earthquake that happend in Europe for several centuries.

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Eat snails.

by cachaseiro

If you see a sign by a restaurant saying "ha caracois" then it´s because they have fresh snails that you can order.these are tiny snails in a snailhouse that you have to pick out with a toothpick and eating them on a sunny afternoon is one very portugese thing you can do if you have the stomach for a few dozen snails.

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Henry the navigator.

by cachaseiro

Henry the navigator is one of the most important persosn in portugese history and the person behind the great portuguese explorers who conquered the world in the 15th and 16th century.He was a prince who started off sailing to Morocco to look for wealth.His succes was limited though, but he soon discoverd that he was a much better as an organiser and educater and instead of becoming a great traveller himself he set up a navigation school and trained portuguese sailors to explore the world and he was extremely good at this and portugal would never have gotten as far as they did if it wasen´t for him.He was a shy man who lived his entire life alone, but he was one of the biggest movers and shakers in european history and i always enjoy visiting his grave at the Batalha monestary and pay the great explorer and educator some respect.

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Portugal

by solopes

The best of Portugal is... Portugal.Where else in the world would it be possible to find twenty happy people making a picnic at 3 AM, with 3º Celsius?It happened in Entroncamento, but could happen everywhere, only needing to join the right group. When decided to fraternize, Portuguese don't know the word "impossible"

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Lisbon

by traveldave

Lisbon was founded in about 1200 B.C. by the Phoenicians, who called the city "Serene Harbor." It quickly became a port of call for Mediterranean ships sailing to northern Europe. Later during its history, the city was conquered by the Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, and Moors. Moorish rule lasted for over 400 years, until King Alfonso Henriques captured the city in 1147. Lisbon was chosen over Coimbra by King Alfonso III as the capital of the new Portuguese nation in 1255.Lisbon flourished during Portugal's Age of Discoveries. Vasco da Gama discovered a route to India between 1497 and 1499, and Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil in 1500. The new trade routes resulting from these discoveries caused the decline of Venice and Genoa. Merchants flocked to Lisbon to trade in gold, silver, spices, ivory, silks, precious stones, and rare woods. Lisbon became one of the richest and most...

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Knowing the Country

by solopes

Before travelling anywhere, it's a good idea to know the essential of each country and each people. Portugal is a small country, but with some diversities that reflect in the weather, the landscape, and even in the people's behaviour. In general words the country is dominated by a regular migration from inland to coastal areas, with fast growing cities in the west, and progressively abandoned villages at east, with some scattered cities try to captivate the migrants, avoiding the human desert in the area. From north to south, there's a gradient of temperature, and humidity. The north is always green, with the small properties composing some beautiful mosaics. The houses are heavy, most of then in stone, traditionally in two stores to shelter the animals in the ground floor, and use their heat. Agriculture is being abandoned, with forest spreading all over the northern half, and burning...

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For budget travellers: Price indications

by berenices

Here is a list of common expenses for budget travel, and the indicative prices in Portugal (as of mid-May 2010)Metro ticket (Lisbon) - 85 centsCoffee (espresso) - from 60 cents Coffee with milk - 1.25 euros (cup), 1.50 euros (glass)Beef/Pork sandwich (called Prego/Bifana) - 1.50 to 2 eurosPastries/small breads - from 80 centsMeal - Prato do dia (Plate of the day) - 6-8 euros, sometimes they have 1/2 serving (around 5 euros)500 ml bottled water - 25 cents (in small grocery places), 80 cents (in cafes, restaurants)Museum entrance - 8 to 10 euros (the bigger monuments/museums), 4 - 6 or less (smaller ones), free- Sunday morning until 13:00

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