Can any Portuguese people introduce Portugal to me?
What’s famous in Portugal, maybe some landmarks and great sight-seeing stuff, and most importantly, your CULTURE!!! I’d like to know all about you!
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May 30th, 2010 at 9:23 am
You can’t possible learn about a country culture, unless you
participate in it.
Portugal welcome tourism any time.
May 30th, 2010 at 9:52 am
I prepared thios a year ago for a friend and I hope it helps.
BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN PORTUGAL
•LISBON AREA
http://www.atl-turismolisboa.pt/home.asp?lng=uk
Belem- Is a neighbourhood in Lisbon with a lot of history from the 1400’s and 1500’s, you can visit:
Belem’s tower (fortification that controlled the entrance of ships in Lisbon)
The Torre de Belém is currently a national and universal cultural reference and in 1983 it was classified by UNESCO as “World Cultural Heritage”.
Jeronimos monastery it is commonly considered to be the “jewel” of the Manueline style and a symbol of the golden age of Portuguese Maritime Discoveries.
MUSEU NACIONAL DOS COCHES Carriages from the Portuguese Royal House and Gala Coaches of the 16th to the 19th centuries. Horses and shooting harnesses. Uniforms belonging to the staff of the Royal House.
FADO NIGHT- Every tourist should go to a fado night, I call it the Portuguese’ blues
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado
http://www.golisbon.com/night-life/fado/
•NEAR LISBON
SINTRA is a beautiful city north of Lisbon. Kings spend their vacations there.
http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadelisboa/sintra/intro.html
FATIMA’S SANTUARY – Catholic sanctuary dedicated to our lady. Our lady appeared to three young Sheppards. This is a very quiet and calm place and is visited by a lot of tourists (Hillary Clinton made a visit when Bill was President).
http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/portugal/fatima.htm
TOMAR- city founded in 1165 were the templar Knights made their headquarters in Portugal. Beautiful city with many monuments.
http://www.golisbon.com/portugal/cities/tomar.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomar
ALGARVE
•Driving to Algarve (south) you should stop and visit Evora. Half way from Lisbon to Algarve. You can visit Romans ruins and other monuments.
http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/plains/evora/ukcity.html
•The region of Algarve
This is the best beaches and weather in Portugal. Mediterranean ocean’s beaches with the same quality as France or Italy but cheaper.
http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/algarve/
Other Comments:
Europeans drive a little different from us in North America. You should learn the Europeans signs and rules.
http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/tips/carrental_tips.htm
Portugal is a beautiful Country.
Have fun…
May 30th, 2010 at 10:27 am
we descend from romans and greek´s so you can find mark´s of their culture. but although small , portugal is very different in the north and in the south, they costumes might have the same name or the same propose but are different and some words are only used on that particular region. you will find the cities closer to the atlantic and by going to the inside you will see desertification not only by trees but also by people( there are villages with only 1 or 2 people living on them) and there are many historical cities that mean a lot to our history and still have buildings from the old ages.
May 30th, 2010 at 11:17 am
I hate to disagree with MIG, but he only goes south! Braga is an amazing community, with a Tenth Century Cathedral built atop a sixth century Suevi church, seat of the Archbishopric of Braga, one of the oldest and most important in Iberia. There are Roman ruins from when the city was called Bracara Augusta and was the Roman capital of northern Iberia, and directly beneath the train station there are the excavated ruins of a pre-Roman Celtic bath house! Braga is also the home of Vinho Verde, a light, sparkling wine that only comes from this region (and is quite inexpensive, as well as being very good). Incredible Manueline architecture, including the staircase up the mountain to the Church of Bom Jesus, with statues and fountains at each turn.
South of Braga is the city of Porto, on the Douro River– the entire downtown is a UNESCO Cultural Site. Museums, music, azulejoed churches… and across the river is Gaia, where the Port wine warehouses over tours and you can see (and taste) the making of some of the world’s most famous wines.
Between Porto and Lisboa is Coimbra, home of one of the oldest univeristies in the world (founded in 1290, moved to Coimbra in 1308– and the students still use the 14th century original library!), and home of a completely different kind of ‘fado’ folk music from that of Lisbon, traditionally sung by groups of students…
Portugal is barely the size of Indiana in the US, but the amzing variety of things to see, the differences in foods and wines (the country is made up of microclimates, allowing very different grapes to be grown), the richnes of the history and culture, and the openness of the Portuguese to guests combine to make it one of the best places to visit or live that I know of… and I’ve traveled some.
May 30th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Periquita pastelaria for Travesseiras in Sintra, Portugal
Salema, Portugal is a great sleepy beach town in the Algarve Region
Fado music is great and you can ask any cab driver to take you to the best place to listen to Fado in whatever city you’re in.
The cheese (Queijo) and bread and seafood is amazing. But you should know that the stuff they put on the table at a restaurant like cheese, bread and sardines aren’t free. So if you touch it, you bought it.
In Lisboa, O Castello de San Jorge is a great site.
Also, walking around Placa de Rossio (prounouced plah-sah-do-roo-see-eww) is beautiful.
At night if you wanna go out and have a drink head to Barrio Alto (it’s an area of town with tons of bars and fun places to go).
Also, go to Sintra, Portugal – it’s a suburb of Lisbon. You can take the train stright from Rossio statino to Sintra for 1.70 Euro. The town has several Castles and Palaces. Check out the 11th Century Moorish castle (Castello dos Murros) and Palacio Nacional de Pena. And just walk the cobblestone streets.
That’s all I’ve got for now! Have a great time!
Boa Viagem!