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Portugal Travel Guide

overview:

Portugal is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.

The territory which forms the modern Portuguese Republic has witnessed a constant flow of civilizations during the past 3,100 years, since the earlier pre-Roman inhabitants, to the Roman, Germanic, and Moorish peoples who made an imprint on the country's culture, history, language, and ethnic composition. During the 15th and 16th centuries, with its vast transcontinental empire, Portugal was one of the world's major economic, political, and cultural powers. A developed country, Portugal is a member of the European Union (since 1986), the United Nations (since 1955), and a founding member of the Eurozone, OECD, and NATO.

Portugal offers outstanding landscape diversity, due to its North-South disposition along the western shore of the Iberian peninsula. You can travel in a single day from green mountains in the North, covered with vines and all varieties of trees to rocky mountains, with spectacular slopes and falls in the Centre, to a near-desert landscape in the Alentejo region and finally to the glamorous beach holidays destination Algarve. The climate, together with investments in the golfing infrastructure in recent years, has also turned the country into a golfing haven.

related websites:

Apartments to Rent in Lagos
Lagos is a popular holiday destination for english speaking people
http://www.lagos-villa-rentals.co.uk

Country House with Ocean Views on Madeira Island
MadeiraCasa.com is your key to paradise... Rent a beautiful countryhouse with a breathtaking 180° view over Madeira's virgin northern coastline! Site with many holiday tips on the island, what to see and do, flight information, car rentals and many pictures.
http://www.madeiracasa.com

Discover Portugal
Provides an in-depth review of the country, shares experiences, maps and photos of travels throughout mainland Portugal as well as Madeira and the Azores.
http://www.discoverportugal2day.com

Ferienhaus Portugal
Vacation rentals and holiday apartments in Portugal.
http://www.cofman.de/portugal/

Rent Albufeira
Choose from our large selection of Albufeira apartments and villas that can be rented direct from their owners.
http://www.albufeira-villas.info