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Attractions in Portugal by Dung Nguyen Manh
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Attractions in Portugal |
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Entertainment,Recreation & Leisure,Travel & Tourism
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Cheap flights to Portugal will be the perfect choice for the journey to one of the warmest European countries to explore the ancient architectural works, beautiful natural scenery and experience abundant cuisine. Portugal, officially Portuguese Republic is located in the southwest of Europe on Iberian Peninsula. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. The country borders Atlantic Ocean to the west and the south, and Spain to the east and the north. Two large archipelagos including Açores and Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean also belong to the Portuguese territory. The northern part has a relatively cold and humid climate with two main areas. The northwest of Minho River is the most populous area in which large cities are located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, the mainland has many small cities and villages. Minho region is a fertile land with the extremely rich and varied vegetation. On the hills along big valleys, people grow mostly grapes as ingredients for processing the grape wine, Porto wine and vinho verde wine famous around the world. The east of Portugal is mainly mountainous region; the climate is hot in summer and quite cold in winter. Therefore, the flora is less than Minho region. The surrounding mountains both regions have many rivers running through like Minho River that borders with the Kingdom of Spain or Douro River. The north of this country is the natural reserve located in famous Peneda-Gerês National Park. Some natural and primitive forests still remain here. Tourist attractions in Portugal Portugal has many things to explore in a long journey. The first destination visitors should visit once setting foot in the country is the charming capital of Lisbon. Lisbon bears the ancient and charming beauty with the magnificent castles, beautiful houses, romantic streets, and ancient ornate palaces... The city is known for stunning architectural works and typical ancient architectural works under the Gothic style, the traditional architecture of Portugal, Arab and ancient Roman. If visitors prefer to relax and and take a break on the beautiful beaches and enjoy the sunshine, they should come to Algarve City with the beautiful towns like in fairy tales. Perhaps, this will be a must-see place in their journey. Coming here, visitors can enjoy the famous specialties, contemplate the beautiful olive forests, the tiny villages painted white, relax in the windswept coast or explore the extremely impressive cliffs. The ancient city of Obidos is surrounded by a solid wall. It attracts visitors by the ancient and quiet beauty, magnificent castles built from the medieval. Also, this city is considered to be an important historical center. The cobblestone streets are extremely impressive for visitors to walk and explore. In addition, visitors can discover crowded square, watch surrounding landscape and beautiful coffee shops or sit in a coffee shop to enjoy the atmosphere as well as the beauty of this place. Madeira Oasis is dubbed as the floating garden in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean. There are many interesting things to discover such as the famous resorts, ancient churches, ancient fortresses and attractive restaurants. Coming here, visitors will be overwhelmed by the natural beauty of the colorful flower gardens and the green vineyards. Like Madeiria, Sintra is also very attractive. Located under the foot of Sintra Mountain, on Lisbon coast, Sintra is a beautiful city with the green hills, romantic villas, the ancient and magnificent castles. If visitors have a long journey in Portugal, they should visit other famous cities of Portugal as Porto city famous for delicious wines, romantic Evora city or bustling Aveiro. Airports in Portugal Currently, Portugal has many domestic airports and some international airports serving domestic and international flights from/to Portugar such as: - Porto Airport (Porto) - Lisbon Airport (Lisbon) - Bragance Airport (Braganca) - Crovo Airport (Crovo) - Faro Airport (Faro) - Flores Airport (Flores) - Funchal Airport (Funchal) - Graciosa Airport (Graciosa) - Horta Airport (Horta) - Ponta Delgada Airport (Ponta Delgada) - Pico Airport (Pico Island) - Porto Santo Airport (Pico Island) - San Jorge Airport (San Jorge Island) - San Maria Island Airport (San Maria Island) - Terceira Airport (Terceira) Visitors who want to book flights Vietnam - Portugal can easily select flights of the reputable carriers in Asia and Europe. The popular carriers operating cheap flights Lisbon - Hanoi are Vietnam Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Malaysia Airlines... Meanwhile, the airlines exploiting cheap flights Lisbon - Ho Chi Minh City consist of Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Qatar Airways... Popular airlines in Portugal and to Portugal TAP Portugal is the national and largest airline in Portugal. This airline has the huge fleet and the good service quality. It is currently offering cheap flights to Europe, some countries in Asia and Americas as Turkey, America, and Canada... Major and low-cost airlines flying to Portugal include United Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Vueling, Transavia France, Turkish Airlines, Transavia, Aer Lingus, Aigle Azur, Air Algérie, Air Canada Rouge, Air Europa, Air Moldava, Air Transat, Arkia Isreal Airlines, Binter Canarias, Brussels Airlines, EasyJet Switzerland, EuroAtlantic Airways, Iberia operated by Air Nostrum, SATA International, Swiss International Air Lines, TAAG Angola Airlines, STP Airways operated by euroAtlantic Airways, Sun d'Or International Airlines operated by El Al, US Airways and some other airlines. Other useful information - Centro Comercial das Amoreiras is the largest shopping center in Lisbon, located in a skyscaper in the centeral area with over 300 shops selling all kinds of items such as handbags, clothes, cinemas... - Transportation system in Portugal is quite convenient. Visitors can easily move by train or bus. Traveling by train is faster and more comfortable than by bus. The bus does not have many routes and its cost is quite expensive. Lisbon and Porto have the modern and convenient metro system. Unlike other European countries, traffic jam also often occurs in Portugal's big cities. - Portugal climate is quite warm. Also, it is one of the warmest countries in Europe. During spring and fall is the period attracting visitors most. If visitors travel to Portugal in winter, the weather in this season is temperate, not too cold but rain will occur. However, traveling in this season, the service price is quite cheap and more promotion. In summer, the weather is usually quite hot but the resorts are crowded and the price is high. Especially in June every year, famous St. Anthony festival in Lisbon is held appealing numerous visitors. - Traditional cuisine of Portugal is very diverse and abundant. Each locality in Portugal often has different specialties cooked from meat, fish or seafood. The Portuguese traditional dish is Atlantic Ocean's gadoid prepared with many different ways. Speaking of drinks, the Portuguese wines are also extremely popular and considered one of the finest wines in the world, especially Porto sweet wines. - Portugal is also one of countries in the eurozone, so its official currency is euro. If visitors want to buy or exchange currency, they should go to Algrave where visitors can easily purchase or exchange currency at exchange foreign currency offices, banks, shops and hotels. Remember that in big cities, visitors need to bring their passport to change cash or travel checks. - Portugal's big cities have many ATMs (Multibanco) located in big shopping centers and supermarkets. All machines have instructions in English. In small towns or villages, visitors can also find Multibanco machine. Credit cards as VISA, MasterCard or American Express are accepted widely in commercial centers, hotels, restaurants and shops. - Like many other country, banks are open at the weekend. In small towns or cities, banks can close at lunchtime.
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