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Things to do in Portugal

Set your sail and off you go to the country of Fedinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama, where the patchwork of color is as dazzling and surreal as Mário Cesariny’s palette. The emerald waters of Algarve, the red-tiled roofs of Madeira, the soothing whiteness of Belem and the luscious greenness of the Azores are all for the taking. And so is the tranquility Alentejo’s sleepy fishing villages, the rambling of trams in the narrow, ascending streets of Lisbon, the nostalgic tunes of fado, and the blissful intoxication with Vinho do Porto. Portugal has everything you need plus a bunch of things to surprise you.

Things to do in Portugal by Open Travel Vacations

10 Top Portugal Attractions by Open Travel:

1. Belem
2. National Palace of Pena (Palacio Nacional da Pena)
3. Costa Vincentina National Park
4. Fado Bars in Alfama
5. Azores
6. Historic Center of Porto
7. Ponta da Piedade
8. Historic Center of Evora
9. Nightlife of Bairro Alto
10. Monsaraz

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THE ALGARVE

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Encompassing the extreme southwestern tip of Europe, the Algarve boasts a 161km (100-mile) coastline with some of the best beaches in Europe. It’s permeated with memories of the long-ago Moorish occupation, when the region was called Al-Gharb. The garden of Portugal, this naturally arid district is laced with large-scale irrigation projects. Exceptfor the massive development of beach resorts since the late 1960s, the land- scape in many ways resembles the coast  of nearby Morocco, with which it has much in common.

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