Portugal golf vacations
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Portugal is often regarded as one of the best golf destinations in the world. For such a small country, it has a huge variety of high-quality golf courses, mainly on the Lisbon Coast and in sunny southern Algarve. Choosing the top 10 is always difficult, however the courses listed here all provide a variety of challenges and are set in magnificent surrounds. Read more
Lisbon Gulbenkian Museum
The Gulbenkian, as it’s popularly known, is Lisbon’s premier art museum.
The museum is named after an Armenian oil entrepreneur active in the early 20th century. After making his fortune trading in oil in Turkey, Iran and elsewhere he began to gather an art collection comprised of a wide variety of styles. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian and European art all found their way into his rooms. Read more
National Coach Museum in Lisbon
The Museu Nacional dos Coches in Lisbon is one of this Portuguese city’s premier attractions. It isn’t hard to see why. It’s filled with sights that can be seen nowhere else in the world. The museum displays a wide variety of coaches from the 16th through the 19th centuries, along with much of the associated gear for the horses and riders. Read more
Lisbon Cathedral
The roots of Lisbon go back centuries. As far back as the 4th century, it was a bishopric of the nascent Catholic Church. But unlike many European cities, the history of Lisbon took an odd turn. It was conquered by Muslim invaders in the 8th century, an occupation that lasted for nearly 400 years.
The result for the modern traveler is that even such a common building as a cathedral takes on a somewhat different cast in this Portuguese city. The Sé de Lisboa, the cathedral of Santa Maria Maior, is just such an example. Read more
Algarve
Located in the Southern regions of Portugal the Algarve is an increasingly popular tourist destination for all sorts of travellers. The reason for this being largely down to the fact that the Coastal region has gorgeous weather during the summer months which is accompanied by golden sands, beautiful scenery and friendly locals. Read more
TOP tourist attractions in Lisbon
Belem Palace: Designed as the royal residence for Queen D. Maria I and Prince John VI in the 18th century, the Belem Palace offers the beautiful work in the form of tiles and wood carvings. As many as 28 well-known artists contributed towards the decoration of the palace, which is one of the finest examples of neo-classic architecture. Read more
Lisbon
A legendary city with a history spanning over 20 centuries, Lisbon has been Portugal’s capital since its conquest from the moors in 1147. The legendary Alfama, the oldest quarter of the city, still boasts its original layout along with Castelo and Mouraria. These traditional quarters, set on a hill on the banks of Tagus River, with their cobble stoned streets which are a delight to explore, old churches and fascinating architecture, offers an exotic atmosphere. Read more
Albufeira vacations
Albufeira is a municipality and a Portuguese city in the Faro district of Algarve. Its name comes from an Arabic word that means “the lagoon”. The population of the city proper is estimated at 13,646 while the municipality is about 35,281 inhabitants. This number accelerates in the summer and New Year, making Albufeira one of Algarve’s leading tourist destinations. Read more
Algarve 5 stars hotels
Filed under: Portugal accommodation, Portugal hotels
The word Algarve came from an Arabic word, which means “the west”. It is located in the southernmost part of mainland Portugal. Algarve has a total land area of 5,412 sq. kilometers. The area also has more than 400,000 inhabitants. In addition, this region manages 16 municipalities. It also coincides with the district of Faro, which incorporates the administrative center of the Faro city wherein both the international airport and the public university of the Algarve region are located. Read more