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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil as a colony. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986. To be updated

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By Dan McQ
November 11th 2009

Sines to Evora Europe » Portugal » Alentejo » Évora

Outside the castle walls at Sines

We got out of Porto much faster than we got in. It's amazing, you can get around really quickly when you're on the right road. We headed South on the Autovia, Portugal's version of the Autobahn. The official speed limit is 120 kilometers per hour (about 72 mph), but after observing the BMWs travelling at 160-180, I decided that 140 (approx. 84 mph) was not likely to attract the attention of the Policia. That meant we made pretty rapid progress, arriving at Sines in 4 hours. Sines is a rapidly-changing town. Probably 10 years ago it was a decaying fishing town, [View Full Entry]

By pripri
November 6th 2009

what to do? Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

after doing all the touristic stuffs of lisbon, we were wondering what we could do for the next few days. we didnt have much time, coz soon we were heading to valencia, once again for la tomatina! and thats when i thought how stupid we were staying here doing nothing when we could have gone to south spain wich is quite cheap to get from here. but anyway, we kept talking and when we realised we were making plans for a big trip. so he went to a friends house to use the internet and in a couple of hours we [View Full Entry]

By Wiggy
October 28th 2009

Landed in Lisbon Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

Wet girl

Life in Lisbon is lovely. I rolled in at about 2 pm with even less of a plan (or a clue) than usual. I had no map, no hostel res, no cash, and no idea how to say even 'thanks' in Portuguese. I was a sorry case. But, after an ATM, an espresso, and a borderline sexual harassment by some crazy lady at the bus station (I was REALLY sad not to know how to say 'thanks' then!), I felt like I was turning things around. I found a map and got on the metro heading towards what I figured was [View Full Entry]

By Porto Bristol Associacao
October 23rd 2009

O Porto em Bristol: cidade inglesa homenageia a Invicta através da atribuição de topónimo Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

A Cidade de Bristol tem, desde o passado dia 21 de Outubro 2009, um novo cais na sua frente ribeirinha com o nome da cidade Invicta. A atribuição do topónimo Porto Quay (Cais do Porto) é uma homenagem de Bristol à cidade do Porto no ano em que se assinalam os 25 anos de amizade entre as duas cidades, geminadas desde 1984. A inauguração foi presidida pelo Embaixador de Portugal em Londres, António Santana Carlos, e pelo Lord Mayor de Bristol, Councillor Christopher Davies. O Presidente da Câmara Municipal do Porto, impossibilitado de se deslocar a Bristol, enviou uma mensagem [View Full Entry]

By ADog
October 23rd 2009

Stepping into a period film Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

Bairro Alto

The weather is perfect - sunlight with a light breeze, and just looking around, you think you might have walked into a period film as your feet traipse on the uneven cobblestone. Some classmates and I decided to jet on to Lisbon for a long weekend, and were very impressed. Lisbon is beautiful and very affordable. Almost the entire city seems virtually unaltered from when it was constructed centuries ago... they just ran some electricity and plumbing through the walls. It's amazing that cars drive down some of the very narrow cobblestone streets that would have been narrow even for horse-drawn [View Full Entry]

By KHALEH NAZ
October 19th 2009

PORTUGAL-LISBOA-0913 THRU 0917 Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

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VIEW OF THE INNER COURTYARD OF THE APARTMENT AT THE ALFAMA DISTRICT

Portugal-Lisbon!!! What can I say about the land of sea fearing explorers, cork, port, beautiful Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, hill top town and villages, warm and sunny weather…It is charming, full of character, old, pleasant, very nice and friendly people…I would love to come back to it and explore the northern parts. Flying over Lisbon, it felt familiar, probably because of its coastline, but it was cloisters of town and buildings on hilltops separated by vacant valleys. I took the taxi to the apartment I rented in the historical Alfama district. Initially, I gasped , [View Full Entry]

By Korora 4 on Tour
October 14th 2009

Lagos to the Island of Porto Santo 450 miles Europe » Portugal » Madeira » Porto Santo

Sopromar Boat Yard
Getting the gear box oil changed

Lagos to the Island of Porto Santo - 450 nautical miles. We spent our last day at the Sopromar Boat Yard getting the boat readied and the last few glitches with the windows being sorted out at last. Final provisioning was done for what we had anticipated was going to be about a four day passage. Debs has been very busy cooking up lots of individual meals that we just have to slip into the oven and half an hour later, voila!! Instant meal. We tried this out on our Bay of Biscay crossing and it worked a treat and I [View Full Entry]

By Brenners
October 12th 2009

I am officially lost in Lagos... Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

My journey has taken an unexpected detour in Lagos. I've been here now for...let me see, what day is it? (At which time I google "calendar" and look up the date lol)...12 days! At first it was great...lying on a beach all day long, having tonnes of fun and meeting lots of new friends. I was having a blast! But 12 days later I'm starting to realize that just maybe these activities aren't exactly the best for me. Well, not really the activities so much as the place...It's a hard one to explain unless you've actually been here. The vibe pulls [View Full Entry]

By Korora 4 on Tour
October 7th 2009

Sunboy is heading for Home!!!! Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

SUNBOY IS HEADING HOME Well after getting the boat tied up and sorted Willem and I headed off to one of the local bars that has wi fi to check emails. The very exciting news we received is that Sunboy is now an official starter in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2009, along with 225 other cruising and racing yachts. Wahoooo. Our elation was soon quashed when the technicians told us that Hanse had sent the wrong windows and just as I was about to ring up the factory for a few quiet words, Debs rushed up to tell me that [View Full Entry]

By Claudinha
October 7th 2009

Ora, pois pois... Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

Elevador

Chegamos em Lisboa nesta segunda-feira, quando encontramos novamente com o João, que agora é um pobre sem-teto, que emprestou seu quarto para mim e para a Clarice, coitado! E eu tinha dito que não me importaria de dormir na banheira (falando nisso, ele tem uma cortina de chuveiro que é muito fofa, cheia de desenhinhos). Eu já conhecia a cidade, mas a Clarice está aqui pela primeira vez. Na noite em que chegamos, o João nos levou para comer bacalhau com a roomate dele brasileira (a Beta, que é "fixe") e o novo roomate dele espanhol (o Rubem, que é um [View Full Entry]

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