Portugal - General Tourist Information
ABOVE: The Rossio fountain in
central Lisbon.
Welcome to Portugal
Portugal's National Tourism Service has general travel information plus
handy extras such as regional maps, an image library, and a directory of golf
courses. The Essential
Information section is a good place to start.
Lisbon
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Plan your trip to the Portuguese capital with our travel tips and links.
Sintra's Pena National Palace
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Take a suburban train to Sintra, just 40 minutes outside LIsbon, where a
19th Century Moorish- and medieval-style castle is perched on a rocky ridge
above a romantic hillside park.
Pastéis
de Belém
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No visit to Lisbon's Mosteiro dos Jerónimos or the Torre de Belém is complete
without a stop at this bakery-café next to the monastery, which has been
serving delectable custard tarts since 1837.
The Manor Houses of Portugal
Vacation rentals are the main business of this site (see
"Accommodations - Self-Catering" below), but you'll also find a
wealth of general information on Portugese travel, with topics ranging from birdwatching
to the country's regions.
Nancy's
Portugal Site
Think of this as a "Portugal Lite" site where you can get a quick overview of
the country and its regions.
Portugal Info
You'll find a little of everything on this e-commerce site, from tourist information and video
clips to a large section on Portuguese wines.
Spain & Portugal for Visitors
John Ross, a British resident of the Iberian Peninsula, supplies articles and
a massive directory of tourism links for Portugal and Spain.
Viajar Clix
Pick a region from the interactive map, then look up places to stay,
restaurants, tourist attractions, and other information.
Virtual Portugal
This is a good starting point for planning a vacation to Portugal,
thanks to plenty of information organized conveniently by region.
The
Best of Portugal 2001
Don and Linda Freedman's informative travelogue is from
The Travelzine.com, which also has
detailed articles from
1997 and 1999.
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Durant
& Cheryl Imboden's
