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Viana do Castelo Tourist Guide
Viana do Castelo is a city and a municipality, seat of the district of Viana do Castelo, in Norte region, Portugal. The city proper had 36,148 inhabitants, and the municipality has a total population of 91,238 inhabitants (2006) for a total area of 318.6 km². It is located at the mouth of the Rio Lima. King [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Tavira is a Portuguese town, situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. It is 30 km east of Faro and 160 km west of Seville in Spain. The River Gilão meets the Atlantic Ocean in Tavira. The town has since been rebuilt with many fine 18th Century buildings along with [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Sintra is both a town and a municipality in Portugal, located in the district of Lisbon. The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romantic architecture. The town of Sintra refuses to be promoted to City Status, despite being the center of the second most populated municipality of Portugal. Its [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Setubal is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants. The municipality of Setubal is composed of 8 parishes, and is the seat of the district of Setúbal on the subregion of Península [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Porto is Portugal’s second city and capital of the Norte NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region. The city lies at the centre of the political Greater [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Lagos is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim and along the Atlantic Ocean,in the region of Algarve,in Algarve`s Barlavento (windward), Southern Portugal. The municipality has a total population of 27,041 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of approximatily 18,000. It is a historic (Portuguese Discoveries) and touristic city (beaches).The [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Funchal is the capital of the Madeira Islands of Portugal. Funchal is also the largest city on the islands and with its neighbouring boroughs has over 150,000 inhabitants. Situated in the south between Santa Cruz and Camara de Lobos cities. The city’s name comes from the abundance of fennel (funcho) found on the island. It was [...]
Continue reading...Figueira da Foz Tourism Information
Friday, October 24, 2008
Figueira da Foz also known as Figueira for short, is a city of the district of Coimbra, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego river, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills (Serra da Boa Viagem). The city proper has a population of 46,600 and the municipality has in [...]
Continue reading...Faro General Tourist Information
Friday, October 24, 2008
Faro is a city and municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the district of Faro and capital of the Algarve region. The Algarve and Faro district cover the same territory. A popular destination for sun-seekers from northern Europe and the UK, [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Coimbra is a city and a municipality in Portugal, former capital of the country during the first dynasty period and home to the University of Coimbra, the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world and one of the oldest in Europe. It is the seat of the Centro region, as well as of the District of [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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