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ALBUFEIRA

albufeira

Albufeira is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. It is 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Lisbon, close to Paderne Castle. Lagoa is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to ...

LISBON

lisbon

Lisbon is Portugal¢s hilly, coastal capital city. From imposing São Jorge Castle, the view encompasses the old city¢s pastel-colored buildings, Tagus Estuary and Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge. N...

LAGOS

lagos

CARVOEIRO

carvoeiro

Carvoeiro is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new civil parish Lagoa e Carvoeiro. The population in 2011 was 2,721,...

About Portugal

Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. In the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the regions in Europe with a lower population density. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto and Algarve.