Tours in Portugal - it is guaranteed a varied vacation!
Recently, the popularity of tourism in Portugal has increased significantly. The eclecticism of this country lies in the combination of unspoiled nature with developed European infrastructure. Tourism in Portugal means not only relaxing on the beach, but also the opportunity to get acquainted with the ancient history of this state, its ancient traditions and customs.
Visit the Portuguese capital of Lisbon
often include a visit to the state’s capital. Lisbon is the country's main tourist mecca. The founder of the city is Odysseus. The history of Lisbon dates back more than twenty centuries. The cultural significance of the capital of Portugal, whose architectural heritage combines many styles of different eras, is difficult to overestimate. Among the most interesting examples of architecture are:
• Lisbon Cathedral of the twelfth century (was reconstructed in the XVIII century);
• barocco-style palaces: Belen, Kelush, Mafra;
• churches in the styles of barocco and manuelino (Church of the Basilica da Estrela, Church of Saint Engrasia, Church of Saint Roch and others);
• Gothic Carmelite monastery (fourteenth to fifteenth centuries);
• Ajuda Palace, São Bento (architectural style - classicism);
• San George Castle (ninth century built).
Local flavor
Among tourists, bullfights are popular, whose difference from the Spanish bullfight is that they do not kill the bull, but pacify fighters trained in this skill with their bare hands.
Low cost flights from Europe
Holidays in the country of great geographical discoveries are popular among Europeans also because there are budget from other countries of Europe. Booking a ticket not from Russia, but from Germany or Finland, you can significantly save.
Journey to the ends of the world
Another strong magnet for travelers is the so-called "end of the world", which is located on the Atlantic coast. Cape of Doom (it is also called the Cape of Fate) - the westernmost border of the land not only of Portugal itself, but of the whole European continent. Standing on a cliff blown by the winds and looking into the distance at the endless ocean, you can truly believe that this is where the land ends - tourists find this place so impressive. The height of the cliff of Cabo da Roca (this is the name of the place in Portuguese) is one hundred and forty meters. On the top of this cape in 1772 a lighthouse was built. It was upon him, returning home from exhausting travels, that the great discoverers took a course. On the rock are carved lines of a poem of the 16th century poet Lius de Camoes, translated from Portuguese meaning: “Where the land ends and the ocean begins” ...