"Portugal - The land of beauty and friends..." Portugal by TinKan

Portugal Travel Guide: 23,438 reviews and 52,752 photos

Our favorite place in the world

My Portugal page

Well I have now figured out how this works and decided to put up a Portugal page to capture all the little places in Portugal.

Cascais

We have now been living in Portugal for two and a half years and I am so in love with this country and the people. I use to visit many of the small towns back in the 80s and 90s when I was working for NATO and always knew that some day I would want to live here. So when the chance came up i took it.

The culture of Portugal is one of life... Live it and enjoy all that it has to offer which is pretty much the way we like to live. You never see many people stressing out about the little things that sometimes get in the way. About the only time I ever see people stress here is when they drive and even then it is just because they can not drive fast or some real slow person is in their way.

Life here is lived from pay check to pay check so the best time to go places without getting into the crowds is near the end of the month as there is not many people at the stores or at the cinema and the restaurants are just about empty. If you are planning a vacation here try to plan it near the end of the month.

This country is also filled with so much history. When you travel around the country it is hard to imagine that these are the people that discovered most of the world and brought back so much to Europe, stuff like tomatoes, sunflowers and potatoes.

Obidos

Explore the lands and small towns of the north and the south to get a true feel for Portugal and try to immerse your self in the culture that is PORTUGAL.

Take a look at my other pages for information on some of the cities of Portugal.

Cabo de Roca
Beja - Southeast
Alvor - Algarve
Cascais - West Coast
Lisbon - Capitol
Sintra - Summer getaway

On 22 July 2002 we moved from Portugal back to the USA. we are now living in the town of Fullerton in Southern California. We will miss Portugal and it's people very much and hope to return soon.

Pros and Cons

Pros:People, People, People
Cons:NONE
In a nutshell:A place to live your life to the fullest

Last visit to Portugal: Jul 2002
Intro Updated Apr 11, 2004
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Reviews (38)

Great food in Sintra Restaurants (2)

This is a little known place that has only 6 tables and is stashed in the back of the Quinta de Regulaira grounds. The... more travel advice

Cabo de Roca - At the end of the world Off The Beaten Path (9)

Cabo de Roca is a windy little town as well as the western most point of Europe. The use of windmills was commonplace... more travel advice

Lighthouses around the coast Favorites (5)

Cabo Carvoeiro is another fine example of the wonderful Portuguese lighthouses that dot the western shoreline of... more travel advice

Different castle, same builder Favorites (5)

While you are visiting the castles and churches of Portugal you will notice that many of the building have the same look... more travel advice

Shopping (1)
Pottery and Tiles
Warnings Or Dangers (1)
Speeding
Local Customs (1)
Tomatoes, sunflowers and potatoes
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Comments (54)

nhump Jun 25, 2008 at 9:18 AM Report Abuse

Any fit english slags????
scottishvisitor May 30, 2005 at 2:18 PM Report Abuse

Your views on Portugal are a lot different to mine Good page with interesting info & pictures.
gaechka Apr 7, 2005 at 5:06 AM Report Abuse

Very useful tips! Greets from ST-Petersburg, Russia
JLBG Sep 17, 2004 at 10:12 PM Report Abuse

Very useful page with the presentation of all these little cities that are a must visit. Beautiful flowers ! Thank you for sharing !
TRC123 Sep 9, 2004 at 6:50 AM Report Abuse

Wow, great pics. Cheers from India, TR
PA2AKgirl Aug 13, 2004 at 3:02 PM Report Abuse

This is a great page:) I love the pictures and I can't wait to see some of this stuff in person in a little over a month:) Thanks for all the helpful tips!
lovelypearl Jul 14, 2004 at 9:09 PM Report Abuse

wowwwwwwwwwwww,i love this rose on this page.
Waalewiener Jun 22, 2004 at 8:52 PM Report Abuse

Keith what a great page and it brought back many memories ,we stayed in Praya da Rocha two weeks and visites Sagres the Tavira ,Silves and many other places we love Portugal and obvious you do as well.See you in Manhattan Beach Keith.
mcb Jun 9, 2004 at 11:46 AM Report Abuse

i'm lucky to be one of that , pro's, people people people thanks for your great and lovely page about us portuguese and our country Portugal.
pigletsmom Apr 11, 2004 at 5:45 PM Report Abuse

Very nice photos of Portugal, along with concise travel tips. Batahla and Tomar look incredible.