"PORTUGAL 2003" Portugal by RENE_CARDOEN

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

3.700 km across the country

There is always a first time!
This year my wife, Felicienne and I, took the decision to spend our holidays in Portugal.
We never visited that country before, because in Belgium Portugal is not so popular for mass tourism. While preparing the trip I read a lot about Portugal’s history and discovered it had a lot to offer, not only cultural and historical, but also for its beautiful landscape.
Since I’m retired I prefer travelling in low season. So off we went!!!

Pros and Cons

Pros:It’s a paradise for people who love the combination of history, culture, sandy beaches, wine tasting and seafood.
Cons:Roads in the countryside and streets in the cities are very poorly signposted which leads to dangerous situations and a loss of time.
In a nutshell:Portugal is so rich in history, culture, national parks, landscapes and curiosities that it’s worth to return several times and last but not least the Portuguese people are very nice and helpful.

Last visit to Portugal: Oct 2003
Intro Updated Oct 29, 2003
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Written Dec 23, 2003

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Comments (9)

gilabrand Jan 31, 2005 at 11:21 PM Report Abuse

What a beautiful place!
Minnieg Jan 20, 2005 at 11:03 AM Report Abuse

Beautiful Photos.. Hope to visit the place in the future! greetings from Seattle.. Minnie :)
shrimp56 Jan 7, 2005 at 10:32 AM Report Abuse

BEAUTIFUL place & photo!!!
Maurizioago Aug 11, 2004 at 1:01 AM Report Abuse

Very useful pics Rene; indeed.
hunterV May 7, 2004 at 3:17 AM Report Abuse

What a splendid place to spend a day in! Simply marvelous!
pieter_jan_v Feb 15, 2004 at 6:17 AM Report Abuse

Rene, great Portugal impression. You really have the travel bug. PJ
pepples46 Feb 14, 2004 at 12:53 PM Report Abuse

fantastic Rene all 3700km of Portugal, you've choosen great places and shared it with us. thanx and Greetings from NZ
Hosell Dec 2, 2003 at 7:38 AM Report Abuse

Excellent page,great overview of best places to see in Portugal!!
kiwi Nov 25, 2003 at 2:34 AM Report Abuse

Super page René! I never realised Portugal had only one National Park. I don't think I'll climb all those steps though. thanks - Pam.