"Beautiful Portugal" Portugal by andrea.d


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Abandoned by history after having been a leading player, Portugal is pursuing the modern world sorrowful awareness known locally as saudade. Nothing will ever again be as it was in those three hundred years that saw the discovery of the new worlds, Portugal was a great power then dividing the globe with Spain and England; Lisbon used to be the heart of that formidable cultural and economical renewal that traveled the ocean routes, the capital of a boundless empire. But the decline of colonialism shattered the great dream and Portugal became once more a splendid, sentimental little nation on the margins of Europe. That extraordinary adventure has left permanent marks in the robust and enterprising spirit of the Portuguese people, in the luminous architecture of some parts of Lisbon, even in the full bodied wines produced at Porto. The new Portuguese frontier no longer lies thousands of miles away, on the other side of the ocean. It is just around the corner, on the beaches of golden sand, in the tracks of a picturesque inner land, on the stylish streets of Baixa, or in the rising and falling Bairo Alto. These are the new routes of wealth, trod by the tourists, who are discovering the beauty and charm of the land of great navigators.
This text by: Alberto Bertolazzi

I’ve been in Portugal few times already, but unfortunately in most of the places I visited I didn’t have the chance to stay long enough and take enough photos to make good VT pages. But on this Portugal page I’d like to give you brief information about the places I found to be interesting.
Since I love buying postcards wherever I go, this VT page will have postcards instead of photos.
Hope you enjoy reading my page!

  • Last visit to Portugal: Aug 2003
  • Intro Updated Mar 5, 2004
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    Mikebond Feb 23, 2010 at 1:10 PM Report Abuse

    Interesting page, Andrea!

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    MURRA Nov 4, 2004 at 8:37 AM Report Abuse

    good intro to portugal

  • tiger9090a Oct 25, 2004 at 9:46 AM Report Abuse

    Very nice pages on Portugal. I especially liked your off the beaten path tips!

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    ncfg Aug 3, 2004 at 3:22 PM Report Abuse

    Very nice page about my lovely country. And Soajo is lovely, that stone structures are called by Espigueiros. Gostei muito! Nat

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    Fen Jun 1, 2004 at 2:04 AM Report Abuse

    Such a creative page with the use of postcards. I think this is a really lovely page Andrea. :-)

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    dvideira May 21, 2004 at 10:01 PM Report Abuse

    Andrea, Eu tambem vou concordar com o Vitor ;o). Belo trabalho voce esta fazendo.

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    dr.firas Mar 11, 2004 at 10:36 AM Report Abuse

    Fantastic tips, Trips and fantastic super girl called Andrea!

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    johnsakura Mar 7, 2004 at 1:44 PM Report Abuse

    very nice start on portugal! for a serbian i say! ;o) well done, i love ferragudo and coimbra...porto and lisbon, alentejo and no, i dont drink wine...he ;o) hvala lepo seceru! hehe

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    quartinb Mar 5, 2004 at 2:51 PM Report Abuse

    trabalhando muito bem minha querida amiga...parabens!

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