Famous for its stunning Atlantic coastline, beautiful architecture, fabulous food and fascinating history, Portugal offers a mix of outstanding small city experiences along with magnificent countryside and charming ancient towns.
Despite its relatively small size, the country boasts a great diversity of geographical features from green mountains in the North, covered with vines and all varieties of trees, to rocky mountains with spectacular slopes and falls in the Centre, to a near-desert landscape in the Alentejo region and finally to the glamorous beaches in the Algarve. Portugal has a rich, unique culture stemming from many influences, including Celtic, Lusitanian, Phoenician, Germanic, Visigoth, Viking, Sephardic Jewish, and Moorish. In recent decades, the country has undergone a renaissance in the arts, and the cities of Lisbon, Porto, and Guimarães have all been designated European Capitals of Culture.
