About Portugal
Portugal is an ideal place for vacationing and fine living all year long thanks to its pleasant climate, over 300 sunny days per year, fantastic sandy beaches and picturesque rocky shores, bathed by the waters of the Atlantic over 800 kms.
For many centuries, Portugal holds its majestic charm, unique to this small european country at the most western point of the continent. Everything here breathes the mystery of history and culture, bringing to life past centuries of world discoveries by the Portuguese explorers. Medieval castles and royal palaces, monuments of the Roman Empire and the peacefulness of numerous museums, all co-exist in harmony with the modern days, glamorous shops, concert halls, art-galleries and vivid day and night life of Portuguese cities.
Here the sandy beaches, considered the best quality in all of Europe, border with pine forests and olive and wine fields, rising up to the horizon. Historic towns co-existing in harmony with awesome tourism resorts and splendid golf fields, considered the best in Europe, while the exquisite cuisine of Atlantic seafood and organic products can´t leave anyone indifferent.
We invite you to join this feast of life!
Lisbon and Surroundings
The Lisbon region – is the capital itself, and the beautiful and prestigious nearby towns of Cascais, Estoril and Sintra, located on the Lisbon Riveira, stretching towards the Atlantic Ocean. Lisbon (blessed bay) – is the capital of Portugal, located on the seven hills of the Tejo river valley, where it meets the Atlantic ocean.
Informal and relaxed atmosphere, friendliness of its locals, a unique mixture of architectural styles throughout its streets, all this makes Lisbon a favourite city for many visitors. No wonder Lisbon was elected Best City Break Destination in 2013 by World Travel Awards and has been most rising tourism destination in Europe over the past few years.
Old tramps going up and down the narrow meandering streets of historic neighbourhoods, noisy cafés spread the smell of fabulous coffee and delicious pastry, and the Atlantic brings in a cool ocean breeze on a hot summer day.
Since the 16th century, Estoril has been the residence of the Portuguese and international elite, while Sintra was the official summer residence of the royal Family and Portuguese Duques and also the birthplace of adorable fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson.
Cascais was initially a fishermen´s village is now considered the most prestigious town in Portugal, with modern days villas, colourful and international town, golf courses, and fabulous stretch of dunes and sand beaches.
Check out CNN´s article with 7 reasons why Lisbon could be Europe´s coolest city.
Algarve
Algarve – is the vacation destination for the Portuguese and very popular among the Europeans, with regional capital - Faro. Here the climate is very warm and pleasant, on average about 320 days of sunshine and the ocean water is between 22-25 degrees from June to October.
Algarve has everything for everybody: historic towns and villages, modern tourist resorts, fantastic beaches, hotels of any category, diverse cultural life and tons of attraction spots for any age category. Algarve golf clubs are voted the best in Europe by World Travel Awards and welcome guests any time of the year.
In the Algarve, you can find the largest choice of real estate to suit any taste. While the prices for the same kind of property are comparing lower then in Lisbon.
In the Algarve there is a strong presence of Arabic history of this region, which until today has an interesting influence on style and architecture of local houses and villas. With easy highway access from the Algarve, you can reach the neigbouring Andalucia region of Spain, with fabulous cities of Sevilla, Cordoba, Malaga, Marbella and Granada. About 500 km away from the Algarve is located the winter ski resort Sierra Nevada.
Porto and the North
North of Portugal is green, forest and mountain region, where there is most rainfall and the weather just a bit more spiky than the rest of the country. This region is notorious for its light industrial production, including textile and footwear.
The capital, Porto, is the second largest city in Portugal and is located 270 km from Lisbon. The historic centre of Porto is situated on the right bank of Douro river, a few km away from where it reaches the Atlantic. The city centre is named UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. This year Porto was also named the Best European Destination 2014.
Besided Porto, there are fantastic historic cities of Braga, Guimarães and Vila Real. Special place in the north has the Douro river and its valley, decorated with some of the best wine yards in Portugal, the origin of Portugal´s best wines and world famous Portwine.
