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The Best of Portugal

Portugal was considered the “Best Value Destination” by Lonely Planet in 2015, having the best quality/price ratio. This comes on the back of its best destination distinction in 2014 by the Spanish edition of the Condé Nast Traveler magazine, after also being selected as the Best Value Destination in 2014 by the Rough Guide publication. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and Porto is the second largest city, in the north of the country. They are both vibrant cities filled with history that retain a human dimension, with their historic districts, monuments and tile façades. Lisbon is known as the white city due to the sunlight that reflects off the River Tagus. Winner of the Travellers' Choice title in 2014 on TripAdvisor, for the second year running, it was also awarded Europe's Leading City Break Destination 2014 by the World Travel Awards. Porto, which gave its name to a wine enjoyed all over the world, was again elected Best European Destination in 2014 and is one of the top 14 cities chosen by British Airways to visit. Previously, it was Number 2 on TripAdvisor’s 2013 Travellers' Choice list for emerging destinations in Europe.

Not to miss in Portugal...

O Porto

The town has some really stunning buildings, stray within the maze of streets and visit port with its cloisters adorned in wonderful handsewn Portuguese tiles.  Another place on the list is the Bridge Dom Luis, an out of this world accomplishment of engineering, the bridge spans a deep gorge and offers nice views of the town.  Take time to go to one of the numerous wineries on the watercourse bank out towards Gaia, where you'll find the PortWine and have a tour with a tasting session subsequently.

Algarve

The tremendous outline between Lagos and Sagres. Stunning beaches with tremendous backdrops and clear waters, these square measure some very fresh beaches.

Sintra

Sintra is jam-packed with fairytale castles. It all started with the Romans who named the city once Cynthia the god of the moon, the Moors later engineered their own palaces on the hilltops and fountains within the city sq.. it had been conjointly the summer residence of the Portuguese royal line and currently a World Heritage. Dont forget to visit the Pena Palace.  The castles in state were modelled on the Pena Palace and Lord Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale conjointly wrote regarding it, therefore return and see what all the fuss is regarding for yourself.