Places to see in portugal



Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a unitary semi-presidential republic. It is located in South-Western Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, and it is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Aside from continental Portugal, the Portuguese Republic holds sovereignty over the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira, which are autonomous regions of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose name derives from Latin "Portus" and Celtic "Cale".

The land within the borders of the current Portuguese Republic has been continually fought over and settled since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans, followed by the Visigothic and Suebian domination, and the Moorish invaders, who were eventually expelled during the Reconquista. Portugal by 1139 established itself as an independent kingdom from Galicia. In the 15th and 16th centuries, as the result of pioneering the Age of Discovery, Portugal expanded western influence and established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers, and ultimately dividing the world with Spain.
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Clock tower, Lisbon, Portugal



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Caves in Lagos, Portuga 


 

 

Lagos Algarve, Portugal



The Forgotten Temple of Lysistrata, Portugal



Cascais - Portugal




University of Coimbra, Portugal




Arribes del Duero Natural Park, Portuga
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Seaside Stone Pool, Madeira - Portugal 




TOMAR, Portugal - festa dos tabuleiros!



Umbrella Street in Portugal