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	PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on PORTUGAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Climate.The climate of Portugal is equable and temperate.
		Six-sevenths of the population of continental Portugal inhabit the provinces north of the Tagus.
		In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
	88.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/PORTUGAL.htm (21258 words)

	List of towns in Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch.
		The Towns of Hampshire County List of towns, villages and neighborhoods with a bit of history on each.
		Virtual Wales History of some towns and cities, the lyrics of the national anthem in English and Welsh, and a recipe for Welsh cakes.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-List_of_towns_in_Wales.html (589 words)

	Fátima, Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fátima is a town in Portugal famous for the religious visions that are said to have taken place there in 1917.
		Fátima is a town (vila) of approximately 10,000 inhabitants located in the district of Santarém in central Portugal, 187 km south of Oporto and 123 km north of Lisbon.
		A recent attempt in July 2003 to have the town declared a concelho was vetoed by President Jorge Sampaio, causing some controversy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fatima,_Portugal (310 words)

	Discover Portugal with MagicalJourneys.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal eclipsed most other nations in terms of economic, political, and cultural influence.
		The Algarve is the name of the southern coast of Portugal, incorporating, amongst others, the towns of Faro, Lagos, and Sagres.
		Porto (in English also Oporto), population 263,000 in 15 parishes, with 1,551,950 in the metropolitan area, is Portugal's second city and district seat.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Portugal/portugal-discover.html (256 words)

	Discover the Algarve of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Earl of Essex sacked the town in 1596 and seized the library of the Bishop of Faro.
		The Portuguese town was a very beautiful city with many monuments when it was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami of 1755, but it preserves some walls from the 16th century, a governor's castle and an ancient slave market.
		Silves (pronounced Silvésh) is a town on the Portuguese Algarve.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Portugal/portugal-discover-algarve.html (1822 words)

	Portugal > Travel > Costa Verde > Porto
		To the east is the town of Penafiel.
		It was in this town on the 18th of April in 1809, a small band of Portuguese soldiers and volunteers held the bridge against the weight of the invading French army for an incredible 14 days.
		To the north of Amarante is the town of Celorico de Basto and the castle of Arnóia
	portugal-info.net /costaverde/porto.htm (1976 words)

	Portugal > Travel > Alentejo > Towns > Evora
		To the north is the city is the small town of Arraiolos with its prominent 14th Century castle and 16th Century church.
		To the east of Évora is the town of Montemor-o-Novo.
		This town is the birth place of "Saint John of God" (1495-1550), patron saint of Hospitals and the sick.
	portugal-info.net /alentejo/evora.htm (1160 words)

	Portugal : Introduction : The Best Towns to Visit \| Frommers.com
		They lavished the town with adornments over the centuries until it looked, as it does today, like a living monument to the architecture of medieval Portugal.
		Coimbra: The country's academic center, this town boasts a university with roots in the Middle Ages, a rich historic core, and a tradition of troubadour-style singing that's one of the most vital in Iberia.
		The town was also the birthplace of Gil Vicente (1470?-1536?), a playwright referred to as the Shakespeare of Portugal.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/portugal/0235021085.html (576 words)

	Portugal - Wikimedia Commons
		Portugal is a country in the west of Europe.
		Portugal es un país situado al suroeste de Europa, junto a España.
		Portugal é um país situado a sudoeste da Europa, junto a Espanha.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Portugal (80 words)

	Car rental Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Portugal is around the size of Scotland with double the population and has marvellous diversity both geographically and in its ways of life and customs.
		But in its country areas this is still an obviously underdeveloped country, and there are lots of prospects to experience lesser towns and countryside regions that have changed little in the past century.
		The coast of Portugal is almost nonstop beach, and apart from the Algarve and a few places around Lisbon and Porto, resorts remain modest and methodically Portuguese, with great stretches of deserted sands between them.
	www.portugalcarrental.com (306 words)

	Portugal Rentals - Holiday Villas * Holiday Apartments
		Portugal can be easily divided into several different tourist areas.
		In the north east there are several interesting towns reflecting Portugal’s fascinating history and its many battles connected with its Spanish neighbours and the various struggles for its independence.
		As the name suggests this area is the eastern inland area of Portugal which varies from wooded valleys to the mountain area of Serra de Estrela.
	www.portugal-rentals.net (829 words)

	Cities of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This historic city in the north-east of Portugal is the capital of the Trás-os-Montes region.
		The Portuguese equivalent of Oxford or Salamanca, its university town par excellence, is also important as the centre of the "other fado," different from the Lisbon variety, and holds an interesting international music festival in July.
		Photos of the historic university town of Coimbra, taken by one Galen R. Frysinger (now there's a name to be proud of), who has visited 154 countries.
	portugalforvisitors.com /sections/cities/citiesofportugalindex.htm (519 words)

	Northern Portugal's secret towns and wines (IL Magazine)
		In towns like Peso da Regua, fl-frocked women use the Douro for their laundry-spreading the family wash out to dry on flat-topped rocks.
		Your escudos are better spent on intricately embroidered lace, plump olives fresh from the barrel, tall cajado walking sticks, or some of the local fl pottery, that's baked in the ground instead of ovens.
		The last Jews in Portugal were burned at the stake in 1760, and the inquisition was only ended in 1822.
	www.escapeartist.com /international/porto.htm (1993 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Sir Jean Froissart: John of Gaunt in Portugal, 1385
		The King of Portugal, hearing that the duke was set out from St. Jago, left Oporto with six hundred spears, and went to a town called in that country Monçao, the last town of Portugal on that side.
		The King of Portugal was that day clothed in white lined with crimson, with a red cross of St. George, being the dress of the Order of Avis, of which he was grand master.
		When the king and the duke met, they embraced each other most kindly, and entered the town together, where their lodgings were as well prepared as they could be in such a place, though they were not so magnificent as if they had been in Paris.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/1385gaunt-portugal.html (2535 words)

	Self-Catering Holidays - Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Portugal is a beguiling mix of traditional and modern, where bustling towns and cities contrast with the tranquillity and simplicity of rural life.
		It is well worth taking the time to explore the magnificent landscape of flat plains and rolling hills covered in olive groves and vineyards, whitewashed towns and sleepy villages steeped in history, and a way of life that has changed little during the last century.
		A sense of history pervades the region, with its ancient forts, tales of famous wayfarers and the rich legacy of the Moors, and is also found in the architecture of the picturesque whitewashed towns and villages and the tasty Algarve cuisine.
	www.inntravel.co.uk /selfcatering/Portugal_intro.htm (204 words)

	Portugal travel a location planner for your holiday trip to portugal
		The town of Viana do Castelo is the base for exploring the North Western section of the country.
		This is the area where Portugal was born, so take time to savor the towns of Guimarães, Amarante, Lamego and Vila Real.
		Portugal may be a small country but it has great diversity and many interesting things to experience.
	www.geocities.com /Paris/4118/baselisboa.htm (1383 words)

	Spain, Portugal & Morocco Tour, Adventure Abroad Tours
		One of the oldest towns in Portugal, Sintra is situated on a hillside and is abundant with flora: camellias, ferns, colourful bougainvillaea, geraniums, eucalyptus, groves of lemon trees, and honey-sweet mimosa, to name a few.
		South of the square is the cathedral sitting at the crest of the Pena Ventosa, a steep hill or cliff, overlooking the Rio Douro and town of Vila Nova de Gaia on its south bank.
		However, the town of Moulay Idriss was mainly developed in the 18th century by Sultan Moulay Ismail, in part using materials lifted from nearby Volubilis, which the Sultan plundered without restraint.
	www.adventures-abroad.com /travel/europe/PO6.htm (5752 words)

	Portugal.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Further south, the landscape becomes warmer and flatter; around Évora (one of the most beautiful towns in Portugal), are Monsaraz, Vila Viçosa, Estremoz, and Arraiolos (renowned for its hand made tapestries, based on traditional drawings from the 17th and 18th centuries).
		Town crowned by a 13th-century castle, with a citadel (currently a pousada) and Santa Isabel Chapel (18th-century).
		The town’s main attraction is its castle, built by the Moors, with a guard tower from the 13th-century.
	www.portugal.org /tourism/regions4.shtml (1061 words)

	Holidays & Property in Central Portugal: Bookstore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Journey to Portugal: A Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture: Crossing his native land from northeast to southwest, Jose Saramago explores the villages and towns of Portugal and discovers what it is that binds him to his country and his people.
		A Taste of Portugal: A collection of authentic Portuguese recipes such as bacalhau (salted cod) and caldo verde, a soup of cabbage and potatoes.
		Portugal's Wines and Winemakers: This book provides a comprehensive guide to all of the wines and regions of Portugal, with emphasis on t he new premium table wine producers.
	www.pureportugal.co.uk /books.html (740 words)

	Alentejo, Portugal - Tourism Information
		In the centre of the town is a huge white marble tank and fountain built by Queen Maria I in 1781.
		Regained from the Moors in 1167, the town was handed over to the Knights Templar before Dom Dinis added the castle and fortified walls in the 14th century.
		The town itself, which is walled, was founded in 400 BC by the Turdelos, one of the original peoples of Iberia.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_tourism/plains (2119 words)

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		Orders were given for evacuating that part of the town where he and his battalion were to be quartered; and, though we were very much pressed for room, no encroachment on the space allotted to the Russians was thought of.
		Thus Portugal was twice the place of exile selected by Consular and Imperial caprice: first, when the First Consul wished to get rid of the familiarity of Lannes; and next, when the Emperor grew weary of the misconduct of a favourite.
		The Prince Regent of Portugal, unwilling to act dishonourably to England, to which he was allied by treaties; and unable to oppose the whole power of Napoleon, embarked for Brazil, declaring that all defence was useless.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext02/nb10v10.txt (19682 words)

	Portugal Car Hire and Rental
		We have extensive car hire coverage throughout Portugal ranging from major cities in the north such as Lisbon and Porto to Faro and Barga in the central regions to Coimbra and Evora in the southern parts of Portugal.
		We get to shop around for you, and find out which of the rental majors are offering you the better deal on those days you want a car.
		We know all the small regional rental operators too, which means some great deals in out of the way parts of Portugal.
	www.online-carhire-portugal.co.uk (319 words)

	Portugal and Spain 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Portugal is a small country bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south and Spain on the north and east.
		Portugal joined the European Community (EC) in 1988 and the priorities were to build roads enabling exportation of their goods to Europe; to encourage companies such as Microsoft, Proctor and Gamble, Oracle, Ericsson, Nokia, and Merck to come to Portugal.
		Portugal, particularly in the Alentejop province, is known for its production of cork with over 54% of all the cork in the world coming from Portugal.
	www.wetrekmd.com /trips/portugal/portugal.htm (6900 words)

	Romantic Places and Hotels: Portugal
		One of Portugal's oldest towns and home to early Portugese royalty, Sintra contains palaces and an 8th century Moorish castle ruins.
		Located in the Portugal's southernmost region, Algarve includes 150 miles of beachfront, crowded urban areas, and quaint, charming and colorful towns filled with Moorish ruins and 18th century architecture.
		Located on the road at the "end of the (then known) world"--close to the most southernly western point of Europe--a 13th century fort converted into a tiny intimate hotel sits on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic ocean.
	www.romanticplaces.com /search/europe/portugal.html (157 words)

	Pousadas of Portugal, Paradores of Spain, Pousadas - Alentejo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This Pousada of Portugal is located in one of the most interesting towns in Portugal.
		This property is in harmony with the architecture of this medieval town.
		This Pousada of Portugal is in the country surrounded by trees and farmland.
	pousada.com /portugal/pous7.htm (257 words)

	CNN - Towns in Spain, Portugal engulfed by flooding - November 6, 1997
		Ten people were killed in five towns -- none in Pomeral -- in eastern Portugal's Alentejo region.
		Rescue and medical teams, including soldiers from across Portugal were dispatched by helicopter to the region.
		The floods sent walls of water sweeping through towns and villages, trapping residents in their homes.
	www.cnn.com /WEATHER/9711/06/spain.floods (373 words)

	portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Portugal's hills and plains and mountains make it a beautiful place to live.
		The fishing and farming towns make Portugal a country with many fish and crops.
		Portugal's geography, people, food, and customs make Portugal an interesting place to study.
	www.concord.k12.nh.us /schools/kimball/classes/johnston/brian/portugal.htm (162 words)

	Lagos, Algarve, Portugal - Travel informations & photos
		This historic town has played an important part in the story of discovery and conquering the rest of the world.
		Essentially now an important tourist town there are still many architectural signs of its ancient past, even a building dating originally back to around 1445 and is recorded as being Europe’s first building used as a slave-market.
		The walls of the town are in most parts remaining after areas of restoration.
	www.algarvegolf.net /algarve/lagos.htm (619 words)

	Lisbon Attractions - Portugal Tour Guide
		Portugal's Estorial Coast is one of the most scenic, temperate and unspoiled coastlines in all of Europe.
		Admire the splendor of Portugal's grand 18th Century architecture, including the Summer Palace of Kings in Queluz with its beautiful, quaint gardens as well as the Basilica in Mafra, Portugal's largest religious monument.
		This tour of historic Portugal begins in the medieval walled village of Obidos, then continues with visits to ancient monasteries and a stop in quaint fishing village.
	www.lisbon.com /attractions (543 words)

	Just got back from Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Head north to Minho and Tras-Os-Montes provinces, visiting towns and villages on the coast and on the border with Spain - as Mike suggested in an earlier post.
		All cities, towns and villages are having street parties then and we were told it is a blast.
		Tourism offices in all towns are well sign-posted and staff are very professional.
	www.footloosetravel.com /_disc1/000000b3.htm (218 words)

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