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Lisbon, an European city

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In a continent where there are many capital cities with so interesting History, impressive monuments and long been acknowledged cultures Lisbon stands with something that makes the difference, something unique that it worth to experience: the unique combination of a place with exciting History, lovely and open people,...

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Touring in Portugal

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I would like to share with you a video about Portugal. I was watching the video and I was thinking: "This is it, this is Portugal as I want to show it to my guests" Enjoy it Hope to see you in Portugal, David Monteiro ...

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Gerês - National Park Peneda Gerês

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One can’t talk about walking in Portugal without talking about the National Park Peneda Gerês, or just Gerês as we usually refer to it here. We have quite a good number of protected areas in Portugal but we only have one national park and that is Gerês. Gerês...

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Migas and Açorda - regional Portuguese cooking

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Açorda and Migas In this post I will be talking about regional Portuguese cooking. Before I explain what an açorda or a migas are I will start by saying that they are two Portuguse regional dishes that, by an unknown reason, most of Portuguese people confuse  them with...

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Douro Valley Demarcated Wine Region

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During the XVII century the British were importing huge quantities of Portuguese wine that were transported until the UK by sea. Unfortunately, due to the severe conditions of shipping at that time, the wine often soured. So they started to add alcohol to keep the wine in good...

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About Me, David Monteiro a Tour Leader from Portugal

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Well well, this is the moment to speak about myself and that is a quite a task. Talking about myself is rrreeaaalllllyy boring but this will be the only way you will get to know the guy behind the scenes. Hopefully this is blog about places, things and...

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