Like any country in Europe, Portugal has its own culture and rich heritage and beautiful tourist spots to boast of. It is famous for its beautiful cities and scenic countryside. If you are inclined to travel to Portugal, so here are the ten wonderful and beautiful places that you should never miss.
1.) Gulbenkian museum
If you love history and culture, then this museum located in Lisbon is for you. There are many ancient Egyptian artefacts here as well as paintings by the famous artist. The garden of the museum alone is enough to captivate tourists fear.
2.) Castle of Sao Jorge
This castle is also situated in Lisbon. Once you get to the hill where the castle stands, prepare for the view of the city and the river below you. You can also visit Alfama along the way.
3.) Trade Praca
This is a beautiful place that can also be found in Lisbon and is a must-see in this city. It faces the river, giving a wonderful view over the water surface. What is also nice about this place is that is a part of downtown Lisbon, so it's a good place for you to stroll on.
4.) Belem
This is a wonderful neighborhood to visit if you love to see historical monuments and buildings. Here you can see the rise Belem and Belem Culutral center. You can also visit here the actual location of Belem, now the presidential palace in Lisbon.
5.) Chiado
This wonderful historic street in Lisbon offers any visitor a great experience when it comes to shopping or dinner and partying. Here, you can also see and take pictures with the statue of Fernando Pessoa. He was famous modernist poet of Portugal.
6.) April 25 Bridge
If you think the Golden Gate of San Francisco is great, wait until you see this bridge. The man who designed this bridge was the same man who designed the golden door. This bridge connects Lisbon and the Setúbal peninsula.
7.) Cristo Rei of Protugal
If Rio has the Christ the Redeemer statue after Portugal has Cristo Rei. This statue has a height of 100 meters and overlooking the river Tejo. Once you reach this statue, is overwhelmed by the magnificent view of the city and river below.
8.) Ciudad de Aveiro
This is the Venice of Portugal because supposedly also boasts its own channels and bridges where you can take a leisurely stroll in their moliceiros, which are comparable to the gondolas of Venice. You get to see so many beautiful historical buildings in this city as the Cathedral of Aveiro, the city church, Carmelite Camara, etc, or you can visit parks such as St. Anthony Park as well as the park children the Dom Pedro. The city of Aveiro is still lots more to offer every visitor as surfing and wind surfing in Nova beach on the coast and the river, or you can always go to shop in the forum or Aveiro War Two fighters and store Rua Dr. Lourenco Peixinho in Ave.
9.) Ciudad de Coimbra
This is another famous tourist spot where you get to see the great university of Coimbra. Here, you can take leisurely walks in the botanical garden of the university. There is also lots to see here as the Roman ruins of Conimbriga well as the cathedrals of the city.
10.) Evora
In Evora, you should visit the Temple of Diana, ancient Roman ruins. Here, you also get to see the University of Evora, who was once an ancient convent converted in college. You can also have a nice walk in the park of Evora, Jardim Publico.
Friday, November 27, 2009
