{"id":248,"date":"2008-01-28T17:57:25","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T07:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=248"},"modified":"2008-01-28T17:57:25","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T07:57:25","slug":"holidays-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/portugal\/holidays-in-portugal","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When considering holiday destinations where the dollar is still well respected, Portugal comes to mind.\u00a0 Portugal has been in the news <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Lisbon\/portugal_026.jpg.html\" title=\"Monument of Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21178-2\/portugal_026.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Monument of Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Monument of Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal\" \/><\/a>a lot recently, but for the wrong reasons.\u00a0 As the world press chase their scandals and stories of the missing McCann child, not much else is mentioned on the country itself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Fatima+-+Portugal\/portugal_000_02.jpg.html\" title=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21104-2\/portugal_000_02.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Fatima's Shrine, Fatima, Portugal\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Fatima's Shrine, Fatima, Portugal\" \/><\/a>Although Portugal is one of the oldest nation states in Europe, its history is not widely studied or known. Many travellers these days go to Portugal for two unique reasons: some have a religious ambition to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Fatima+-+Portugal\/portugal_000_02.jpg.html\" title=\"Fatima's Shrine, Fatima, Portugal\">Fatima&#8217;s shrine <\/a>whilst others come in search of sun, sand and sea and they head for the stunning beaches of Algarve for their holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths and Moors have all ruled Portugal at some stage in its long history. With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Lisbon\/portugal_022.jpg.html\" title=\"Belem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21170-2\/portugal_022.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Bellem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Bellem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal\" \/><\/a>its layers of complex history, supreme maritime explorations and conquests and periods of domestic strife, there certainly is a lot to uncover and learn of this tiny country.\u00a0 Starting from Lisbon, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Lisbon\/portugal_022.jpg.html\" title=\"Belem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal\">Belem Tower<\/a>, from where the great explorers set sail and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Lisbon\/portugal_026.jpg.html\" title=\"Monument of Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal\">Monument of Discoveries <\/a>are great reminders of its glorious past.\u00a0 Then there&#8217;s the magnificent palaces of Sintra, the varied architecture and amazing painted ceramic tiles that Portugal is famous for.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal is a country steeped in ancient traditions and no matter where you go, there&#8217;s always festivals or religious celebrations that add colour to your holiday experience. Portuguese wine production has also improved in quality through the adoption of modern wine-making techniques so there&#8217;s more to Portuguese wine than <em>Mateus Rose<\/em> or ports.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When considering holiday destinations where the dollar is still well respected, Portugal comes to mind.\u00a0 Portugal has been in the news a lot recently, but for the wrong reasons.\u00a0 As the world press chase their scandals and stories of the missing McCann child, not much else is mentioned on the country itself. 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