Facts About Lisbon: Lisbon was founded by the Phoenicians in 1200 BC, Making the oldest city in western Europe and the second-oldest European capital city after Athens. Lisbon was almost totally [...]

Facts About Sintra: EuroAtlantic Airways has its head office in Sintra. The municipality is administered by 11 civil parish councils. Sintra is twinned with: Assilah, Morocco; Beira, Mozambique; [...]

Summary About Porto Porto is a historic and varied city, from the warren of narrow streets that make up the ancient Ribeira district through to the grand plaza of the Trindade district. The [...]

Facts About Lagos: The municipality of Lagos is divided into 4 civil parishes: Bensafrim e Barão de São João, Lagos (São Sebastião e Santa Maria), Luz which includes the separate villages of [...]

Facts About the Belém Tower: Belém Tower or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower in Lisbon, Portugal. The Belém Tower was added on 7 July 2007 to the registry of the Seven Wonders of [...]

Facts About The National Palace of Pena: The National Palace of Pena is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera. The [...]

Facts About Castelo dos Mouros: Castelo dos Mouros is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra, about [...]

Facts About Tavira: Tavira benefits from tourism, which is the primary region economy, Fishing was primary the industry before the decline due to the changing migration patterns of tuna fish.   [...]

Coimbra was the capital city of the nascent kingdom between 1139 to 1256, Facts About Coimbra, Population of Coimbra is around 143, 396, 18 civil parishes