Cooking
or culinary holidays, vacations, tours to Portugal:
PORTUGAL
discover
the country that discovered two-thirds of the world
 Once
upon a time, Portugal was the most powerful and the
wealthiest country in the world. Two thirds of the world
was discovered by the explorers and sailors of Portugal,
and the Portuguese founded the first modern empire.
Despite its turbulent past Portugal is a stable country.
After a peaceful military coup in 1974 Portugal saw
the start of a rebirth. With the oldest national boundaries
in Europe, this country is both ancient and newborn.
Part of Portugal are the popular hoilday island destinations
of the Azores and Madeira.
Portugal,
with its long Atlantic coast, lies on the western coast
of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. The
land consists of highland forests in the north and rolling
lowland in the south. It tends to be wetter and cooler
in the north whilst the south can be hot and is the
area most visited by thos e on holiday. Most of the
Portugese population live along the coast, with a third
of the population living in the urban areas of Lisbon
and Porto.
Portuguese
food is one of the most pleasant surprises for tourists
visiting the country. With a vast coastline, seafood
plays a major part in Portuguese cuisine and the quality
of the seafood and freshly caught grilled fish is beyond
compare. You should try one of the mainstays of thecuisine,
bacalhau, dried and salted cod from the far reaches
of the Atlantic. And to round off your meal, do not
miss one of the delicious desserts, made according to
the ancient recipes of monks and nuns. The Portugese
wines are of exceptional quality too. The Port and Madeira
wines are already world famous, whilst the table wines
are one of the best kept secrets in Portugal.
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