The Algarve Faro, Portugal tourist guide
Car hire Portugal
To get to Portugal from Spain has many points, being the main Tuy in Pontevedra, Sources Oñoro Zamora, Salamanca Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz in Extremadura and Ayamonte in Huelva.
It is also an option for car rental and the major companies are present throughout the country. To rent you must be over 21 and hold a driving license more than one year of experience. Most of the car rental desks from the companies like Avis, Hertz, Europcar are at the airports.
- Portugal taxi: Portuguese Taxis are black and green but may still be in circulation the old beige-ivory color taxis. Taxis in Portugal are an effective way to travel within cities. Tipping is voluntary.
- Portugal bus:The bus is an interesting way to navigate within the mainland. There are connections between major cities, towns and villages. For more information about the service feel free to visit the national Portugal buses site.
http://www.rede-expressos.pt - Portugal train: Portugal has an extensive rail network linking major cities in both countries-Oporto, Lisbon and Coimbra, as regions and smaller localities. For more extensive information is interesting to visit the official website of Railways.
http://www.cp.pt - Portugal Boat: Portugal offers the possibility of a very pleasant trip by its major rivers, which also serve as a connection between Spain and Luso.
- Flights within Portugal: Another way to move around the country is by air. Three domestic airlines offering domestic flights between different points of Portugal. TAP-Air Portugal in regular flight connecting the cities of Lisbon, Porto and Faro and the Azores and Madeira. It also has flights from the Azores to Horta and Terceira Angra do Heroism "and from Funchal Madeira and Porto Santo.
- Recommended transportation method: Car hire Portugal, so you will be able to experience the life in Portugal at all.
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The European health insurance card, valid from 1 June 2004, allow all EU citizens to receive medical attention during short trips in any european country. In case you have to pay for these services you have the right to get the reimbursement of the full amount.
- Lisbon
Located on the Tagus estuary, which forms an estuary so great that it seems the sea, is believed to have been founded by the Phoenicians in 1200 BC Lisbon has a special charm because of its narrow, old streets, contrasting with the modernity that is developing for years in the capital lsl. They must to visit the city center, where seats are located Restauradores do and do Comercio Rossio-and-Chiado districts where the Archaeological Museum, Alfama and Bairro Alto, which was created in the century XVI and today is one of the most popular places in town with designer shops, restaurants and bars.
In the outskirts of Lisbon can find the Gulbenkian Museum, an emporium of art and cultural legacy of the Armenian millionaire who shares its name, the National Tile Museum and the Palace-Fronteira Mascarenhas inhabited by the family since 1640. - Oporto
This is the real industrial and commercial motor of Portugal. Oporto is known worldwide thanks to its excellent wine, so the visit to Vila Nova de Gaia, where the wineries are, is imperative. - The North of Portugal
The northern area is known for its relief so different, while the coastal sea surrenders the inland areas are crossed by great mountains. - Beiras
This area is within the so-called Tourism West Region. It is located between two rivers, the Douro and the Tagus, is a place of great contrasts: the broad beaches and dunes along the coast facing the mountains of the interior.
The most important cities of this area are Guarda, Viseu, Aveiro and Coimbra, where there are many universities. - Alentejo
It is situated on a vast plain and has a landscape characterized by its white houses with doorways and windows painted blue or yellow.
Beja, Marvao, Castelo de Vide, Portalegre and the city of Evora (World Heritage Site), are some of the locations that are part of this region and we should not miss. - Algarve
Algarve is the most tourist area of Portugal, especially in summer, and is characterized by white farmhouses and extensive sandy beaches.
The Algarve can be divided into two zones, one that reaches Vilamoura eastern and western part of the latter to the said place. The Algarve is not only enchanting beaches and summer tourism, but inside houses and entire villages saws devoted to crafts and the countryside, as Tavira, Faro old town and the impressive castle of Castro Marin.
From Albufeira, the extensive beaches of fine white sands give way to a shoreline dotted with rocks that find their fullest expression in the beach of Rocha, near Portimão.
This part of Portugal offers unique spectacles in fantastic places like Punta de Piedad, which requires making a boat trip through the caves that have been formed by erosion, and the Punta de Sagres, where the fortress stands on the reef. The views are incomparable. For transportation in algarve we recommend the car hire Algarve option.
- Azores.
Islands located in the middle of the Atlantic.
The archipelago of the Azores, a territory yet unusual enough and without civilization so you could get lost, known for its beautiful climate and vegetation. Of the nine volcanic islands, Sao Miguel is the largest and most exuberant, Faial is the most cosmopolitan where many sailors from around the world dock their boats. - Madeira
This tourist paradise which lies about 500km off the African coast is a great natural reserve of exotic vegetation that has more than two thirds of protected land.
The archipelago of Madeira has only two inhabited islands, that of Madeira, with its capital Funchal and where you will find the large hotels, entertainment, wineries and monuments, and Porto Santo, where the best beaches.
Portugal Information
If you want to know more about Algarve and its surroundings, feel free to visit the official Algarve website.
Useful external Portugal links:
- Official Portugal Website
www.visitportugal.com
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