Portugal: The Historical Soil
There is a strong bond between Portuguese culture and the country's geographical location and history. Portugal is Europe's oldest nation and its Atlantic coastline provided the springboard for the Discoveries. Portugal's cultural heritage as well as the friendly, welcoming nature of the Portuguese themselves has been marked by African, American and Asian influences and also by the peoples who lived here before the country was founded.
Lisbon, the largest city of Portugal, considered one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. Starting by the historical area of Belém, a modern monument dedicated to the Portuguese maritime discoveries. Then “Jeronimos“ Monastery Church, the greatest example of the manueline art in Portugal, and the Coach Museum, one of the best coach collections in Europe to Alfama, the oldest and most picturesque section of Lisbon and to Praça do Comércio, the biggest and most beautiful square in Lisbon and to Baixa-Rossio, the center of the capital. In Lisbon suburbs there are charming villages such as Sintra and Obidos, of course not to forget Fátima Sanctuary, an altar of the Christian faith and place of world pilgrimage.
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