Portugal Travel
Largely bypassed by travelers and writers of the Grand Tour era, Portugal remained a forgotten corner of Europe until the late 20th century. Then, travelers who had “been there, done that” discovered Portugal, and found there the unspoiled Europe they thought they were born too late to see. Of course Portugal has embraced the modern world since then, and Lisbon is one of Europe’s most dazzling cities, with buildings by the greatest contemporary architects, a new cruise port in the heart of the city and some of Europe’s most acclaimed chefs. But Lisbon – and the rest of Portugal -- has not lost the charm, grace and infinite beauty that those earlier travelers found. And the new international attention has allowed them to preserve restore priceless historic sites and artistic treasures.
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Barbara Rogers - Traveler, writer and guidebook author with a passion for those lands that border the Mediterranean Sea and the neighboring Atlantic ...