Pictures of Portugal / Imagens de Portugal

Boat Trip to the Grottos of Lagos

2008-07-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

A video of a boat trip to the grottos of Lagos. A really fun experience. The local guides on the boat are great with their endless names for each rock and beach.

Lagos Beaches and City

2008-07-20T11:10:00.000-07:00

Lagos is a city in the Algarve region in the South of Portugal. Lagos' beaches are excellent and well known. The Lagos Marina is a luxurious complex located 5 minutes from the city centre. The beaches in Lagos are mostly sandy and situated between large rocks. There is also a plain sandy beach which is more popular with tourists. If you are looking for privacy, venture between the rocks and find your favourite Lagos beach. You can also take a boat trip to the grottos in Lagos for a mere 10 € per person. Lagos' restaurants are relatively cheap and they range from the more expensive fish restaurants to the cheap snack bars which offer great value for money. Lagos' bars and clubs are abundant and mostly are located around the centre. Accommodation in Lagos is available in hotels but also in decent, privately-owned apartments, which are an excellent way to save money. Cheap accommodation in Lagos is not difficult to arrange if you search in advance and find the most affordable apartments.

The Lagos centre is filled with bars and restaurants.

Boat trips to the grottos are inexpensive and exciting.

Lagos beaches can be very private, secluded between the rocks.

Parque das Nações / Expo Lisbon

2008-06-27T15:53:00.001-07:00

Parque das Nações is a modern centre of Lisbon that, believe it or not, used to be a waste dump. It was built to host Expo '98 (1998 Lisbon World Exposition). Today, Parque das Nações is a business, commercial and tourist centre.

Parque das Nações boasts the famous Lisbon aquarium, Casino Lisboa, Lisbon Tower, and the Vasco da Gama shopping centre.

There is a system of cable cars taking visitors on a tour of Parque das Nações / Expo.

The Lisbon underwater aquarium.

The Lisbon Tower.

Largo do Camões, Lisbon

2008-06-25T00:52:00.000-07:00

Largo do Camões is a square in central Lisbon with a monument dedicated to the Portguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões. Due to its proximity to the hip Bairro Alto, it serves as a gathering place for young people at night.

Consolação, near Peniche

2008-06-24T01:19:00.000-07:00

Consolação is a small, typical place close to Peniche on the Portuguese coast about one hour from the capital of Portugal, Lisbon by bus. To get there, take a bus to Lourinhã and from there take a bus to Peniche which passes through Consolação. A charming, quiet destination for those who enjoy relaxing beach holidays in a typical Portuguese coastline village. The name (Consolation) speaks for itself.

View of Peniche, Portugal from Consolação. The sandy beaches stretch along this part of the Portuguese coastline and provide a source of enjoyment for bathers during the summer months and for surfers throughout the year.

Surfers enjoy windy weather and big waves in Consolação.

Kitesurfing in Portugal

2008-06-23T02:15:00.000-07:00

A kitesurfer on a Lisbon beach (Costa da Caparica).

Cascais Photos

2008-06-21T08:23:00.000-07:00

Cascais is a popular tourist destination some 20 minutes by train from the centre of the capital of Portugal Lisbon. Its coastline is famous for its strand and cafes and bars.

Cascais Beach

Cascais Strand and Beach

Cascais Marina

Picturesque Sintra

2008-06-20T16:28:00.001-07:00

Sintra, Portugal - An amazing place, a fairytale land, the summer residence of the kings of Portugal. A must for anybody planning their holidays in Portugal.

Photo Portugal

2008-06-20T12:46:00.000-07:00

Portugal is such a beautiful country! This blog is dedicated to images and photographs from Portugal taken by me. It is a way for me to both promote my country and its beautiful scenery and sights and express my appreciation for the lanscapes and buildings in this amazing place. I am not talking about promoting only Portuguese tourism but also the way that people view and what they know about this country. Portuguese football is famous everywhere and the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Nuno Gomes, Eusebio, Luís Figo are known the world over. But there is much more about Portugal than football. These Portuguese pictures speak for themselves.