Portugal vacations
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Did you hear about Port wine or Madeira wine? I am sure you did. They come from Portugal.
Further, did you hear about Lisbon, Porto, Algarve, Funchal? These are cities or beach resorts in Portugal.
There are many things to say about Portugal, most western european coutry, which is the former roman province of Lusitania. In the Middle Age after the muslim Moors came and invaded the Iberic Peninsula, the spectacular phenomena of Reconquista managed for the independence of Portugal (XIIIth century).
Portugal has only two neighbours: Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore the portuguese had a strong vocation of explorers and sailors, and the most famous explorer is Vasco da Gama. In the Middle Age Portugal had one of the greatest colonial empire, with Brazil as a crown jewel. The collapse of this empire and the independence of Brazil caused many problems in Lisbon.
