COVILHÃ It is a town in District Castelo Branco. The original town walls date back to the 12th century. You can’t miss the expeditions on hiking trails on Serra da Estrela that go to peaks like Poios Brancos , Torre or Cantaro Raso.

portugal touristic objectives The largest bridge in Europe: The Vasco da Gama bridge in Lisbon-17 km long. The largest cork producer in the world: Portugal produces 70% of the world’s cork exports. Big earthquakes : In 1755 1 Nov Lisbon was struck by about 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami and fires. Portugal has many old things: The oldest university in the Europe: Coimbra 1290 The oldest bookstore in the world in Lisbon: Bertrand, established in 1732 The oldest diplomatic alliance in the world: the Anglo-Portuguese alliance singed in 1373 Portugal itself is the oldest country in Europe and has had the same defined borders since 1139

Wild life The common animals that live in Portugal are wild goat, wild pig, fox, Iberian hare, and deer. The wolf lives in the remote parts of the far north and northeast, and the lynx inhabits the Malcata Mountains. Birdlife is rich because the peninsula lies on the winter migration route of western and central European species. In the Azores, only the smaller mammals are found—such as the rabbit, weasel, ferret, rat (brown and black), and mouse as well as various types of bats

vegetation Portugal’s vegetation is a mixture of Atlantic, or European, and Mediterranean (with some African) species. Lavandula stoechas is probably the greatest choice worldwide; it is found in landscape architecture everywhere in the world Another native plant that grows very well in this country is Arbutus unedo.The fruit of the plant can be eaten or used to make a very popular alcoholic drink. Leaves and trunk has a reddish taw and fruits change from green to orange and red. Cistus ladanifer is one of the most tolerant plants. They grow almost everywhere, and their only downside is that their beautiful flower only lasts for a few days.

Portuguese Cuisine It is well known for ingredients like pri pri , cinnamon and saffron. Some traditional dishes :Alcatra Bacalhau Caldeirada

sports Football is the most popular sport in Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, probably the best player in the world, is Portuguese. They also have a basketball league and handball one. Surfing is a 364 days sport there. Beach soccer is played for fun and for the ones who are found of winter sports, in Portugal you can ski or try hockey.

Portugal Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. The territory of modern Portugal has been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and the Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal was the country with such notable discoveries as Bartolomeu Dias's reach of the Cape of Good Hope (1488), the Vasco da Gama's sea route to India (1497–98) and the discovery of Brazil (1500). After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established.

Traditions The Portuguese carnival celebrates the beginning of the Lent. Woman’s day is celebrated on 9th of November and only women can participate. Domingo de Ramos .It is a tradition that people celebrate by going to church on the Saturday before Easter.

Domesticated animals Cattle breeds: Barrosã cattle, Cachena cattle, Minhota cattle ► Dog breeds: Estrela Mountain Dog, Portuguese Pointer, Cão Fila de São Miguel (Azores Cattle Dog) ► Donkey breeds: The Miranda donkey in Portuguese Burro de Miranda ► Goat breeds: The Charnequeira ► Horse breeds: The Garrano, The Lusitano, also known as the Pure Blood Lusitano ► Pig breeds : The Iberian pig ► Sheep breeds: Algarve Churro ► The Portuguese bullfight – „tourada