Portugal WELCOME TO
Lousã
Population: 10,945,870 Area:92,391 km² Currency: Euro Language: Portuguese Government: Parliamentary Republic Capital: Lisbon
Portugal is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. Portugal is a European Union member since 1986.
Climate: Oceanic in the north; Mediterranean in the south; Annual temperature averages: 13 °C (55 °F) in the north and 18 °C (64 °F) in the south. Generally, spring and summer are sunny, whereas autumn and winter are rainy and windy.
The beaches
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz
Tocha.
Aveiro
A beach in the Algarve
The Algarve
The Algarve - LAGOS
The countryside
Alentejo
Gerês
Minho
S.Miguel (Azores)
Marvão
Lousã
The Cities
Lisbon (Lisboa)
Lisbon (Lisboa)
Lisbon (Lisboa)
Porto
Porto
Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra – University
Faro (Algarve)
Guimarães
Viana do Castelo
The mountains
Serra da Estrela (Mountain range) Altitude:1993 m
Picos Mountain (Azores) Altitude: 2351m
Lousãs Mountain Altitude: 1205 m
The rivers
The Tagus /Tejo (Lisbon)
Douro (Oporto)
Mondego (Coimbra)
Gêres Natural Park (where four rivers meet)
The Madeira and Azores Atlantic archipelagos
Madeira
Madeira
The Azores
The traditions
Trays festival (Tomar)
Fado singers (Coimbra)
Queima das fitas (Students graduation festival) COIMBRA
Festa das Flores (Festival of the Flowers) – Campo Maior
The past
The present
The future OCEANARIUM in LISBON
Class 9 A Escola Básica 2,3 da Lousã Portugal Welcome to Europe an e-guide book of different European regions. November 2007