Climate: The temperatures are still mild when compared to the rest of Europe. There are often warm, sunny days in autumn and nice weather at the beginning of November;

Cosmopolitan Capital - Lisbon: For those who love to stroll the streets to find their favorite brands, you will find in Lisbon for some of the best shopping in Europe. There you will find delightful boutiques and specialist Lisboa shops, with international and designer brands;

Gastronomy: Portuguese food is one of the most pleasant surprises for tourists visiting our country. ·Due to our vast coastline, seafood plays a major part in Portuguese cuisine and the quality of our seafood and freshly caught grilled fish is beyond compare. Portuguese love meat and they cook it according to the most varied and flavorful recipes. Pork meat is also very popular.·Cheeses of Portugal - The most popular Portuguese cheese, the "Queijo da Serra", is a sheep cheese, made in the Serra da Estrela region, where the highest peak of Portugal is located. Its smooth consistency and delicate flavor are very much comparable to the best Bries. The Desserts - Portuguese people are sweet toothed!Our specialties include at least two hundred different types of pastries. Our national taste to sweets seems to come from the Moorish occupation; and in the 15th century there was the sugar cane planted in Madeira. Later on, in the 17th and 18th century, the convents became famous for their pastries, as can be told by the allusive names of their specialties: "toucinho do céu" - heaven's lard, or "barriga de freiras" - nun's belly;

History: Portugal is a country with a rich and diverse history. Throughout the centuries, many civilizations left a mark in the territory; from the Greeks and the Celts through the Romans and the Moors, this rich heritage is evident in the wealth of historical monuments throughout my country. Portugal boasts of loads of heritage sites selected by UNESCO. There are countless number of Portuguese treasures scattered throughout the country and for the history buff, none can be more majestic than the numerous monuments and castles that tell the tale of this country’s extensive history. It is Portugal's rich history that makes it such a unique country, and there is nowhere better to soak this up than in the old cities of the interior;

Language: Portuguese is the official language, but English is widely spoken and understood;

Safety & Security: Generally, safety is not a problem for travel in Portugal. It remains largely free of terrorist incidents and is considered the 7th most peaceful nation in the world according to the Global Peace Index, making its many marvelous sights safe to explore and conquer;

Secret & Undiscover Spots: While it's true that Portugal is no longer the Iberian Peninsula's best-kept secret, it's fairly easy to escape the crowds. Even at the busiest resorts in the Algarve, it only takes a short ride or a walk across countryside to reveal rarely visited places that still offer the feeling of discovery;

Travel Health: There are no health risks attached to travel to Portugal;

Warm Friendly People;

Wines: From the North to the South, the country is wealthy in good wines and, apart from the unique Port and Madeira, there are more than one hundred different varieties of wines, ranging from table wines to special ones, all of them reflecting the individual character of their respective soil. The Portuguese production places it as the seventh greatest producer of wine in the world;

Value for Money: In these uncertain times, American travelers are looking for two things--value for the dollar and the value of experience. Portugal is strong on both counts. Even with the exchange rate in Europe, Portugal is one of Europe’s best values.