The mild climate and a well developed tourist industry - are the main aspects that contribute to the modern holiday. Portugal is able to provide all the terms of a good rest, ranging from comfortable hotels, almost year-round warm water and ending with the wonderful nature of the Lisbon Riviera, which has already been able to estimate the millions of tourists who come here to relax on the full program.
Tours of Portugal, whose main areas are in the western Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and occupy the archipelago of the Azores and Madeira, attract, first of all, the opportunity to visit the Algarve in the south of Portugal. The province is considered the cleanest resort, and length of the beach here is so great, that sin would not be in this unique opportunity and not to build here hotels, resorts and spas, which every year visiting more and more tourists from around the world.
Hotels in Portugal are located in the most picturesque places, including in the hills and mountains around Foia, the highest point of which rises 902 feet above the level of the order. Villas and apartments in the Algarve is famous for high service and stunning views of the picturesque nature and the ocean. Not far from Lisbon, are the famous resorts of Estoril and Cascais with clean beaches, but on the surface of the water like cut Guincho Wave vindservingisty. Resort town Costa da Caparica is more suitable for families.
Meiderich archipelago has long been chosen by the Russian tourists: excellent service and very reasonable prices have become the basis for development of tourist business on the island. Subtropical climate and beautiful mountains, flora and fauna, magnificent beaches and clean ocean attract fans of beach and outdoor activities. New Year's fireworks, which is held every year in Madeira, had already entered the record books because of their size. Also visit the National Wildlife Refuge, which occupies most of the islands of Selvagem Grande, Selvagem Peck and Elias de Flore - here you can see strange nesting seabirds.
Holidays in Portugal will not be complete without the participation in festivals, which traditionally are held in the Azores. This festive presentation of "Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres" (Festival of Christ the Miracle Worker), and the festival Sanjoaninas "in honor of Saint Anthony, Peter and John. It was at this festival, you will be able to witness a bullfight and street bullfights. In September, visit "Festival of the new crop of grapes, where you can taste the finest wines of local vintners bouquets.
Also in the Azores, you will find all kinds of entertainment, which a tourist could wish for: sailing, windsurfing, golf, swimming, hunting, surfing, tennis and much more, including nightly entertainment in bars and restaurants. And if you're lucky, you can see the whales that come to the Azores for reproduction. Maybe that this event is most remembered for Portugal: photo, depicting the sea giants, will be reminded of the wonderful time spent on the Atlantic coast.
And, of course, you can not avoid their attention the most important city of Portugal - Lisbon, where concentrated cultural and architectural monuments, included in the list of the most important sights of the capital: watchtower Torre de Belem, the Monastery Jerónimos, the Cathedral, the castle of San Jorge, the park King Edward and many other fine museums and centers of archaeological and ethnographic exhibits.