Portugal Culture A-Z

Find information on Portugal's main cities, airports, art, beaches, churches, famous people, festivals, history, language, literature, museums, resorts, and transportation in a handy A-Z format.

In-depth articles on Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Coimbra, Braga, Fatima and other Portuguese towns.

A = Abrantes, Accommodation, Afonso Henriques, Age of Discoveries, airlines, airport, Albufeira, Alcobaça, Alentejo, Alfama, Algarve, Algarve accommodation, Algarve Regions, Alto Douro, Amarante, Angra do Heroismo, aqueducts, Arcozelo, Aveiro, Azores, azulejos.

B = Banks, bars, Bacalhau, Baixa Alentejo, Batalha, beaches, beer, Belem, Beira Alta, bird-watching, Bom Jesus do Monte, books on Portugal, Braga, Bragança, bullfights, buses, Byron.

C = Cabanas, Caldas da Rainha, Canoeing, CP (Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses), Carnaval (Carnival), Car rental, Cascais, casinos, castles, ceramics, Chaves, chemists, Chiado, climate, Coimbra, Conimbriga, cork, Corvo (Azores), Costa Verde, country houses, Covilha, currency.

D = Dialing Codes, Bartolomeu Dias, diving, dolphins, Doca de Alcantara, Douro, Dragão, drinking, driving, drought, drugs.

E = Earthquakes, elevador, Elvas, embassies, entertainment, Ericeira, Estoril, Estremadura, Estremoz, Euro 2004, Eusebio, Evora, Expo 98.

F = Facts & Figures, Fado, Faial (Azores), Faro, Fátima, festivals (festas), ferries, Figueira da Foz, film, Flag of Portugal, Flores (Azores),food, food glossary, football, forest fires, Foz de Arelho, Funchal, Furnas, Funicular.

G = Gare do Oriente Station, Gay, GNR (Guarda Nacional Republicana), Glossary, Golf, Gouveia, Graciosa (Azores), Guarda, guest houses, Guimaraes.

H = Henry the Navigator, hiking, History, horse-riding, Horta, hostels, hospitals, hotels.

I = Iberia, IC (intercidade - trains), Images of Portugal, Images of Madeira, international schools, Internet cafes, Insurance, Inter-Rail, i-mode, IP (itinerário principal - highway), IR (interregional - trains).

J = Jazz, Jose de Alvalade stadium, Jose Mourinho, Jose Saramago.

K = Knights Templar.

L = Lajes, Lagos, Language, Lapa, Leiria, Lesbian, Lindoso, Lisboêtas, Lisbon, Lisbon accommodation, Lisbon A-Z, Lisbon metro, Loule, Lusitano, Luso, Luz stadium.

M = Madeira, Mafra, Magellan, Manueline art & architecture, manor houses, map of the Azores, maps of Portugal, Mariza, Marques de Pombal, Mateus, Menhir da Meada, Metro, Milreu, Minho, Miranda do Douro, Mirandela, mobile phones, monasteries, money, Monsanto, Monsaraz, Moors, Moura, museums, music.

N = Napoleon, National Parks, Nazare, newspapers, nightlife.

0 = Obidos, Oeiras, Olhao, olives, opening hours, Outeiro, Ovar.

P = Palaces, Parque das Nações, Parque Natural da Arrabida, Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alenttejano e Costa Vicentina, Peneda-Geres, Penha, Fernando Pessoa, Phones, Pico (Azores), pilgrimages, Pombal, Marques de, Ponta Delgada, Port wine, Portalegre, Porto, Porto accommodation, Porto Covo, Porto de Mos, Porto Metro, Porto Santo (Madeira), post-offices, Pousadas, Praia (beach), PSP (local police), Public Holidays.

Q = Quatro Aguas, Queluz, Quinta (villa), Quinta do Largo, Quintanilha.

R = Rail, Reconquista, Paula Rego, restaurants, Ribatejo, Ribeira Grande, Rio Caldo, Rio Douro, Rio Minho, RoboCup 2004, Romans, Ronaldo, Cristiano, RSS News Feeds.

S = Sagres, Sailing, Salazar, Antonio de Oliveira, Sao Miguel (Azores), Sao Jorge (Azores), Santa Cruz, Santa Maria (Azores), Setúbal, Sé (cathedral), Seia, Serpa, Sesimbra, sex, shops, Silves, Sintra, soccer, Soajo, Soares, Mario, Sortelha, spas, Spinola, General, stadiums, surfing.

T = Taxis, Tavira, Tejo, Terceira (Azores), Tiles, Tomar, tourist offices (turismo), tours, trains, Trancoso, Tras-os-Montes, TV stations.

U = Ucanha, Underground, universities.

V = Valenca do Minho, Vasco da Gama, Velas, Viana do Castelo, Vieira do Minho, Vila do Conde, Vila do Porto, Vilamoura, Vila Nova, Vila Real, Vila Vicosa, villas, vineyards, visas, Viseu.

W = Walking, water sports, whale-watching (Azores), wine, Wellington, wild boar, windsurfing, wolves, World Heritage Sites.

X = X-rated.

Y = Youth hostels.

Z = Zambujeira do Mar, Zoos.