Portugal Tourism

30/01/2012

Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor. However, in reality fado is simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain structure.

30/01/2012

Portugal

Not only the Fins but also what the world need to know about Portugal.

30/01/2012

Cultural Landscape of Sintra

In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra , created a unique combination of parks and gardens which influenced the development of landscape architecture throughout Europe.

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A quieter beach on the Algarve can be found at Tavira, near the border with Andalusia in Spain. The town has distinct Moorish influences, although much of the architecture was destroyed in the devastating earthquake of 1755, which destroyed Lisbon and killed an estimated 60,000 people in and around the city. The town has links to the nearby island of Ilha da Tavira, which has got fine sandy beaches. There are also three isolated beaches nearby, which are separated from the town by an arm of the Ria Formosa and accessed by boat from Tavira: Cabanas and Conceicao to the east and Barill to the west.

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Produced and Bottled by:
Adega de Borba.

750ml.
Alc 14,5%

Tasting notes:
This wine was crafted from three grape varieties:Trincadeira,
Alicante Bouschet, and Cabernet Sauvignon, and features a
garnet color, an intense aroma, and a complex flavor with highlights of black fruit, chocolate and coffee.

Should be served at 16º-18ºc.

30/01/2012

A new page aiming to promote the Portuguese wonders.