Portugal is a small country but has great treasures like the beautiful cities of Lisbon, with historic Belem Tower, the famous Jeronimos Monastery and the Monument to the Discoveries. The city of Porto in Northern Portugal has its Port Wine lodges and vineyards along the Douro River; further south is the famous Coimbra University.

Visit Portugal's famous seashore and charming fishing villages especially on the Algarve with its popular beaches and rocky, cliff-lined coves, resort towns of Portimao, Lagos and Albuferia; and historic Cabo de Sao Vicente lighthouse on Europe's most southwesterly point. Our images capture Portugal's Age of Exploration during which Portuguese voyages rounded Africa and expanded European knowledge of India and Asia.

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