Tourist Travel Information about Portugal
Portugal (República Portuguesa) is located in the Iberian peninsula in southwestern Europe.
It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and the north and east by Spain.
The Portugal–Spain border is 1,214 kilometers (754 miles) long, making it the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union.
The republic also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
Portugal has a rich, unique culture, lively cities, and beautiful countryside. It is no wonder that it is increasingly becoming one of the most popular destinations among American tourists. This is because the country offers outstanding landscape diversity, due to its North-South disposition along the western shore of the Iberian peninsula. You can travel in a single day from green mountains in the North, covered with vines and all varieties of trees to rocky mountains, with spectacular slopes and falls in the Centre, to a near-desert landscape in the Alentejo region and finally to the glamorous beaches of the Algarve.