Portugal, one of the oldest nations in Europe
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Portugal is a country in
southwestern Europe, situated
on the Iberian Peninsula.
Poryugal is the westernmost
country of mainland Europe
and shares borders with the
Atlantic Ocean in the west and
south and with Spain to the
east. Portugal's position
explains the fact that it
attracts lots of tourists each
year. The main tourist areas
are first of all the Greater
Lisbon, the Algarve,
Portuguese Islands, Greater
Porto and Northern Portugal
and Alentejo. Today, most
tourists in Portugal are from
Great Britain, Spain, Germany
and usually they are searching
not only the beach and the
sun, but also are interested in
culture, city breaks, cuisine,
travel in business. The
European cities that attract
most tourists are Barcelona
and Lisbon where tourists can
find lotsof hotels to lodge in.
Lisbon in recent years
surpassed even the Algarve
as the leading tourist region in
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