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Location“Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.” Transcribed from Wikipedia.org

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HistoryPortugal has been land of Romans, Barbarians and Muslim Moors until it’s foundationAs Portucale Kingdom in 1143 A.C

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Also, Portugal was pioneer and world leading explorer in the so called Age of Discovery and was the world´s major economic, military, and political power from the 15th century to the beginning of the 16th century.

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Age of Discoveries

During that time, we imported a large ammount of different luxury products.

Spices from India

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Gold from Africa and

Silk from Asia

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Portugal is divided into three main parts: North, Centre and South.

Also, it has two archipelagos, Azores and Madeira.

The overall temperature is about 20ºC, making it a moderate climate.

•Geography

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•The North (Douro)

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•The North (Oporto)

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•The Alentejo Region

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•The Capital City - Lisbon

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•The South – The Algarve

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•The Azores

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•Madeira

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Altogether, Portugal is a very beautiful country, with rich history and with a lot of places to visit and to discover.

We are looking forward to receiving you in Pombal!

Thank you