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The Region and the country…
Lecce, Italy, March 2015
The country…
Portugal, officially the
Portuguese Republic, country
located in southwestern Europe,
whose territory is situated in the
western part of the Iberian
Peninsula and islands in the North
Atlantic.
The Portuguese territory has a total area of 92 090 km², being bounded
north and east by Spain and the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean,
comprising a mainland and two autonomous regions: the Azores and
Madeira.
Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. The country's
name comes from its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was
Portus Cale.
Regions…
Palácio da Pena, Sintra Miradouro dos Balcões - Madeira
Monsaraz - Alentejo Porto e Norte
Ilha de São Miguel - Açores Praça do Comércio, Lisboa
Castelo de Almourol - Centro Zambujeira do Mar - Alentejo
Portugal…
The territory within the present borders of the Portuguese Republic has been
continuously inhabited since prehistoric times: occupied by Celts, Galician and
Lusitanian, was integrated into the Roman Republic and later settled by
Germanic people such as the Suebi and the Visigoths
The country founded in 1143, following the Christian reconquest of the Iberian
Peninsula, remained an independent kingdom until 1580, then its sovereign
became the spanish king and, later in 1640, regained independence.
It became a Republic in 1910, following a regicide and remained as so until our
days .
GastronomyPortugal has a cuisine as rich and varied as its landscape . It is the sea that prints the most striking feature of Portuguese cuisine . The sweets, come from our convents where they were prepared centuries ago.If you come to Portugal you must try a “Pastel de Nata” accompanied with you coffee.Each dish has a right wine to be served with. We have different wines throughout the country, and the Port Wine is one of the most famous, the Douro red, the Alentejo among others are very appreciated as well.
The region and our school…
Our school (Escola Profissional
Amar Terra Verde) is located in
the Minho region, on the
northwestern corner of the
country.
The headquarters of the school are located in Vila Verde and it has a branch
in the neighboring county of Amares.
The region…
Vila Verde municipality is located in the district of Braga, right in the heart of
Minho. With an area of 228.7 km2, a population of 47 888 inhabitants spread
over 33 parishes.
It enjoys a pleasant temperate climate with average annual temperatures of
15 ° C, and a wet winter and hot and dry summer.
It has, in a great part of this territory, an emphasis on rurality and natural
landscapes.
It is a township where innovation and entrepreneurship are common.
The region…
Amares municipality is located in the district of Braga, also in the heart of
Minho. With an area of 81,95 km2, a population of 1 500 inhabitants spread
over 16 parishes.
It enjoys a pleasant temperate climate with average annual temperatures of
14 ° C, and a wet winter and hot and dry summer.
It has, as well, in a great part of this territory, an emphasis on rurality and
natural landscapes.
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