Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts

Monday, December 21, 2009

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisboa is the capital of Portugal and the biggest city of Portugal.. It is considered an alpha global city and is the seat of the district of Lisbon and the main city of the Lisbon region. Its municipality, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477. It is located in the west of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the point where the river Tagus flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The western side of the city is mainly occupied by the Monsanto Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe with an area close to 10 square kilometres (almost 4 sq mi).

many thanks to Carlos!
and look at that lovely stamp:)) a little dwarf brought a present, so cute!:)

Friday, November 27, 2009

Portugal - Porto



Porto, is Portugal's second city and the capital of Norte region. It is, along with Lisbon, one of Portugal's two global cities. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal. Being the largest city in the region, it is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region.