Archive for 'Alentejo'
Portugal - A Brief History
The early history of Portugal, whose name derives from the Roman name Portus Cale, is shared with the rest of the Iberian peninsula. The region was settled by Pre-Celts and Celts, giving origin to peoples like the Lusitanians, visited by Phoenicians and Carthaginians, incorporated in the Roman Republic dominions (as Lusitania in 138 BC), settled […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under Alentejo, Algarve, Cultural, Lisbon, Monsanto, Porto.
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Carnival - Brief History
Where did the word “carnival” come from?
Hundred and hundreds of years ago, the followers of the Catholic religion in Italy started the tradition of holding a wild costume festival right before the first day of Lent. Because Catholics are not supposed to eat meat during Lent, they called their festival, carnevale - which means “to […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under Alentejo, Algarve, Cultural, Lisbon, Monsanto.
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The Alentejo - Travel Portugal
Golden plains that disappear out of sight combine with the sun and the heat to impose their own slow, steady rhythm. This is the Alentejo.
Inland, the vast golden wheat fields undulate in the wind; along the coast, unspoilt beaches look rugged and unexplored.
This open, ample landscape is peppered with cork-oaks or olive trees that have […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008 under Alentejo.
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