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Holidays north Portugal   -   Travel information northern part of Portugal.

Regions in North Portugal : Alto Trás-os-Montes, Ave, Cávado, Douro, Entre Douro e Vouga, Grande Porto, Minho-Lima and Tâmega

Capital City Norte : Oporto


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transport / traveling to norte 

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Car Rental Portugal

  Sixt   -   

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 
From Enhanced Hertz Driving Directions to Emergency Roadside Assistance, check out the many reasons why Hertz is #1 in Car Rental

Holiday Homes / Apartments

Interhome   -   Holiday homes Norte

  Portugalvacances.com   -   Villas and holidays in Portugal at affordable prices

  Holiday Rentals

Hotels in Northern Portugal / Pousadas

  Hotels in city of Porto

  Ipanema Park *****, Rua De Serralves, 124, 4150-702 Porto
Strategically located between Boavista and Foz, hotel Ipanema Park is just a few minutes away from both the city centre and the motorway which provides access to the airport and the city of Lisbon.

  

  Pousadas   -   lodgings where you can appreciate the traditional regional gastronomy
Dozens of state-run Pousadas, strategically situated in or near major tourist destinations throughout the country, almost invariably offering the most comfortable accommodations and, often, the finest food in the area

Hostels

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

  Pousadas Juventude   -   click on  'Contactos e links'
  Youth hostels in Portugal

National Parks

  Peneda-Gerês National Park
  Montesinho Natural Park
  Alvão Natural Park

World Heritage Sites:

  Alto Douro Wine Region
  Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

The Adventure Company 
Adventurecompany.co.uk is the leading specialist of Family Adventure Holidays with infant adventures, teenage departures and single parent holidays.

 
Create your perfect trip to Northern Portugal   -   Flight, Hotel and Car

  ATG Oxford   -   Quality Walking & Cycling holidays in Portugal



  Paxtravel   -   a leading name in pilgrimage organisation for > 25 years
Itineraries on a mixture of religious and cultural themes, for groups large and small and individuals.
  Secret Destinations Holidays

Travel Guides Portugal / Related books

Travel Guides Portugal  [ amazon.co.uk ]

Portugal - Lonely Planet Country Guide  -  Charlotte Beech, Abigail Hole, Richard Sterling
Think you've done it all? This comprehensively updated book will help you find the haunting strains of fado, spectacularly decorated azulejos, the wonders of ancient castelos and the delights of succulent bacalhau a Gomes de Sá.
78 detailed maps; special sections on architecture and port wine; activities galore--golf, jeep safaris, water sports; accommodation and food options for every budget; user-friendly language chapter and handy glossary.
Paperback 488 pages (March 2005);  Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications;  Language: English;  ISBN: 174059682X.
Portugal - Rough Guide 
By Mark Ellingham, Graham Kenyon, John Fisher, Jules Brown, Matthew Hancock.
Paperback 640 pages (March 31, 2005);  Publisher: Rough Guides;  Language: English;  ISBN: 184353438X.

Transport / How do I travel to Norte in Portugal

  Porto Airport  
  Lisbon Airport

 
Book cheap flights to Porto at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets Northern Portugal / Discount Flights 
Cheap flights Northern Portugal

   -   Ferry Portsmouth to Bilbao
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes: Dover to Calais, Portsmouth to Bilbao, Portsmouth to Cherbourg, Portsmouth to Le Havre, Hull to Rotterdam and Hull to Zeebrugge

  Portugese Railways

  Online Maps Portugal [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection Europe  ]


Links 

  Travel Insurance   -   online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents on the Interne

  Portugal Tourism

  Oporto

  Alto Trás-os-Montes
  Ave
  Cávado
  Douro
  Entre Douro
  Grande Porto
  Minho-Lima and Tâmega
  Vouga

  Coast Norte
If you follow the coastline on the road from Vila do Conde to Valença, you will not miss the beautiful beaches, seaside resorts and enchanting villages such as Caminha and Vila Nova de Cerveira.

  Braga   -   in the heart of Costa Verde.

  News   -   Expresso -

Cuisine  -  Portuguese Cooking

Renowed and varied regional cuisine.

Light wines (vinhos verdes) and rich wines.

  Virtual Portugal   -   Eating & Drinking in Portugal
Fish and Crustaceans; Meat, fowl and game; Cheeses; Desserts; Wines of Portugal [ a wealthy in good wines and, apart from the unique Port and Madeira - see map ]; Eating & Drinking places directories

History of Norte

Part of the combined Kingdom of Galicia and León in the 11th century and known as the County of Portucale. See for more Wikipedia.

Music & Culture

  Agenda Cultural Nacional
  Fado [ destiny in Portuguese ]
A form of melancholic music. It is linked to the Portuguese word 'saudade', conveying a complex feeling of sadness, pain, miss and love, along with other feelings. Its origins are probably a mixture of African slave rhythms with traditional music of Portuguese sailors. And it also has a Arabic influence.

Nowadays fado is a world wide known symbol of Portugal, being represented for many years in foreign countries by Amália, and more recently by Dulce Pontes, among others. Throughout the world, to the name of Portugal, there were two things immediately related: the bullfighting and the Fado. Although taking many forms as it is sung in Porto, in Coimbra or in Lisbon, the Fado is, by self-earned right, the expression of the Portuguese soul.
  Instituto Camoes   -   Centros Culturais Portugueses
  Music Museum
The Music Museum is an institution under the Portuguese Institute of Museums (Instituto Português de Museus ), in which one of the richest instrument collections in Europe is housed, along with documents, an iconography collection and sound archive.
  Portugese Cinema

  MP3's   -   Portuguese Music

Web Portal / Portugese Search Engine / Directories

  Portugal4you.com   -  Online Travel Guide for Portugal, Madeira und Azores
  Portugalinfo
  Portugal Travel Guide

  Yellow Pages   -   English / Portuguese
  Telephone Guide   -   white pages  -  English / Portuguese language


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