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GETTING TO KNOW

CENTRAL

PORTUGAL
EXPERIENCE Central Portugal A varied landscape lies between Portugal’s capital and Porto. Forested

hills overlook wild waves on the Lisbon coast, while Estremadura and the
Ribatejo mix empty beaches and quaint fishing villages with lush farmland.
Further north, the Beiras is home to the vine-clad valleys of the Dão wine
region, bleak highlands and fortress towns.

THE LISBON COAST Best for
Hilltop palaces and
PAGE 144 Breathtaking beaches and fairy-tale castles seem a fashionable resorts
Home to
world away from the hustle and bustle of the capital,
but it’s only a 90-minute drive to the Lisbon Coast.
The resorts of Costa da Caparica and Sesimbra, sheltered Palácio Nacional da Pena, Palácio
Nacional de Queluz, Palácio
by the verdant Serra da Arrábida, lie to the south, while Nacional de Sintra
to the north you’ll find the wooded slopes of Sintra, Experience
dotted with stunning summer palaces. It is not hard to Arroz de marisco, a flavoursome
see how the town inspired Hans Christian Andersen’s seafood rice, at a seafront eatery
fairy tales or why Lord Byron proclaimed it a “glorious
Eden”. The coast is also a surfers’ paradise as fierce
Atlantic waves batter the area around Ericeira.

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