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The age under which
you can get half-price
travel on Portugal’s
DISCOVER Portugal Your Way
trains.

PORTUGAL FOR
FAMILIES

Beautiful beaches aside, Portugal is a great place for kids.
The people are friendly, the food familiar and there are
plenty of things to do to give kids a holiday to remember.

Get Outside
Small children will enjoy wandering around
Coimbra’s Portugal dos Pequenitos (p199), with
its recreations of some of Portugal’s best-
known monuments, including an impressive
replica of Tomar’s Convento de Cristo (p176),
and regional houses, all in miniature. For
thrill-seekers, Madeira’s Monte Toboggan is a
hair-raising ride down a steep hillside in a
wicker basket (p357).The descent is made safe
by the carreiros (toboggan-drivers), dressed in
white with straw boaters, who use their
rubber-soled shoes
to control the speed
and direction of the A mother and son
basket. A fun way to enjoying a ride on
get from A to B! the Monte Toboggan
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