Beautiful land to discover slowly to fully understand these people who in the past came to have a major colonial power. A holiday in this country must be traveling not to miss the many natural and artistic beauty, this is why it is a must to consider the idea of hiring a car in Portugal.
Lisbon, the capital of Lusitania
Can be easily reached by plane and the first thing to do is to provide low cost car rental at Lisbon airport, the conurbation is very large and the ideal is to move under its own vehicle to explore.Boulevards lined with Art Nouveau buildings and lots of outdoor rooms make the atmosphere relaxed, sit in a pastry shop and sample the empanadas, typical sweets and then calmly visit Lisbon with the low cost rental car. There is the famous Tower of Belem, a fortress at the mouth of the Tagus, the Castle of San Jorge, which dominates the city and many architectures the best example is the Jeronimos Monastery with memories of Portugal's most famous. The Lisbon-art is represented instead by Parque das Naçoes built for Expo 1998.For your evenings pointed towards the old part of the town where they serve dishes based on fish such as bacalhau a bras and then missed a place where to hear the fado, but there are also numerous pubs.For shopping is recommended instead a visit to the Baixa district to buy high-quality leather goods or the most eccentric shops in the Barrio Alto.
Porto, the city of the famous wine
The north of Portugal is just as interesting, has magnificent scenery with its granite mountains and the crystal clear blue sea. To visit it is best to arrive by plane and with a low cost car rental at the airport of Francisco de Sá Carneiro, throw to visit the city and its beautiful surroundings. Must see the district of Ribeira with Roman-medieval architecture, the magnificent Palacio do Bolsa, but also the magnificent cathedral where they meet the Gothic style, Arabs and Normans. Do not miss neither the churches of the rich ornaments Manueline and Baroque as the Igreja da Misericordia and go on gastronomic specialties for which the city is famous. The famous Port wine was born right here and there are countless wineries where you can taste or buy a few bottles, while the various restaurants citizens must taste the different preparations of fish, especially cod and tripe portuense. For shopping there is the area of Avis where you will find the most exclusive shops at prices quite beneficial, while the local nightlife are the port and the most characteristic to Ribeira. With the low cost car rental in Porto then you can push the nearby Guimarães, the ancient capital and explore the Atlantic coast.
Faro in southern Portugal
To discover the south of Portugal you can go,in Faro with your low cost rental car and the you can visit the Cidade Velha, the old town with its structure Arab can only give an idea of the magnitude and importance that the city clothed in the past . Still partly surrounded by ancient walls, can be accessed from the Arch da Vila. Must be the inevitable visit to the Sè, the particular structures Moorish cathedral and the macabre Capela de los Ossos, covered in human skulls bones. There are also numerous Renaissance buildings that testify to the richness of this village destroyed more than once over the centuries and could not miss the Maritime Museum and the Ethnographic Museum. But its main attraction are the beautiful beaches that make it a very popular tourist destination and, after a well-deserved rest in the sea, you can taste the fish soup with coriander and typical sweet almond and fig. For shopping there are Rua Santo Antonio and Rua Francisco, crowded with shops and do not miss the fascinating exotic market with many products coming from former colonies. In the evening is very lively, it is a university town and seaside tourism: there are many local "young" and many clubs, but also those that offer a fun softer to the rediscovery of traditionsWith the low cost hire car at Faro airport, guests can explore the area and push the ancient Roman city of Ossonoba and the park of the Lagoon is rich in flora and fauna of wetlands.
