THE TRAVELLER IN
PORTUGAL

Well within the top ten
on the British holiday
poularity stakes is
Portugal. For the holiday
maker in Portugal there is
choice of two main regions:
Around Lisbon,the capital
with the resorts of Cascais
and estoril on the Atlantic
seaboard, and the Algarve
on Portugals southern coast.

The Lisbon coastal area is
warn is summer but because
it is open to the Atlantic
can be very cool in winter.
The Algarve has long dry
summers and relatively mild
winters.

The Algarve has become a
self-catering paradise for
the UK traveller and there
are dozens of major and
minor resorts to choose
from.The biggest but not
neccesarily the best
include:

Lagos (pronounced Lagoosh)
Albufiera (one of the
biggest and an attractive
resort for the family)
Alvor
Quateria
Praia da Rocha

All these resorts are
serviced by Portugals
southern airport,Faro.

The Portuguese seem to
recall the long alliance
between the British and
themselves and are a
friendly people.Many
understand English quite
well.

Of particular note is the
huge number of golf courses
available on the Algarve and
specialist golifng holidays
are a major attraction.

Whilst Portugal is not as
expensive as Spain,it has
become more so of late, yet
a budget holiday is still
possible,especially in
Winter.

Capital:Lisbon
(also a major European port)

National Airline - TAP
(Air Portugal)

Currency:Escudo

Pop:10,459,701

UK Operators:
Thomsons
Sunworld
Airtours
Enterprise
Aspro