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Recreation and Travel : Portugal

This pathfinder includes information about Portuguese tourism, sports, and leisure. It is divided into the following sections: General Travel in Portugal: cities and regions | Sports & Leisure For information about additional resources on recreation and travel at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The Library of Congress Online Catalog Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of published works on subjects relating to Portugal. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Portugal are the following sites: Iberia, The University of California at Berkeley's link to the Iberian Peninsula for both Portugal and Spain Iberian Studies Web, of WESS.

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General Travel in Portugal: cities and regions

 

CLIX : CANAL VIAJAR : PORTUGAL  (http://viajar.clix.pt/com/index.php)
An online travel guide on Portugal. Contains information on lodging, restaurants, places to see, suggested excursions, travels news, transports, maps, general informations, and links. In Portuguese and English.

COSTA DO ESTORIL  (http://www.estorilcoast-tourism.com/pt/default.asp)
Contains information on tourism in Costa do Estoril, Portugal. In Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, French, and Spanish.

A GATEWAY FOR PORTUGAL  (http://www.portugal-web.com/index.htm)
Portugal-Web, a resource for information on Portugal. Presents information on holiday rentals, car hire, hotels, restaurants, real estate, hotels, services, sports and leisure, investiments and jobs, and regions. In Portuguese, English, and German.

LUSO PLANET : O PORTAL TURÍSTICO  (http://lusoplanet.free.fr/turism.htm)
A very comprehensive electronic resource on tourism and leisure information for Portugal. Includes cities, maps, gastronomy, links to sites of related interest, hotels, camping sites, museums and monuments, ecological parks, zoos, archeology, cultural events, transports, sports, craft, and more. In Portuguese. Most sites includes English version.

METROPOLITANO DE LISBOA  (http://www.metrolisboa.pt)
Metro stations in Lisbon, Portugal. The web site of the "Metropolitano de Lisboa" presents information on fares, working hours, network diagram, art in the metro, and contact. Offers access to transport sites in Portugal and metros in the world. In Portuguese and English.

PÁGINAS DE LISBOA  (http://lisboa.kpnqwest.pt)
A comprehensive resource for general information about Lisbon, Portugal. Contains information about the city, restaurants, museums, chronology, fado houses, transportation, places to visit, emergency phones, and more. In Portuguese and English.

PORTUGAL : TOURISM AND SIGHTSEEING GUIDES  (http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/%5Ftourism/index.html)
Tourist guide of the regions of Portugal. In Portuguese, English.

PORTUGAL TRAVEL GUIDE  (http://www.portugaltravelguide.com)
A very comprehensive travel guide in Portugal. Contains information for tourists: where to go, regions and cities of Portugal, flight information, train travel, weather, where to stay, history, culture, gastronomy, getting aroun, shopping, sports & leisure, traveller's tips, images, and more. In English.

PORTUGAL inSITE  (http://www.portugalinsite.pt)
Portugal's official tourism Web site. Contains information on destinations, accommodation, gastronomy, transports, heritage, nature, itineraries, golf, active tourism, leisure, travel agents, news, contact, postcards, and more. In Portuguese, English, Spanish, and German.

POUSADAS DE PORTUGAL  (http://www.pousadas.pt)
The Pousadas de Portugal is a network of more than 40 havens of hospitality, spread all over Portugal, from the green hills of the Minho to the golden beaches of the Algarve, from the mountain ranges of Trás-os-Montes and the Beiras to the immense plains of the Alentejo, from the roving Atlantic ocean to the old Spanish border, the oldest unaltered frontier line in the world. In Portuguese, English, and Japanese.

SANTUÁRIO DE FÁTIMA  (http://www.santuario-fatima.pt)
The sanctuary of Fátima official Web site. The religious sanctuary of Fátima is the largest ecclesiastical complex dedicated to the worship of the Virgin in Portugal as well as one of the most famous catholic shrines in the world. The site contains information about Fátima, the apparitions, what the pilgrims should see in Fátima, main dates, the seers of Fátima, other places within a mile of the sanctuary, and activities. In Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, and German.

TURISMO DE LISBOA  (http://www.atl-turismolisboa.pt)
Welcome to Turismo de Lisboa's Internet Site. Contains information on incentives, congresses, exhibitions, population, language, currency, religion, publications, cards, events, shows, exhibitions, festivals, site map, visitor's guide, Lisboa camping, TL Press releases, golf, tennis, extreme sports, recreation, fairs, hotels and lodging, gastronomy and restaurants, fado, and more. In Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German.

Sports & Leisure

 

A DIRECTORY OF AMUSEMENT, RECREATION SERVICES AND CULTURE OF PORTUGAL  (http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/0/83.html)
Portugal's index of Amusement, Recreation Services & Culture, linking to subindexes or directories or information pages. In Portuguese and English.

A DIRECTORY OF SPORTS AND ADVENTURE OF PORTUGAL  (http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/0/86.html)
Portugal's index of Sports & Adventure, linking to subindexes or directories or information pages. In Portuguese and English.

GUIA DE GOLFE DO ALGARVE  (http://www.algarve-gold.com/golf/defaultpor.asp)
A guide to golf in Algarve, Portugal. In Portuguese, English, and German.

INFORDESPORTO ONLINE  (http://infordesporto.sapo.pt)
An online resource for general news and information on sports in Portugal.

LUDOTECA  (http://www.ludoteca-seia.rcts.pt)
Children's leisure in "Ludoteca Municipal de Seia", Portugal. The homepage contains information about the activities. In Portuguese.

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