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Paula Rego Museum, is located just outside the Portuguese capital by the beaches of Cascais. The museum includes paintings and drawings by Portugal’s most acclaimed living artist. The museum is named after Paula Rego, who was born in Lisbon but has been living between Cascais and London since the 1970s. In the British capital she married artist Victor Willing and was appointed the first associate artist of England’s National Gallery. She’s also considered one of the best living painters in Britain, and her works can be seen in several museums around the world, from the British Museum in London to the MoMA in New York.
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The Vasco da Gama Bridge spans the Tagus River near Lisbon, Portugal. When it opened (and still today) it is one of the longest in Europe. With a total length of 17 km including 0.8 km for the main bridge, 12.3 km in viaducts, and 4.8 km in dedicated access roads, this magnificent structure is an immense cable-stayed bridge. It is named after Vasco da Gama – the famous maritime explorer, which in 1498 discovered the sea route to the Indies around the Cape of Good Hope.
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Ericeira is a fishing village only few km from Lisbon and Sintra, located where the high cliffs of the rocky coast meet the Atlantic Ocean. A prime target for surfers, famous for its beautiful beaches Ericeira is internationally renowned as one of the best surfing spots in Europe. And it attracts tourists who come from all over the world to take advantage of the powerful Atlantic waves that can be found here.
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 Sintra Palace was the summer residence of the kings and of the Moorish lords of Lisbon. It’s the best preserved mediaeval Royal Palace in Portugal. Sintra is a tourist attraction for people from all around the world and is a part of the World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 
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Oporto is a beautiful city in Portugal, just on 314km north of Lisabon and 304km south of La Coruna Spain. This city gave its name not only to port wine, but also to Portugal and its language. Oporto’s most interesting neighborhood is Ribeira. The narrow streets and balconied houses evoke Lisbon’s Alfama, though the quarter has its own distinctive character. Ribeira preserves the timeless quality of many of the old buildings and cobbled streets lining the riverbank.
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The Rossio Railway Station is a stunning structure set between Rossio Square and Restauradores Square in Lisbon, Portugal. The railway station was designed by the architect José Luís Monteiro. They integrated eight doors match the nine palatial windows and incredibly decorated clock tower located on the top of the facade.
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Estoril is a civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon – the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavel, 15 kilometres from Lisbon and stretches as far as Guincho. The two main resort towns are Estoril and Cascais. The town has since lost much of its status, but maintains a certain faded grandeur and is still a fashionable cosmopolitan playground with Europe’s largest casino, tennis courts, some of Europe’s finest golf courses, an automobile race track that has held Formula One Grand Prix races, and an attractive sandy beach. Early in the 20th century the resort became the playground of the rich and famous who came here to relax and sunbathe; luxurious hotels accommodated illustrious visitors which included royalty and ex-royalty.

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