Land of contrasts Portugal is, for sure, the only E.C. country that, being so small, harmoniously blends signs of civilizations, left by a big variety of races, which inhabited the Iberian Peninsula. The Celts, the Romans, the Visigoths and the Arabs left inerasable signs in the language, uses and traditions traced in the valuable archaeological, artistic, monumental and anthropological heritage.

The Portuguese villages and its small pieces of land show ancient habits, lost in the nights of time.  It is a simple architecture of pure communitarian concept: the simplicity of their life habits, the way they cultivate the land, the food they eat, the manufacture of the olive oil and the wine, as well as its typical aguardente. The Portuguese people is conservative but, by nature, peaceful and warm-hearted. The popular art is a very rich asset of the Portuguese culture. The traditional fairs and local festivals still keep the ancestors ties. These are indeed curious examples of how traditions are kept from generation to generation, along the times.

From the picturesque Minho to the Algarve of sun and beaches, it is this fascinating voyage the visitor will embrace in this program.