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.....I am standing on the top of Foia peering at the Atlantic winking away at me in the misty distance. I am feeling smug because I achieved this on foot without the aid of oxygen, ice pick or funicular and I am the perfect sloth! ...My time? I neither know not nor care and don't ask me again. It is flexibility that matters and this holiday was just perfect.
Alan Bestic,The Telegraph UK (travel section) March 21st, 2001
Alan experienced Mountain Top to Cliff Top - Algarve (as a guest of WorldWalks)
...... the hiking is spectacular! Lining the tracks are wild lavender, dog roses, honeysuckle, poppies and tall pink spears of fox gloves. One day we picnic by the banks of the river and watch fat trout float downstream.....
Helen Anderson, Sydney Morning Herald August 23rd 2008
Helen experienced our 4 days walking in the Douro - 'Walking, wine and Port'.
.....Julie Statham of Portugal Walks is the walking expert.
Lonely Planet Guide to Portugal(latest edition 2009)
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Did you know? |
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The Portuguese introduced words to the Japanese language which are still current today including 'orrigato' from 'obrigado' meaning 'thank you'. |
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The Portuguese were advisers to the Emperor of China before Marco Polo claimed to have arrived there. |
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The Portuguese brought the chilli plant to India enabling the invention of 'curry'. |
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Hannibal landed 24 elephants in the Algarve before marching on Rome. |
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In north England archaeologists have found jars made in Beja (Alentejo) used to transport olive oil to the Roman soldiers. |
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Catarina of Bragança brought the institution of 'afternoon tea' to England. |
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Portugal is half the size of Florida with two-thirds the population. Yet over the centuries it has influenced our lives far more than many much larger and more powerful countries. |
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