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  Portugal Dream Coast May 23, 2011 at 1:35pm

  

  The 1st Annual Setúbal Music Festival will be on May 27th, 28th and 29th of May 2011 and during this three days the Festival will cover 750 years of Portuguese Music, from medieval era up to the editions of this year. The Setúbal Music Festival is the result of synergies between several entities : Municipality of Setúbal, The Helen Hamlyn Trust and the organization involved several local schools and associations in this global community project. The highlights of the program are three concerts of world class, which are : Pedro Caldeira Cabral and La Batalla, the Gulbenkian Choir and Pedro Carneiro Aries (born Azeitão) and the Goanese soprano Patricia Rozario Goan. The schedule of this event is at Portugal Dream Coast website, we leave you with the direct links : 27th , 28th and 29th May.
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  Portugal Dream Coast May 19, 2011 at 5:45pm

  Imagine you are visiting the Arrabida Mountain in a electric moto or take a ride on a Electric Skateboard. In Setúbal it is possible through BiGPlanet , a company with two years located in the center of the city.

  These electric skateboards work with a remote control assisted by an integrated braking system. With a word design and electric propulsion, take 3-4 hours to charge the battery (depending of the model).

  There is four different products, that have a different range and speed, which can vary from 13 km to 25 km autonomy and from 15 km/h at 30 kms/h in terms of speed. You can have a different afternoon, during your vacations. 
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  Portugal Dream Coast May 16, 2011 at 12:17pm

  Loyal to his philosophy of quality of raw-materials and the final product, Fábrica de Tortas Azeitonense – stands out in the Portuguese market as the main producer of Tortas (Rolls), Queijinhos de Azeitão (Small cakes – like Sweetmeals) and Queijadas (Small Sweet Pies) inclusively supplying the larger commercial areas of the region. +info
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  Portugal Dream Coast May 12, 2011 at 5:54pm

  Setubal region will have the 3rd Edition of Half Marathon on the Sands. 21 kms on the beaches of Costa da Caparica http://bit.ly/kIT4ts

  http://ww25.portugaldreamcoast.com/en/iii-half-marathon-on-the-sand/?subid1=20210531-2350-0538-a93c…

  See related links to what you are looking for.
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  Portugal Dream Coast April 28, 2011 at 6:37pm

  The “Navy Day” will be celebrated in the city of Setúbal, with several activities between 14th and 22nd May, celebrating the arrival of the Vasco da Gama Armada to Celecute. Church event of suffrage of the Military, military ceremony, skills demonstration at Sado River and Marine Parade. An amazing week in Setúbal.
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  Kim Walker April 26, 2011 at 8:56am

   

  I know I'm in good company here, cauz I too adore Portugal! My husband and I lead a photo tour there last June and will go again in October--this time to explore the Douro Valley and the north. Can't wait!

  Portugal has the friendliest people, and some of the most amazing architecture. I also enjoyed seeing some of the important cultural events--like the candellit procession at Fatima, the Agricutural Festival in Santarem and the bullfighting and courageous forcados! I recently posted a couple photo essays on both the bullfighting and Portuguese art and architecture on our blog UniqueTravelPhoto.com. I think Tomar's Convento de Cristo was my favorite architectural gem. What's yours?
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  David Paul Appell April 20, 2011 at 7:22pm

  Now on the Tripatini blog: an informative rundown of Portugal's top beaches!
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  David Paul Appell April 16, 2011 at 6:32pm

  I haven't read the piece, but I do think it's likely the author is not necessarily "advocating" running through Portugal with a checklist, but rather had in mind the unfortunate fact that many Americans, at least, rarely have much more than a week's vacation at a time. So especially with transatlantic fares being so high this summer, the mentality of many would be try to get the most sightseeing bang for the buck by packing in as much as they can into that precious week.  The sad fact is that few Americans with jobs have the luxury of lounging leisurely around the way Europeans do on holiday if they want to experience a significant portion of another country.  I wish it were otherwise, but if wishes were fishes...
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  Barbara Radcliffe Rogers April 16, 2011 at 3:37pm

  They are right only in that you could physically go all those places in a week. But what would be the point of just running through? Portugal is a place to savor, as Buzzy does, not to run through with a checklist in hand, as AP evidently advocates.
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  Buzzy Gordon April 16, 2011 at 6:21am

  What a joke. Sounds like the writer's idea of a "sampling" is taken from the movie "If it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium."

  I spent close to a week in central Portugal alone, exploring fascinating history and amazing scenery and terrific food -- and never even made it to Lisbon, or Porto, or the Algarve!