Portugal
 Portugal | |
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| Information | |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Capital: | Lisbon |
| Population: | 10,670,000 |
| Currency: | Euro |
| Hitchability: |  (good)
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| More info: | Hitchbase |
| Meet fellow hitchhikers on Trustroots | |
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Portugal is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
People are very friendly in general. During the summer, especially the coastline is overrunned by tourists. In Portugal people are easy going and sometimes slow. Everything needs its time, so you will proably have to wait for a little while. Overlandbusses are usually a bit late.
Hitchhiking
Hitching in Portugal is quite easy. However, it is important that you are protected from the sun. The weather is, especially in summer, extremely hot. As an alternative to hitchhiking you can use the busses from Rede Esspressos for overland travels. The railway network is not in a good state, it is slow and there are only two lines.
Cities
Eat and Drink
You make a good deal if you buy on the local markets where you can expect good quality for low prices. Fruits, vegatables, fish and meat have mostly good prices. Expensive is cheese, fruit juice, haribo and chocolate.
In restaurants you will always get bread, chesse, butter and olives without being asked. This will cost extra. As starter there is a soup usual and as main course grilled fish or grilled meat with rice or chips. Portuguese people often eat grilled stuff or stew. The meals are mostly simple.
Links
- BRISA has information on all the highways in Portugal and their exits and gas stations.
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