Portugal

MLMT calls you to experience this bountiful landscape on a plate. MLMT calls you to experience Portugal.

The wind blows over and rustles your hair along. A sense of royalty passes over you. This kingdom calls to you. It begs you to come. The cobbled streets turn into lanes that never end. Windows overlooking fill with grandmothers cheering over football playing children with vegetables and a cutting board in tow. Portugal is medieval castles standing tall overlooking the happenings. The beaches give you a highlighted sense of relief.

Portugal has marks left by all the countries that loomed over it. It has an entire canvas of culture to showcase. Portugal has mastered the art of simple, exquisite cooking. Their tables are always overflowing with cheeses and wines and freshly baked bread. The smell of char-grilled fish and smoked meat wafts wherever you are. The raw and rich coastlines of Portugal just make you want to stay forever.

MLMT calls you to experience this bountiful landscape on a plate.

 

When to visit?

The Portugal coast calls you from July to September. The waters are warmest, and there is a pleasant gust on your face. The surfers will find waves larger than building around the times of November and January. June is the month of the festivals. The streets light up around this time. Winter and spring are good times to book trips too. But with all the New Year and Christmas celebrations you might run into hordes of people. The tickets shoot up also.

 

Average Cost per Person

Portugal has always been known as a budget-friendly place. It has a lot of options available for backpackers. But even for luxury travelers, it is quite cheap. The airfare is not too much either. It goes from about 40,000 to 50,000. The travel inside will be about 20,000 rupees. Food is also quite cheap. And the exquisite quality at this price will drive you crazy. The trip will be the best experience at the best prices. The cost of this trip will go up to 80,000 to 1 Lakh at its highest.

 

Visa Requirements

Portugal is another one of the countries that come under the Schengen type of Visas. A lot of countries, rather most, that come under the Europe State are acceptable by the Schengen Visa. This visa is standard for all these 25 countries. So, if you have this, you get direct entry. You need to have a passport issued at least six months in the past. The Visa has different types of visa requirements based on the employment, self-employment, retired and students.

 

Where to stay?

Lisbon:

 

This is the hidden heaven for all food lovers. All of Lisbon lives for bacalhau. This salted and dried codfish, when paired with onions, eggs, potatoes and a million different preparations, makes Lisbon what it is. This is also a city of cheap booze. They turn their streets into party vehicles as the night gets closer. The last call does not exist here.

The city entirely fell apart by their earthquake in 1755. The eight minutes literally broke the entire town. Then followed a horrible tsunami that led to a week-long storm. This even still shapes their whole lives.

Best Places to stay in Lisbon

• Casa Balthazar
• Lisboa Carmo Hotel
• Lisbon Calling
• Valverde
• Dom Sancho I

 

Porto:

 

Porto is as alive with action as it could be. The charm of Porto can be seen till only one degree at first sight. Every day you find the city a bit more beautiful. This city is a blushing girl at the end of the classroom. It is the tiny things in the lives of these people that add up to the beauty of Porto.

Porto is the alley art place. The most outrageous of art on canvases spread across town. It is an architectural wonder. Some of the most celebrated chefs came from here. It is the master of Portuguese fusion tapas. This place captures the essence of Portuguese food mixed with the rest of the world.

Best Places to stay in Porto

• Torel Avantgarde
• Porto River
• Yeatman
• Hotel Aliados
• Vincci Porto

 

 

Evora:

 

Evora is the city still stuck in time. You go here and experience the world as it was in the medieval times. Once you go in here, there is not coming back. The past owns your heart. It enchants you to the next degree. It is the best view. Wake up on mornings go down with a hot cup of coffee and witness cathedrals and columns like never before.

This city is kept alive by the university students. This city hence is the perfect revival of the past in the future. The beautiful restaurants that run along cobbled streets serve up the best Alentejan cuisine. This is limited only to this region.

Best Places to stay in Evora

• Casa dos Teles
• Hotel Riviera
• Evora Inn
• Pousada Convento de Evora
• Albergaria do Calvario

 

 

Coimbra:

 

This is the city of the students. It has been the home to the most significant college in the country for a long time now. And this reflects very naturally in the culture of the city. It is also set slowly in the history of the country. There is screaming and games of ping pong everywhere the college students take over.

On evenings of the summer, this city lights up with the reverberations of the guitar paired with the voice of singers spreading throughout the city. This city sure has some charm.

Best Places to stay in Coimbra

• Five Senses Hotel
• Hotel Oslo
• Riversuites
• Hotel Braganca
• Apartamento Na Baixa

 

Funchal:

 

The essence of this city will always lie with the pirates. But a lot has changed now. The city has revamped itself to become a modern, cosmopolitan city. It is the home of Cristiano Ronaldo. What more can be said about a place? It is beauty clubbed with perfect poise and style.

It is nestled in the blue waters and has been the main port in the region for many years. The cruises take off from here and lead you right up to your dreams.

Best Places to stay in Funchal

• Aparthotel Imperatriz
• FX Hostel
• Hotel Madeira
• CatyBel Apartment
• A Casa Do Caseiro

 

 

Top Experiences

Pousadas

How many people would pass up the chance to stay in a castle? Royalty comes naturally here. Hotels exist everywhere. But these refurbished and commercialized pousadas are the best places to stay in this holiday season.

Fado

The one thing that matters the most to Portugal more than football is this. This word translates literally to fate. These are musical pieces dedicated solely to broken hearts. Listening to fadistas sing away the pain in pubs is the best way to embrace love and heartbreak.

Pastel de Natas

Nothing in the world is as beautiful as these custard tarts. The effect they will have on your taste buds could never be predicted. They are encased in the most crumbly and flaky of all pastries. The creamy, creamy custard is unparalleled. The best of these are found in Lisbon.

St. Johns Day

This sure is a weird day for any visitor to witness. The locals are a little too accustomed to the whacky customs this place holds. This day is celebrated with a lot of love, church services, parties that go on forever. People blow up inflatable mallets that can be used to hit fellow party goers with.

Monsanto

This is genuinely one of the weirdest but spectacular places you can visit. The houses here are sandwiched and held between and above boulders the size of planets. These red-roofed houses against the moss look beautiful and seem great to stay in. They are fitted with doors that lead to homes carved right into the stones.

 

Travel Smart:

• Wear comfortable footwear

This is standard advice, but it needs to be highlighted here. In cities like Lisbon, it is essential to wear good shoes. The cobbled streets don’t make for the most stable of grounds. Also, they tend to be slippery too. Portugal looks best on foot, and hence this is the way to go.

• Portuguese

A few places and people here to talk in English. But as you move out of the main cities and go towards the picturesque spots in the hidden areas, not everyone will know it. It would be best if you went through a few basic sentences and phrases.

• Make sure you pay for public transport

The system here takes the money and provides slips before seating oneself on the carrier. Make sure to do this before you sit. Not only is it going to put you in bad terms with locals but will also get you a heavy duty.

• Sun

The sun here can cause a lot of damage. Yes, the summer tan will get you a lot of credit points. But the afternoon sun will cause you some serious issues. So, make sure to wear hats and put the strongest of sunscreens from noon to three.

 

Countries that can be clubbed together

France

Morocco

Spain

 

 

 

 

 

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