• Anna Bercot

Southwest

• Lisbon is the capital

• Southwest corner bordered by Spain

• Map

Holidays, or special events

• New Year's Day, Carnival, Good Friday, Liberty Day, Labor Day ,Portugal Day, Corpus Christi, Assumption, Republic Day, All Saints' Day, Restoration of the Independence ,Immaculate Conception, and Christmas. Lisbon also observes the feast of St Anthony , and Porto observes the feast of St John the Baptist.

Government

• republic; parliamentary democracy Leader

• Aníbal António Cavaco Silva

Type of money with exchange rate and 3 hotels

• Euro is the type of money that is used in Portugal .

• 3 hotels are :• Britannia Hotel, Hotel Real Palacio, Sheraton Lisbon Hotel

Weather during different times of the year and when the best time to go is.

•  The weather in Portugal is temperate all year round, as you would expect from a country on the southwest side of Europe that is bordered on the south and west sides by the Atlantic and by Spain on the other two sides. The summer months, from June until September, are filled with endless days of sunshine and temperatures above 30 degrees centigrade. Portugal's weather ensures that its beaches and coastal resorts are packed throughout the hot summer months, with a consequent rise in prices to match. The Algarve, especially, benefits from the average 12 hours' of daily sunshine to make the most of its tourist trade. Portugal can be visited all year round, but the peak tourist season is in the summer months (June–September). A visit between February–April will allow guests to experience the much-celebrated Carnaval and Easter festivities.

Natural features to see in Portugal

• The Natural Park of Serra da Estrela is the largest in Portugal and has the highest mountain peaks in Portugal. Both the Rio Mondego and the boulder strewn Rio Zezere start here and cut through the Natural Park. These are the only two rivers that start and end within Portugal's boundaries.

• Rio Zezere natural park of Serra da Estrela

` Rio Mondego

Facts about Portugal

• The official name of Portugal is the ‘Republic of Portugal’.

• Portugal is located in southwestern Europe and spreads over an area of approximately 92,391 sq km.

• The official language of Portugal is Portuguese, while the official currency is Euro.

• Lisbon, the largest city in Portugal, is also the country’s capital city.

• Parliamentary democracy is followed in Portugal. • Majority of the Portuguese are Roman Catholic, with a

very small proportion making up Protestants and other.