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Wine Regions of Portugal

Though Portugal has a long history of wine making and some of its wines are among the greatest in the world, I have the feeling that the Portuguese wine sector has progressed less in recent years than its Spanish counterpart. While the Spanish wine-making... See this map and read more about Wine Regions of Portugal.

This map of Wine Regions of Portugal was created on 09/01/2008. It has been viewed 948 times.

Islas Formigues

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This map of Islas Formigues was created on 27/07/2007. It has been viewed 361 times.

Oporto

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This map of Oporto was created on 16/05/2007. It has been viewed 610 times.

Around Madrid

Madrid is a great base for exploring the centre of Spain. The map shows the most popular excursions, the towns of most interest within a short driving distance (under 1 h 35 min) of Madrid - they are by no means the only places worth visiting.

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Toledo (90 km... See this map and read more about Around Madrid.

This map of Around Madrid was created on 29/04/2007. It has been viewed 1417 times.

Gaudi in Barcelona

Gaud is closely linked to Barcelona, indeed it is hard to see his works outside Catalonia. See this map and read more about Gaudi in Barcelona.

This map of Gaudi in Barcelona was created on 28/04/2007. It has been viewed 143 times.

Costa del Sol

The Costa del Sol, the "sunny coast," is the coast of the province of Málaga, elbowing its way down into the province of Cádiz and over into Granada, when the respective tourist boards of those provinces allow. It is not, in fact, the sunniest part of Spain (that corresponds to the neighbouring Costa de la Luz), but it's a near-run... See this map and read more about Costa del Sol.

This map of Costa del Sol was created on 11/04/2007. It has been viewed 986 times.

Cabo de Cope-Puntas de Calnegre

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This map of Cabo de Cope-Puntas de Calnegre was created on 01/04/2007. It has been viewed 755 times.

Andalusia

Andalusia (Andalucia in Spanish, pronounced roughly And-al-oo-thii-ya in correct Castilian and And-al-oo-see-ya in Andalusia itself) is the second largest region in Spain (the biggest is Castile and León, the largest in Europe, in fact) and has the highest population. Its origins are more historical than geographic, but... See this map and read more about Andalusia.

This map of Andalusia was created on 03/11/2006. It has been viewed 5548 times.

The Costa Brava

The Costa Brava, the rugged coastline of the province of Girona, was one of the first tourist areas in the world to be intentionally developed as such, in Franco's post-war Spain. That makes it sound like a touristic nightmare, all high-rise blocks, concrete, happy hour, all-day English breakfasts, Mexican hats and souvenir shops, but it isn't.... See this map and read more about The Costa Brava.

This map of The Costa Brava was created on 31/10/2006. It has been viewed 3586 times.

Alentejo

South of the River Tagus, north of the Algarve, east or south-east of the Lisbon region and stretching across to the border with Spain, the Alentejo region is considered the breadbasket of Portugal. Its largely flat terrain, covered with the cereals that make it the planicie dorada, golden plain, reminds many of La Mancha in Spain. It is roughly... See this map and read more about Alentejo.

This map of Alentejo was created on 30/10/2006. It has been viewed 1966 times.

Madeira

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, directly north of the Spanish Canary Islands, but considerably further away from the coast of Morocco because of the shape of Africa. Even so, it is nearer to Africa than to Portugal, which is some 500 kilometres to the north-east. Madeira's mild climate is the main reason it is a... See this map and read more about Madeira.

This map of Madeira was created on 26/10/2006. It has been viewed 5876 times.

The Azores

The Azores (Açores in Portuguese) are an archipelago in the middle (literally) of the Atlantic. They are an attractive destination for visitors, being of volcanic origin, so having exotic geographical features, and rich in fauna and, especially, flora. There are nine islands in the Azores, grouped by proximity and for administrative... See this map and read more about The Azores.

This map of The Azores was created on 26/10/2006. It has been viewed 1590 times.

The Algarve Region

The Algarve Region is Portugal's best known internationally, mainly because of its climate and its beaches. Historically, it is the Portuguese region which was longest occupied by the Moors, from whom it gets its name - they called Portugal Al'Garb Al'Andalus (West of Al-Andalus), and in the same way as Andalucia changed from the whole... See this map and read more about The Algarve Region.

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The Lisbon Metropolitan Area

The new Lisbon and Tagus Valley region of Portugal didn't last five minutes, and is now the Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, or AML to its friends. It evidently includes the Lisboa district (aka Grande Lisboa), Lisbon plus surrounding towns - Cascais (including Estoril), Sintra, Mafra, and so on, and the Setúbal district, the city... See this map and read more about The Lisbon Metropolitan Area.

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The Centro Region

Portugal's Centro region includes the old distritos of Castelo Branco, Guarda, Viseu, Aveiro, Coimbra and Leiria, more or less what is now called Beira (Beira Interior, Norte and Sul, and Beira Litoral). It is chock-full of interesting historic places and attractive scenery and is a great area to motor around. The map is not entirely... See this map and read more about The Centro Region.

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The Norte Region

The Norte region is Portugal at its most attractive: with the notable exception of bustling Oporto, it is rural, green and mountainous, or at least hilly, with historic towns and attractive villages everywhere you go. You may have gathered that current Portuguese administrative divisions do not correspond simply to the old distritos,... See this map and read more about The Norte Region.

This map of The Norte Region was created on 25/10/2006. It has been viewed 1946 times.

Costa Blanca

The Costa Blanca, the coastline of the province of Alicante, enjoys a particularly hospitable microclimate (hospitable to tourists, at least) which means it is nearly as warm as Andalusia, even in spring and autumn. It is a popular destination for holidaymakers and one of the most many parts of Spain which have enjoyed a property boom in recent... See this map and read more about Costa Blanca.

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Levante

Levante ( literally, "where the sun rises") is Eastern Spain, the Spanish mainland coastal Mediterranean region between the Sistema Iberíca series of mountain ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Almeria. Its climate is, logically, Mediterranean, typically so in the north, and semi-arid Mediterranean in the south, where... See this map and read more about Levante.

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The Southern Meseta

The southern part of Spain's central meseta (high plateau) lies below the east-west running Sistema Central series of mountain ranges. In the south, it is bordered by the gentle Sierra Morena mountains which are Andalucia's northern frontier. To the west lies Extremadura while, to the east and south-east respectively, the Sistema... See this map and read more about The Southern Meseta.

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Catalonia and Andorra

That the Catalan-speaking countries of Catalonia and the Principality of Andorra roll south from the peaks of the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean is no coincidence, though Andorra has never been part of Catalonia. In the Middle Ages, both were marches, buffer states between Moorish Spain and the Frankish kingdom to the north.... See this map and read more about Catalonia and Andorra.

This map of Catalonia and Andorra was created on 24/10/2006. It has been viewed 1056 times.

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