Portugal is My Choice of a Dream That is Real

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Portugal is My Choice of a Dream that is Real

Introduction

Portugal is a dream that is real. The land, the people and the culture draws me like a magnet. It is my first choice as the best place in this world. The landscape is diverse despite the small area of land Portugal covers. There are sandy beaches and golden plains as well as mountains and modern cities vying with millennial heritage sites. You can become one with Mother Nature in Portugal. The climate is the biggest plus point of Portugal. Football is the national passion of Portugal. Here you can indulge in water sports, winter sports and golf while sipping local wine and cuisines.

Destination Point

According to Serra, Correia & Rodrigues (2014), Portugal is the entry point of the Schenegen zone – the regions comprising of 26 countries of Europe that have done away with border control like passports. The visa policy is common. The Schengen region encourages free traffic of goods, money, information and people. Many speak foreign languages especially English. Portugal is geographically placed at a strategic point – here three continents of America, Europe and Africa meet. Across Portugal there are international airports. It takes only two and a half hours to reach Paris or London from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The country is linked by modern roads. It takes six hours to drive to Madrid. For nine centuries the boundaries of Portugal have been well defined. It has a democratic stable government. For over 26 years it is a member of the European Union. Portugal ranks high among the developed countries. It enjoys the highest GDP rate of growth for the last.

4 decades among OECD (Organization for Economic and Commercial Development) countries. According to a survey...

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...o Serra, Correia & Rodrigues (2014) most of the Portuguese are Roman Catholics (81.0%). In this tolerant country there are small numbers of Protestants, Mormons, Muslims, Hindus, Orthodox Christians and Jews amongst others. The traditional religions of Africa and China have also had an impact. In a study of 2012 the number of those who did not have any religion increased from 8.2% to 14.2%. Most of the festivals and holidays in Portugal are of Christian origin. Portugal however is a secular

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state today.

Conclusion

The gracious Portuguese are friendly and extend their welcome to all without discrimination. People from all corners of the world knock on the doors of Portugal. The unfolding story of Portugal prompts me to join the birds and nest there and investing in property to enjoy a life of permanent holidaying.

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