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Enchanting Portugal
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A beautiful view from Sintra's hilltop Pena National Palace, just an hour from Lisbon
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pena Palace has a whimsical look that exemplifies the 19th-century Romanticism style of architecture
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Locals basking in the sun in the riverfront Belem district
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Almost all restaurants will bring you a plate of olives and bread and add it to the bill in the end; if you don’t want it, you can ask them to take it back or just leave it untouched
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The sun sets over Lisbon, as seen from the hilltop São Jorge Castle
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The grand Praça do Comércio near the Tagus River in Lisbon
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The Santa Justa Lift is a beautifully crafted elevator that transports passengers from the Baixa district up to the ruins of the Igreja do Carmo church
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Ler Devagar, which means "read slowly" in Portuguese, is a bookstore and cultural hub in Lisbon's LX Factory
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Don't forget to look up! Lisbon's architecture stuns at every turn
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A coastal vista at Azenhas do Mar, a beach town located on a cliff off the coast of Lisbon, near Sintra
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A blissfully uncrowded beach near the village of Comporta on the Tróia Peninsula
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Sublime Comporta is a sleek boutique hotel in a region of sand dunes, pine tree groves and rice paddy fields
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Carvahal Beach, near Comporta, is popular with locals and visitors alike
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Like this church, all buildings in Comporta are painted in a strict blue and white palette