Portugal Top 10

TOP 10 PORTUGAL

This was the hardest list we have made, unfortunately, many exceptional monuments were left behind.
We could not miss the icons of a country, and Portugal is no exception!
Here is our selection for the 10 places to visit in Portugal from North to South, beginning with Guimarães and OPorto,then Obidos, Sintra, Lisbon, Évora, Faro and finishing with the fantastic beaches of the Algarve.

1.   Guimarães Castle

 2.   Douro River in Porto and D. Luis I Bridge

  

3.  Clérigos Tower - Porto

 

4.   Óbidos Castle

 

5.  Pena Palace in Sintra 

 

 6.   Belém Tower and the famous cake “Pasteis de Belém”

 

  

7.   Tipical Tramway tour in Lisbon

 

  

 8.   Diana Temple and Bones Chapel in Évora

9.  Faro Old Town and Ria Formosa

 10.   Algarve Beaches

Don’t forget to have a codfish dinner and a Fado Night
 

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Living without Stress - 14 free suggestions

Starting with the definition :

Stress can be defined as the sum of physical and mental responses caused by certain external stimuli which enable a person to overcome certain requirements of the environment and the physical and mental strain caused by this process . 
In practice , we identify two types of stress :

1. Time -related stress (pressure to finish tasks within a given time period ) 

2 . Pressure-related stress (to accomplish one or more tasks successfully.) 
In most cases, the stress is a combination of the two types .



 
There are several reasons for stress be more common today than a few years ago :1. The technology allows today we are connected and online 24/7

2 . The competition requires that most companies have to be ever faster with increasingly diminished resources . 

3 . The leaders of the companies realized that employees are more productive when subjected to an appropriate level of stress .
 

There are many ways to reduce the levels of stress like:

• Avoid unnecessary stress 
• Change the situations that lead to excessive stress
• Adapting to the cause of stress
• Accept the things you can not change 
• Adopt a healthy lifestyle
• Make time to relax and have fun 

In this case we will focus on the last point and make several suggestions to reduce the level of stress easily and without cost.
 
Do a walking tour
Spending time in nature
Call a friend for no reason 
Release tension through physical activity 
Write your thoughts in a journal
Take a long soak (preferably with salts )
Light some scented candles
Enjoy a good coffee or hot tea
Play with your pet
Working in your garden 
Making a massage 
Read a good book outside or fireside
Listen to relaxing music
Watch a funny movie

Do something you have never done! Take your time!
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Top 25 Activities in Winter - Algarve

The Algarve is synonymous with Sun and Sea , mainly summer but also winter .It seems that neither the residents know very well what to do when the sun hides, when temperatures drop and much less when it rains .I remember a few years ago while working at the Sheraton Algarve, nobody knew what to do with guest on rainy days ...
Here's a list of suggestions to help anyone visiting the Algarve during rainy days (some of them are free) :

SPA 
Massages , facials and body treatments and aesthetic ( at the best hotels in the region )
Yoga , Pilates and other modalities available in various gyms and SPA 


Sports
Squash and Racquetball - Browns Vilamoura 
Indoor Karting Olhão Algarve
Car Race track in Portimão ( Driving Experience ) 
Bowling ( Faro and Alvor ) 
Golf Courses ( 40 in the Algarve ) 


Museums 
Municipal Archaeology Museum Silves
Cork Museum of English Factory Silves 
Casa João Lúcio / Ecoteca Olhão 
Regional Museum Algarve Faro
Maritime Museum Almirante Ramalho Ortigão Faro 
Costume Museum of São Brás Algarve 


Churches
Chapel of St. Sebastian ( Museum of Sacred Art)
Chapel of São Lourenço dos Matos ( Church of Almancil )
Chapel of Our Lady of Oratory Albufeira 
Church Cathedral ( Cathedral ) Faro 
Convent of Our Lady of the Assumption ( Municipal Museum of Faro ) 


Shows 
TEMPO - Teatro Municipal de Portimão
Faro Municipal Theatre 
Lethes Theatre Faro 

Wine Tasting and Tours
Adega do Cantor Guided in Guia
Quinta dos Vales , Estômbar 


Other activities
Shopping ( Guia, Faro , Portimão , Olhão and Quinta do Lago)
Cinema ( Guide , Faro , Portimão )
Casino ( Vilamoura , Portimão , Monte Gordo )
Market ( Loulé and Olhão )


If you have more suggestions, feel free to share ! 
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