thanks for the ideas evan, looking forward to it even more now i have an idea about what to do
~M

>>thinking of a holiday in portugal in late jan, early feb, and just wonderng if anyone has been there or had any suggestions. we would be staying in lisbon, and it would be between a 5 and 7-8 day stay depending on what there is to do.
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>Spent about a month there in 1991 and loved it. Though it could have changed all these years later.
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>Notes:
>- generally the south of Portugal is the warmest spot in Europe in the winter.
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>Places to Visit:
>- definitely Lisbon with the beautiful old centre castles etc
>- go down to south to the sandy beaches of the Algarve. Sagres, Faro... and other little villiages
>- go on a port distillery tour in Porto
>- perhaps check out the walled city Evora