Portugal travel guide

Overview

Portugal, officially known as the Portuguese Republic, is a nation located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is bordered on the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean, and Spain on the north and east.

Old World Portugal

The Iberian Peninsula was hotly-contested territory between the early Christian and Muslim empires. Portugal became an official kingdom in 1139, after Christian armies drove our the Muslims and their Moorish allies.

Portugal in the Modern World

The Portuguese monarchy was deposed by a popular revolution in 1910. The following decades saw the country plagued by both internal conflicts, including two military coups, and revolutions in its former colonies. It joined the European Union in 1986.