PC #287: Algarve, Portugal map from the Netherlands

Laura (LaMa1) bought this beautiful map card from Portugal during a wonderful holiday trip! Algarve came from the Arabic word Al-Gharb, meaning “The West”. The region can be found at the southernmost part of mainland Portugal. According to Wikipedia, it is the most popular tourist destination in the country. People love to spend their holidays in the region because of the beautiful beaches, the climate, the golf courses, and the cuisine. Plus it’s relatively cheaper than the other tourist destinations in Europe.

Algarve - Portugal

The card was sent from the Netherlands and was matched with pretty stamps which, according to Laura, are all sold for a cause. 😉

PC #227: Lisboa, Portugal

It was very nice of Manuel (manelmor) to send me a return/thank you card. Take note, he ranks 1st on most postcards sent from Portugal, and 1st on longest distance sent from Portugal! My, I’m so happy to have received a card from him. 🙂

Not only that, he satisfied my request for a multiview card of capital cities. It was just too bad that the post office put the stamp, which obviously smudged, in front of the card. Ach! But anyways, on the card are the following views of Lisbon: a shot taken from the River Tagus, the Edward VII park, and the April 25 Bridge. (The Bridge is a copy of the Golden Gate Bridge in the US, wrote Manuel).

Lisbon, Portugal

Manuel used one of the nicest stamp I’ve ever seen. Oh, it was issued just last month, an FDC of the UPAEP (Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal) based in Uruguay and founded in 1911 as a restricted union of the Universal Postal Union. It includes the following countries: Netherlands Antilles, Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, USA, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela. Maraming salamat, muito obrigada, Manuel! 🙂

Really nice penmanship. 🙂

Reference: http://tommy-post.blogspot.com/2011/05/portugal-fdc-on-centenary-of-upaep.html

PC #153: Igreja de São Francisco, Porto – Portugal

New Asia meets the World RR

Here’s San Francisco Church in Old Porto. Miceu wrote it’s a UNESCO site. Porto Tram City Tour bus in front.

The Church is Gothic in design and has a Baroque inner decoration.

 

Igreja de São Francisco

 

I don’t know much about the history of Portugal, except when it’s linked to ours. Here’s an interesting stamp showing some history of freedom:

 

 

PC #65: Cultural Landscape of Sintra, Portugal

A multiview card showing the “very typical” but “beautiful city” of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Portugal. Thanks to Miceu who also wrote that this very city has “many palaces and castles and a magnificent nature”. Makes me wanna go there. ^^

Sintra, Portugal

Miceu used a very interesting stamp of the AICEP (Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal), a Portuguese public business entity.

PC #58: Lisboa, Portugal

An addition to my Capital Cities collection. Thanks to Carla, an ‘expert’ dancer, been dancing for 8 years now! Wow! I’m struggling with my basic social dance class ^^

Lisboa, or Lisbon, is the largest city of Portugal and the 12th most populous urban area in the European Union. (Wikipedia)

Lisboa, Portugal

Sadly, Carla didn’t use stamps.. perhaps the post office ran out of stamps the time she sent this. I wasn’t able to see the ID at first because a white strip blocked it. Anyway, I like the card! 🙂