Spain Tour; Side Trip to Lisbon, Portugal

8 Days Self-Guided Budget Summer Europe Trip with My Mother

August 18 to 25, 2018

Spain Tour; Side Trip to Andorra (La Vella)

I made this side trip from Seville, Spain due to 2 reasons; being just a 7 hours bus travel away from Seville and to complete the countries of Europe continent. Portugal shares the Iberian peninsula at the Southwestern tip of Europe together with Spain. I only visited the capital, Lisbon's Sao Jorge Castle, Lisbon Cathedral, Praca de Comercio and City Center. There is no crossborder checkpoint during the bus travel. We left Lisbon around 1900H from airport going to Rome, Italy.

timezone - UTC +0100H    capital - Lisbon    language - Portuguese    currency - Euro (EUR)

visa - Philippine passport holders need to apply first before travel

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PORTUGAL
1. Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries
2. Portugal has had the same defined borders since 1139, making it the oldest nation-state in Europe. 
3. The oldest bookstore in the world is in Portugal's capital
4. Portugal is the largest cork producer in the world
5. Portugal has the longest bridge in Europe
6. Portugal is one of the world's top surf spots
7. Portugal was the first colonial power to abolish slavery

Spain Tour; Side Trip to Lisbon, Portugal

8 Days Self-Guided Budget Summer Europe Trip with My Mother

Spain - Andorra - Portugal (Lisbon) - Vatican - Italy (Rome)
August 18 to 25, 2018

23 Days Solo Autumn Experience in Central Europe (Oct. 2013)
23 Days Solo Summer Adventures in Central, Southern and Northern Europe (Jun. 2015)

"Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator." - Antoni Gaudi

My 5th time to visit the European continent following the 12 Days Solo Backpacking in Summer Russia (Trans-Siberia Train Ride) last August 2017 and 3rd time for Schengen Adventure following the Germany-applied visa for Summer Solo Trip last June 2015, 2nd trip with my mother abroad following the Winter Japan last Feb. 2015, total of 71 countries visited so far (total of 29 in Europe) and of course, usual budget do-it-yourself itinerary from arrival to departure.

Schengen Area guarantees free movement within territory of 26 countries. As of 19th of December 2011, Schengen Area consist of 26 countries (of which 22 are EU states): Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Being part of the area without controls at internal borders means that these countries no longer carry-out border checks at their internal borders and have stepped-up controls at the external borders. 

SPAIN
timezone - UTC +0200H    capital - Madrid    language - Spanish    currency - Euro (EUR)

visa - Philippine passport holders need to apply first before travel

8 Days Self-Guided Budget Summer Europe Trip with My Mother