Portugal detailed statistics and information
Statistical information about Portugal including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military statistics.

Country map
High quality shaded relief map showing natural features.

Pico 2351m, Azorean Islands
By a quirk of politics rather than geography Pico counts as the highest mountain in Portugal although it lies about a thousand miles away in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Seen across the sea from the other Azorean islands it takes on a dreamlike quality and offers an irresistible challenge to the climber, a challenge quite easily answered by the walker accustomed to steep and rough terrain. A road runs up to about 1200m where there is a cave in the lava and a rather grubby small well, the last water on the mountain. Some books claim that the ascent can be made from this point in one hour but our taxi driver suggested that we allow eight for the round trip which we found not a moment too long. Grass and heather gave way to loose scree as we climbed an intermittent path through the lava marked by a series of posts. We arrived on the rim of the vast crater with the steep summit cone, which gives the peak its unusual profile, away on the far side.

Serra da Estrela Natural Park
Torre (1993m), the highest point in continental Portugal.

Adventure travel in Portugal 
Database with descriptions and pictures of adventure travel destinations in this beautiful and interesting country.

Create your own custom vacation to Portugal 
This site lets you put together the perfect vacation for yourself based on where you want to go and what you want to do. This is a very good travel tool.