Saturday, July 26, 2008

Beat the US Dollar in Portugal ...

How to take an inexpensive vacation with all the luxury comforts ? Go to Portugal. Portugal remains one of the few affordable and cool European destinations for US dollar holders.
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A six night package to the Azores on Azores Express, cost a mere $759 per person, and that includes roundtrip air from Boston, 6 nights at a hotel, and breakfast. www.Azores-Express.com

The Pousadas Touring Unlimited special package offers 7 nights and rent a car from 607.60* USD per person in double room With the Touring Unlimited Package, visitors save money when staying in Portugal’s Pousadas. www.pousadas.pt

Solares de Portugal, a network of 96 manor houses, family homes, and stately palaces that offer a personal lodging From 65 euros double room per night with breakfast included. All their houses have been arranged into three distinct groups: Casas Antigas (Historic homes), Quintas e Herdades (Farms and Estate) and Casas RĂºsticas (Rural homes). Many Solares de Portugal have been in same family for hundreds of years and often date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. http://www.solaresdeportugal.pt/EN/condicoes.php

Blue Coast Bikes offers a 3-day/2-night Coastal Express tour so that you can enjoy a cycling adventure in the coastal Arrabida Park region, through vineyards and castle courtyards, within a shorter time frame. You’ll stay in first-rate accommodations: an historic castle, a traditional manor home or a countryside villa. You’ll taste regional wines and spend time in the shady olive groves as you rest between rides. Tour dates are offered for reservation throughout the year at 485 Euros for self-guided; 635 Euros for guided; plus 180 Euros supplement for single. www.bluecoastbikes.com

According to Fiona Lake Waslander, director of Yahoo! Travel, "Lisbon is the last affordable European city and was our top mover in 2007," Waslander told the Associated Press. Recently concierge.com considered Portugal one of the top dollar friendly destinations 2008 and the New York Times considered Lisbon the second best place to visit in 2008 . Also Sherman Travel and MSN ranked the Portuguese capital third in the world, and also the top city. Its pluses were its affordability, as well as its hip enclaves and cuisine.

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