Portugal's Heartland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2019
- Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2018 | Portugal has an oversized history, fascinating culture, and boatloads of sardines. Saving the capital city of Lisbon for another episode, we'll dance on the beach at Nazaré, marvel at a medieval abbey in Batalha, visit a royal library and revel with university students in Coimbra, savor port wine with the people who made it along the Douro River, and get to know Portugal's gritty and fascinating second city, Porto. Check your local public television station for this Rick Steves’ Europe episode or watch it on www.ricksteves.com/watch-read... #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #portugal
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Visited Portugal for two weeks in 2015 with my wife and two daughters (teens at the time). We visited Lisbon, Obidos, Faro, Evora, Tomar, Coimbra, Porto, Braga, Figueira da Foz, and Sintra before heading back to Canada. It was a busy two weeks, but we loved every minute of it. Best vacation we've ever had. We still talk about it on a regular basis and can't wait to go back again (for a much longer period of time). Cheers Portugal!
Wow you got a very complete view of my country. Next time I advise to put Aveiro and Costa Nova on your route. The Geres national Park is also worth visiting if you have the time.
Cheers
@@ourendlessworld Hey I visited Costa Nova Last Year!
Portugal is Beautiful ❤️🥰
Melhor deputada de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 CECILIA MEIRELES 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Melhor deputado de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 PAULO DA MOTA PINTO 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Maior Portugues de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Professor Doutor ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA SALAZAR 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Levantai hoje de novo, o esplendor de PORTUGAL 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹TELMO CORREIA 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
I cherish Portugal! I adore their delectable cuisine, gracious residents, and breathtaking beaches. I just returned from a two-week trip to Portugal, yet I already miss those days there. I'll go back there as soon as I can.
You hear of London,Paris, Rome etc. all the time . Nobody told me about Portugal - what a beautiful country with a great history and geography . I'd love to come there . I hear now that the buzz in Europe is about Portugal ; there are many people who now want to migrate and settle there .Cheers to Porto wine !
I was there recently, in May 2019. You can't go around comparing European cities, they all have their charms. In my personal brief experience, Portugal is just OK, IF a person wants to get great art. Example: Madrid has Prado Museum, Paris has Louvre. Portugal has nothing like that. Food is usually good, plentiful, they put an appetizer on your table, you didn't ask for, and they charge for it at the end.
@@anairenemartinez165 I wasn't really looking for art; what surprised me was Portugal is bright, beautiful and spacious. It's surprising because it's not mentioned when people talk about European countries. It personifies an affordable Europe for people who like the continent but baulk at the cost of living.Thanks.
Ana Irene Martinez in all this videos you are always underrating PORTUGAL. Do you have problem with us?
Did you had a passional problem with a português boy friend?
In fact the portuguese food is one of the best in world and with many variety from place to place between fish,meat, Seafod, etc etc.
I would ask you if with “tapas” a kind of couverts you are not charged on SPAIN? Because I m always charged in SPAIN for everything on the table even if I didn’t requested for.
About Art you have a lot of great museums ( like the museu de Arte Antiga, Museu de Serralves in Porto, museu da marinha, museu dos coches, Museu Gulbenkian, Múseu SOARES dos Reis, etc etc) in PORTUGAL, and painting is not the only form of art, correct How about Architecture, sculptures? In the past and in the present. Do you know Siza Vieira, or Souto Moura? And poets or writers do you think Cervantes is better then Camões, Do you know Eça de queiros, Fernando Pessoa, Jose Saramago? Is Arturo Peres Reverte better?
What do you think about the ignorance of the Spanish with foreign languages and they never make even a little effort? They even don’t understand each other! Do you think this a point in Favor to visit SPAIN? Is this foreign visitors friendly?
In Portugal we are visitors friendly and we are very proud that PORTUGAL become less underrated more and more then SPAIN or Italy or Greece or FRANCE because we deserve it.
Do you think Spain has better palaces or castles then PORTUGAL, do you have better wine then PORTUGAL? More UNESCO rewards?
Well SPAIN has not. Just a better marketing.
If I say the SPAIN is not a country or a nation but in fact a State with several parts that want independence Like Cataluña, Basque Country, Galicia, comunidade Valeciana etc
So when you say SPAIN are you saying Castilla?
For me is less then ok, it’s really ugly.
I like Andalucia, Catalonia, Basque Country and Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and Valencia and Alicante.
Even Italy that is great, is just a country since the XIX century.
I was born in Germany and travel a lot
Around the world. And in fact i may say, and many foreign friends ( including from SPAIN)say that PORTUGAL is precious!
Do you know that LISBON is older then Rome 400 years?
Do you know that PORTUGAL is much older then SPAIN ? Because there was LEON and Castilla and Aragón but not SPAIN.
PORTUGAL 1143 and SPAIN 1492?
Do you know that in our history we have wan all wars against SPAIN even out numbered?
Do you know that at this moment you are denying independence like a dictators to Catalunha and they don feel and they don’t want to be in SPAIN?
Do you know that are 300M portuguese speakers in 4 continents? Do you that Columbus was portuguese and learned everything about sailing in Portugal?
You have the right to have your personal option.
But you don’t have the right do denying facts or Missing the “ big picture” because you have something against Portugal.
Saludos cordiales.
Europe is just so, so gorgeous.
Porto is my favorite city in Portugal and is one of the beautiful cities I've visited in Europe.
Just watching friends gathered at the table, enjoying a meal and conversing, with no cell phones... how lovely!
Europe is just Amazing !!!
Um abraço de Portugal 🇵🇹
4:50 -- One guy is laying down the beat by hitting a jug with a flyswatter and anther guy is playing....pine cones?!!! You crazy, Portugal!
I’m stealing that pine cone percussion concept!
I was born there!
My soul is there!
Amazing. Mr Rick Steve wear clothes of Portuguese costume? Am I right. Or wrong. Sorry
your videos seriously saved me through quarantine and a bad break up. thanks for making them accessible on youtube.
That beach in Nazaré looks incredible
Beautiful Portugal
Country of my ancestors, as far as our history is known, as well as Spain. I have been to Spain, but Portugal is on my list for 2022.
I'm a simple guy, I see Rick Steven's travel adventures, I click.
Portugal is an Amazing country, rich in culture, food and much more !
I cherish Portugal! I adore their delectable cuisine, gracious residents, and breathtaking beaches. I just returned from a two-week trip to Portugal, yet I already miss those days there. I'll go back there as soon as I can.
All good to hear! I am going next week. What was the best part of your trip?
Portugal looks like a really beautiful country!!
It's a wonderful place to live in. Am I biased, ahaha?
It is
Europe has such a rich history obviously people take for granted what they do not know they are privilaged to have. I wish that I was much younger because there is so much to visit and do when you travel to a foregn country.
It's awesome to have these on TH-cam so often. Thanks Rick.
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I cherish Portugal! I adore their delectable cuisine, gracious residents, and breathtaking beaches. I just returned from a two-week trip to Portugal, yet I already miss those days there. I'll go back there as soon as I can.
Thanks for loving my Country.. the world Needs more of good people like Us! God Bless You Brother. 🇵🇹. ✝️
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇵🇹☘️
My first trip to Portugal was in 1986. I spent much of my time visiting the breeding ranches for the spectacular horse breed known as the Lusitano. This is a cousin of the Spanish breed known as the Andalusian. To me, the Lusitano is more beautiful and athletic and is the world's #1 horse used in Bullfighting and Classical Dressage. In Portugal, they never kill the bull. I'm looking forward to going back to Portugal next year, it's a beautiful country with wonderful people.
Danvil some of the best horses in the world
Lusitano Thoroughbred is a breed of horse originating in Portugal. It is the oldest saddle horse in the world, having been ridden for over 5.000 years. Its ancestors are common to those of the Sorraia (Portugal) and Arabian breed. Not spanish
Yes they do.They just don't do it in the ring.They just torture it in the ring then drag it out to slaughter it.
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Melhor deputada de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 CECILIA MEIRELES 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Melhor deputado de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 PAULO DA MOTA PINTO 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Maior Portugues de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Professor Doutor ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA SALAZAR 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Levantai hoje de novo, o esplendor de PORTUGAL 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹TELMO CORREIA 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹...33
My grandparents were from Portugal. If you can't get there, the next best thing is to have Rick Steves bring Portugal to you.
It's really awesome to see my family heritage. ♥️
Instablaster
Such a happy place to be.
Amazing little country.Tradition is keept. History is in every corner.Beautiful.Thank you.
Really love this Mrs Ana ❤️
Where are you from sorry?
the best of southern europe, the best of northern europe, a unique maritime magic almost as awesome as the polynesians, and unbelievably affordable - Portugal! Hoping to travel there soon.
I love Portugal, a beautiful country!❤
I met and work with some Potuguese, they are down to earth people. They love to do fishing in the sea, so I encounter many of them in California while fishing in the
Beach and in the boat. I cook some squids, and my Portuquese co worker love them.
What a beautiful country and what beautiful people.
My wife and I visited Lisbon and Coimbra in May 2018. It was a wonderful vacation. Incredible history and natural beauty. It also offers great value. I'd love to return for an extended visit.
Did you see Rick Steves there? That was the exact date of the filming of this episode.
I'm a big fan from Vietnam 🇻🇳. Thanks so much for your clips about Europe
On my list for 2022.
Nice country, food, drink and dance culture of Portugal, thank Mr Rick
The world is beautiful...thanks Rick.
Portugal traditional music beautiful country
Portugal is one of the most beautiful countries in the world! You always cover the countries so perfectly. I'm a local and I get a lot of inspiration for my videos here! 💙
Let me add that Portugal is one of my favorite countries as my uncle is married to a wonderful Portuguese lady. Never been there but after watching your video my fascination for my cousins' and my aunt's tierra adorada was further rekindled!
Volta sempre !
Ahhh!!! Thats what Im talking about. Beautiful European culture.
Portuguese culture, i cant imagine bland af scandinavians or germáns being like this 😂😂
Portugal is so beautiful ✨, with such a beautiful heritage.
Portugal was founded 900 years ago before the foundation of Spain. The fact that there were wars with Spain, doesn't mean that Portugal got independence from Spain via those wars. There was a point, indeed, where there was a single king for Portugal and Spain, because the King was the son of a Spanish Prince and a Portuguese princess. However, even those days, there were two Kingdoms from a formal point of view. It just happened that it was the same king for those two kingdoms. Together, Portugal and Spain were referred in Portugal as the Iberian Union for a period of 40 years.
Love this country!
Me2 breaks my heart being far from Portugal
Thank you Rick, its because of your videos, that we visited Portugal and we loved every minute there.People are honest and humble too.
Hello Mr. Steves. I have toured 9 countries till date. I sincerely think European countries have a charm of their own. Seen England, Scotland and Italy. Exotic to say the least. Today I have seen a part of Portugal through your eyes. Blown away. The Gothic church, the magnificent university, the not so crowded towns, the shoreline, the convivial youth all put together were super impressive. Got a peek into the culture of Portugal. The library looked so ornate yet elegant. The local dance form is so interesting. Thanks Sir. I respect you.
Oh how nice of the students to live together like that. I'm doing online learning now and.. all of us classmates realise how important socialising is to learning. It's lovely that the student said that the social and life skills learned last a lifetime.
Fantastic! You are the best youtuber. Different from those who are more interested in showing themselves than the landscape LOL! And your english is perfect for us who are not native speakes. You don't speak too fast.!!! Congratulations you deserve your success
Just the right ambience in this video. Both entertaining and informative, without being pedantic or am infomercial.
Been to Lisbon in 2011 . No regrets. Friendly ! And old charm.nice food.
Been here! Great people and great country!!!❤️⚓️
Viva o meu querido Portugal!
What a great and refreshing video about my beloved country. Thank you for the visit and for the great energy
Portugal é sem sombra de dúvidas o mais belo país deste mundo
Nah, Brazil is better 🇧🇷
Italy and Greece, but sure, Portugal is very close to this two.
I think this might be my favourite of all your videos (I've watched almost all of them) so far. The sensory overload of this trip was amazing!!
Rick is the best. Never a boring episode. He so enjoyable to listen to. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for coming to Coimbra and Portugal, great job.
Obrigada! It’s great to see some updated content on my favourite country, and I think this is my favourite video so far!
i love rick's video, it not only bring me the beautiful scenery of europe, but also give me the traditions and culture of europen.
Well,no,it gives you a Disney version.
Vino Verde is my all time favorite wine to just relax with and drink on a hot day 👍🏼
Portugal cheia de encantos, com certeza deve ser o ponto de partida para visitar Europa
Cathedrals and Fatua the saint Combria The city well. Worthwhile visiting a friend worked at this university great to visit and work I. This Portuguese City.Porto a garnet city was great too see and enjoyed the tours in this country.Good times .Thanks Rick for your tour of Portugal
Rick Steves, le meilleur moment de relaxation, en fin de soirée.
I sure love these little blasts about Europe. Thanks.
Beautiful narrative. I'm sure I will be visiting Portugal soon.
Obrigada! It’s great to see some updated content on my favourite country, and I think this is my favourite video so far!
Portugal e um amor !!!!
Jen when you coming back to Portugal
@@georgesantos-jt6me Olá George. Before the end of this year!
Lately, I've been having breakfast watching your videos, Mr. Steves. They're really inspiring! Keep on traveling! I love your sense of humor, by the way!
These videos fill me with such travelust I get all choked up! Everything is so beautiful and rich with culture and history, Thanks Rick.
This show always makes my blood pressure lower.
"Quem não conhece o Minho, não conhece Portugal" Loved this documentary, all Portugal is beautiful, every where you go you get a different flavour, different culture, really diverse. Try to visit Minho And Tras-OS-Montes next time, where Portugal was born. It will be worth it 🥰
Magnifique table, cerises et vins, en plein air, sur la nappe rouge.
Coimbra looks amazing - I'd never heard of it before. Would love to go there.
An amazing city and magical gardens the jardim da sereia and jardim botânico are a must.
Have great memories from Coimbra.
Enjoy Life Mr. Rick Steves--GOD Bless U.!!!!
I loved this episode. Portugal is such a charming country in so many aspects. Do you know the restaurant where Rick has dinner, different seafood and appetizers? 😊
I left my heart in Porto😀
Nazaré was always a favorite place of mine when we would take people to se places around Portugal
I’m fluent in Portuguese thanks to 14 years of living there as a youngster
Correction at 8:10, Portugal retained its independence in 1385 after a dynastic crisis...not gained. Its independent since 1143 and Portugal was fighting Castilla, Spain only came together in 1492.
@Marauder Мародер what is this balkan you talk about?
@Marauder Мародер Celts my friend
The Pharoahs beg to differ.
Are you kidding me, the Portuguese have been fighting invaders for thousands of years, even before the Romans were around. It took the Romans 200 and some betrayal gold coins to conquer my ancestors the Lusitanians!
Melhor deputada de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 CECILIA MEIRELES 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Melhor deputado de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 PAULO DA MOTA PINTO 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Maior Portugues de sempre 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Professor Doutor ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA SALAZAR 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Levantai hoje de novo, o esplendor de PORTUGAL 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹TELMO CORREIA 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹...33
This video has one big problem about history, it’s said that Portugal battled with SPAIN in 14th century and got independence. However, Spain was founded just in the 15th century. At that time the land that corresponds to Spain had 3 different kingdoms... and Portugal got independe from the Galicia Kingdom in 12th century... and yeah Portugal is 300 years older than Spain.
Oh cool! Thanks for sharing!
Bl SI yeah mate... I love this video, but there is this huge mistake... of course to talk about the history of a country which has almost 900 years is tough
@@LHollan Oh of course! Rick Steves is the travelin' man, but hey, we're all human. It's cool that you know that!
Bl SI for sure, he is awesome! Always uploading great videos
@@LHollan Mhm.
I feel it as if I am travelling around the world even though we do not money to see the world. Thank you Mr. Rick Steves for your lovely video and May God bless you.
Nazaré Portugal are beautiful amazing ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
I love Rick Steves’ videos! I visited Lisbon in 2014 and I loved it!
Easily the Best Travel Documenter. "Rick Steve : The Best". I can't seem to find the difference between the previous seasons and this season but there is something different in this season. Maybe it's the camera quality plus Rick himself looks more confident in this season. May God give you and your team strength to make more travel videos like this so that we have less difficulties in our travel. I really like to say "Keep on Traveling".
Mr.Liberal or Secular😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
you can see the camera quality continually improving over the years and yes with more experience he has refined his style to this very professional level.
Thanks Rick, I love watching your videos.
Awesome! thanks Rick for featuring Portugal's Anyways you look good on your new haircut style be safe and enjoy traveling
Porgual a country I have. Visited I lot once but so. Much to see on a trip later.Thanks Rick for the tour Ann Deakin 24th March 2021
I hope I can go there in the future!
Hunan's customs and customs are really colorful, and people's lives are happy to learn.
Nice place to visit thank you Rick for travel via phone . This is such a beautiful place and architecture. Fine weather to visit here.
These are so amazing. Almost as good as that Graham's port. I love that stuff. Keep on Travelin'!
The camera is a lot better now and the sound. Also Rick Steves sound a lot more at peace when he goes during the non peak seasons. There's just something peaceful and magical about these videos then.
Tons of love from India, I love the way he presents history, culture, people and many more attractions. I wish someday I will be a backpacker and will visit this beautiful world.
Not just "Port" as we think of it, sweet & fortified, but fine wines also made with the same grape. Douro wines are a favorite of mine.
Portugal's country in Europe Heartland amazing rich produce nature the sea animal's food much sea food's.cheldren's playing beach.old people's sit down eating and drink free it summer boat walking to place's a nother is very good
Obrigada...Porto🇵🇹💙🍀
Wonderful! Thanks Rick and team
Visited Fatima in May 2018. Will be visiting again in the future.
Wow the student life looks awesome
Awesome program. Thank you
Thank you Rick steves for a beautifu work that you do and share .I have learned so much about many country,i feel enriched and learning .Especially the history video.What beautiful wordl we live in,all the country are amazing for their culture ,beauty ,food people i feel so blessed to have found your channel
Rick's saving grace, always has a drink in his hand.....
Your trendy travels..., Inspire an insatiable crave and intense thirst for the foot loose fancy of wanderlust 🤩🤩
Most beautiful
These are Gems!
Portugal is a small Country but has a lot to see and to offer. It continues to be a very safe Country to visit and "if you can", spend no less than 4 weeks there. Avoid driving in Lisbon, as you spend most of your time looking for a space to park your vehicle. I lived there for 9 years, so I know how difficult it is! Enjoy!!!
Watching this while drinking a glass of good Port, is not a bad way to spend half an hour