My Travels In Portugal

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1. My hometown has many attractions. I visited the cathedral, the university, a Roman temple and a chapel with walls made of human bones. So where am I from? Evora Conimbriga Lisbon Coimbra

2. This city on a river estuary is one of the country's main ports and was once famous for its fishing fleet. Nowadays it produces paper-pulp and vehicles. It's in the Lisbon Metro Area and is famous for the dolphins still living on the river thanks to massive preservation efforts in the last decades. Which city is it? Setubal Seixal Sesimbra Almada

3. I am a city on a bay. And on the hills. Back in the 16th century my bishop was also bishop of all of Brazil and Africa. I am on the main island of the country's most visited archipelago. Royal exiles have been staying here since the 19th century. The last emperor of Austria-Hungary died here. And I grow my own bananas... Porto Santo Madeira Funchal Machico

4. Since Portugal has been an independent country Lisbon has been the only capital. True False

5. We're on another archipelago. Out in Mid-Atlantic, battered by storms, shaken by earthquakes, and amazingly beautiful. It is now an autonomous region of Portugal with its own government and parliament. The capital is Ponta Delgada, but where is the Regional Assembly located? Horta Lajes Angra do Heroismo Ponta Delgada

6. This is one of the oldest cities in Portugal. Famously religious - known as "The City of Archbishops". Porto Braga Santiago de Compostela Viana do Castelo

7. To many foreigners my International Airport is their gateway to the country, but though they love the region of which I am the capital, I am not one of their favourite resorts. Which is the region, by the way? Madeira Alentejo Sintra Algarve

8. Lisbon, the capital, is on the estuary of the Tagus (Tejo) River. But do you know how many bridges link it to its southern suburbs? Three One Two None

9. In the Greater Lisbon area I visited this village (it refuses to be "promoted" to town). It was a summer favourite of the Royal Family. Also of Lord Byron. It has a palace by the same architect that built one of King Ludwig of Bavaria's most fantastic creations. It is located on a "serra" (mountain chain) but its proximity to the Ocean make its climate mild - if somewhat misty. Queluz Estoril Sintra Cascais

10. Time to climb the highest mountain in Portugal. 2351 m high. Where is it exactly? Torre, Serra da Estrela Pico Alto volcano, Pico Island Cruz Alta, Serra do Bussaco Geres, Serra da Peneda-Geres