Which are your favorite regions in Portugal?

[PaleoEuropean]

Any of the coastal regions really, whenever I think of Portugal I wanna jump in the ocean and go swimming.

[Damião de Góis]

Incluías esses em qual grupo? Eu não conheço bem esses distritos do centro, mas tenho dificuldade em considerar Leiria como pertencendo a um norte, até porque pertenceu historicamente à Estremadura até 1936. Castelo Branco só conheço a parte mais a norte do distrito e não vejo grande diferença com a região da Guarda. Talvez o nosso amigo BGM possa dar uma opinião mais informada

Esses seriam a fronteira. Nem uma coisa nem outra.

Any of the coastal regions really, whenever I think of Portugal I wanna jump in the ocean and go swimming.

Just remember that it's going to be cold. It's one of our downfalls for tourism.

[PaleoEuropean]

Esses seriam a fronteira. Nem uma coisa nem outra.



Just remember that it's going to be cold. It's one of our downfalls for tourism.

Yea the Atlantic is pretty cold, I have done most my ocean swimming in the Pacific/Gulf Coast.

[Sebastianus Rex]

A question to other Portuguese members, have you had the opportunity to visit every single region in Portugal (islands not included)? I have been to all.

All except Azores.

For the overall quality of life (except July and August), coastline/beaches and weather, the Algarve of course.

For gastronomy and architecture/patrimony possibly Minho, also nice green landscapes but for natural beauty Madeira without doubt, breathtaking landscapes everywhere.

Some micro regions are also very nice such as the Cascais-Sintra area, although most of the rest of the Lisbon metro area is a shithole. The Douro valley has stunning landscapes but it’s a bit too remote to live.

[PT Tagus]

Já agora uma pergunta quase filosófica. Se tivessem de partir o país em um norte e um sul, onde demarcariam a fronteira?

Numa abordagem climática que depois se reflecte no tipo de flora, demarcaria a fronteira seguindo o sistema montanhoso Montejunto - Aire/Candeeiros - Sistema Central (serras adjacentes à Serra da Estrela).

Algo deste género

[Sebastianus Rex]

Esses seriam a fronteira. Nem uma coisa nem outra.



Just remember that it's going to be cold. It's one of our downfalls for tourism.

Actually here in the Algarve we are having 24+ of sea temperature and very warm nights (26/27+ degrees), it happens when it's influenced by the sueste winds and warm currents from the Mediterranean, we are having a lot of those this year. It doesn't happen all years but when it does the sea is temp is similar to the Mediterranean. In 2015 the avg sea temperature during the summer was 25.5, but that was an exceptional year, it happens perhaps once in a decade. Anyway in September and until middle October the sea temp is typically above 22/23, and more so the closer we get to the Spanish border...colder towards west.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Já agora uma pergunta quase filosófica. Se tivessem de partir o país em um norte e um sul, onde demarcariam a fronteira?

O centro geodésico de Portugal fica no concelho de Vila de Rei.





Em teoria se fosse para dividir o país em metade tendo em consideração apenas pontos geográficos diria que o norte do país seria todos os concelhos a norte de Vila de Rei e o sul do país os concelhos que estivessem a sul.

Claro que isto é demasiado simplista e não tem em conta outros aspectos como a cultura, costumes, toponímia e geografia que associamos ao norte, centro e sul. Mais ambíguo e difícil também seria definir o centro do país através de pontos geográficos.

Eu costumo dividir o Norte, Centro e Sul desta forma: fronteira com a Galiza até ao rio Douro, Norte. Rio Douro até à foz do rio Tejo, Centro. Rio Tejo para baixo, Sul.

[Damião de Góis]

Actually here in the Algarve we are having 24+ of sea temperature and very warm nights (26/27+ degrees), it happens when it's influenced by the sueste winds and warm currents from the Mediterranean, we are having a lot of those this year. It doesn't happen all years but when it does the sea is temp is similar to the Mediterranean. In 2015 the avg sea temperature during the summer was 25.5, but that was an exceptional year, it happens perhaps once in a decade. Anyway in September and until middle October the sea temp is typically above 22/23, and more so the closer we get to the Spanish border...colder towards west.

Yeah not too bad at the moment i guess

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Actually here in the Algarve we are having 24+ of sea temperature and very warm nights (26/27+ degrees), it happens when it's influenced by the sueste winds and warm currents from the Mediterranean, we are having a lot of those this year. It doesn't happen all years but when it does the sea is temp is similar to the Mediterranean. In 2015 the avg sea temperature during the summer was 25.5, but that was an exceptional year, it happens perhaps once in a decade. Anyway in September and until middle October the sea temp is typically above 22/23, and more so the closer we get to the Spanish border...colder towards west.

I would prefer Atlantic Ocean beaches on any given day over Mediterranean beaches with rocks instead of sand, almost no waves and polluted waters even if the trade off is less warmer water.

[Sebastianus Rex]

I did not vote for sentimental reasons. I like every single region to be fair but it would have been silly to make the poll and vote in every single region. I really like Estremadura and Douro Litoral as well but I did not vote for them because ideally I would prefer to live in regions with a slower pace that are not as crowded.

Me neither, I was born in Ribatejo and grew up in Lisbon and surroundings but I don't particularly like those areas, infact I have some negative feelings about the latter, don't like the lifestyle and overall vibe/environment.

Wich regions did you vote for ?