Portugal has many places that have variety of activities to be explored. Some place is famous for sight seeing and fun, while some others are famous for relaxing and enjoying the ambience of the Portuguese life. So, if you are planning a trip to Portugal and want to enjoy every variety of activity, then you need to visit many places in a small stretch of time. And for this transportation is an important criterion to consider. For visiting Portugal, however the most convenient thing is to go for car hire Portugal. It is not that the public transportation is not good in Portugal, but hiring car has got its own advantage. It gives you comfort, freedom of time, more enjoyment with your friends and family.
So, if you are visiting Portugal, these are the different activity you can plan through car hire Portugal:
Sight seeing: Portugal is rich for its culture and history. For visiting the historical monuments, you can visit Ribeira in Porto, Guimaraes - one of the oldest cities of Portugal, Lisbon and the Algarve city of Faro.
Water sports: Faro is the coastal city of Portugal and many locations here offer you variety of interesting water sports including sailing, water-skiing, parasailing, etc.
Inland sports: Algarve region has world class golf fields and Tennis clubs that you can enjoy. If you have taken car hire Portugal, you can travel to many inland places in Portugal, which offer you adventurous sports like mountain biking and excursions.
Pilgrimage: The city of Fatima that is nearer to capital city Lisbon is a pilgrim place. So, if you are religious you can visit this place, which is said to be a pilgrimage related to the Virgin Mary.
Cultural places: There are two of the oldest cities in Portugal, which inherits the cultural heritage of Portugal being the oldest cities. These are Guimaraes and Coimbra. Guimaraes inherits the cultural heritage as it is said that the foundation of Portugal happened at this place, since this is the birth place of Afonso I. Coimbra houses one of the oldest university of the world, the university of Coimbra. So, this is also called the University City.
Relax and enjoy: You can drive if you have opted for car hire Portugal to the outskirts of Faro, you will find spa therapy through natural treatment of special water from springs. You can relax here with the special spa treatment that is very good for health. You can also enjoy the nightlife among many resorts, clubs, dance bars all through out the Portugal, especially in Lisbon, Porto and Faro.