Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founding member of NATO.
Within that space, however, it offers a patchwork of widely differi.
Portugal, which claims Europe\'s oldest fixed borders, measures just 561 by 218 kilometers.
He describes the idiosyncrasies that make the Portuguese unique and surveys the eventful path that brought them to where they are today.
Barry Hatton shines a light on this enigmatic corner of Europe by blending historical analysis with entertaining personal anecdotes.
Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent\'s southwest rim. ?Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founding member of NATO.
A veteran journalist and commentator on Portugal, the author gives a thorough overview of his adopted country.
With an easygoing and seductive lifestyle expressed most fully in their love of food, the Portuguese also have an anarchical streak evident in many facets of contemporary life.
Within that space, however, it offers a patchwork of widely differing and beautiful landscapes.
Portugal, which claims Europe\'s oldest fixed borders, measures just 561 by 218 kilometers.
He describes the idiosyncrasies that make the Portuguese unique and surveys the eventful path that brought them to where they are today.
Barry Hatton shines a light on this enigmatic corner of Europe by blending historical analysis with entertaining personal anecdotes.
Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent\'s southwest rim. ?Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founding member of NATO.
Evidence of their one-time four-continent empire can still be felt, not least in the Portuguese language which is spoken by more than 220 million people from Brazil, across parts of Africa to Asia.
In the fifteenth€and sixteenth€century Age of Discovery the Portuguese led Europe out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic and they brought Asia and Europe together.
He describes the idiosyncrasies that make the Portuguese unique and surveys the eventful path that brought them to where they are today.
Barry Hatton shines a light on this enigmatic corner of Europe by blending historical analysis with entertaining personal anecdotes.
Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent\'s southwest rim.
Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founding member of NATO
