PORTUGAL: A WINDOW TO THE OCEAN

Abstract

The ocean expanse and the Cape of Cabo de Roca — the extreme point of the European continent, the heroes-captains — Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Alvaris Cabral, Magellan, the interweaving of nautical motifs in the stone carving “Manuelino”, the art of “Azulejo” - white and blue ceramics, not afraid of rain or heat, ancient castles, cathedrals and streets of Lisbon, Porto, Sintra, the labyrinth tower of Dedication to Monteiro, the poetry of Fernando Pessoa, who embodied “saudade” — sadness for the unprecedented and unattainable, coffee and port wine are all symbols of the golden age of Portugal, the era of great geographical discoveries.