Portugal is much like northern Spain, as far as the geographical and terrain. The coastal waters are clear and beautiful. I have a thing for lighthouses, and they had three right in this area near Cascais. One was out on an island by itself. Here is the hotel I was telling you about, Serge.
http://www.guinchotel.pt/english/index.htm
I am still on European time, so I am up with the chickens this morning. I hope that everyone had a nice holiday weekend. I am about to head out for breakfast, and am going to try and break this accent that I pick up every time I go abroad. For some reaason, speaking Spanish sends my English accent off-kilter. They speak Portuguese in Portugal, but the root of the words is the same, just the ending is different. So, I had no problems communicating while there.