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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal Region: Southwestern Europe Area total: 92,090 km2 Coast line:  Atlantic Ocean Capital: Lisbon Monte Palace-Tropical-Gardens-Madeira Castle of Obidos Obidos Quinta da Regaleira-Sintra Dom Pedro IV-Porto Ceramic tiles are part of the facade decoration of many houses in Lisbon. This tradition goes back to the culture of Moorish occupiers, polished in the Middle Ages of Andalusia from the Iberian Peninsula with stones (in Arabic "al zulaij" - Portuguese "azulejos") supplied. From 15./.16. Century the tiles came  from Spain and Portugal Mallorca ("majolica") and Holland's Delft. Statue of poet António Ribeiro, the Chiado, in the Chiado Square. It was a humorous and satirical poet of the sixteenth century Train Station-Lisbon The Carmo Church is a historical building in Lisbon, Portugal. The mediaeval convent was ruined in the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake, and the ruins of its Gothic church  are the main trace of the great earthquake still visible in the city. Nowadays the ruined Carmo Church is used as an archaeological museum. Monserrate Palace-Sintra Pena National Palace - Sintra The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal.