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| Vicentine Coast, Portugal |
Like all the countries, Portugal has good and bad things.
The worst:
- The minimum salary is low, 557 euros, when comparing to the other members of the Union European;
- Unemployment;
- Forest fires almost every Summer;
- Bureaucracy;
- Slow growth of the economy;
- Corruption;
- Inequality;
- Low retirement pension;
- Aging population;
- Is not self-sufficient;
- Lack of a solid industrial development program;
- Slow justice system;
- Sexism;
- Domestic violence;
- Massive emigration of the young population
The Best:
- Diversity of landscape: beaches, mountains, forests, waterfalls, country, lakes, snow, rivers, sea, cliffs, coasts;
- Many historical monuments and places;
- Different architectural styles: manueline, pombaline, romanesque, gothic, baroque, ancient roman, ancient moorish, renaissance, mannerism and modern architecture;
- Moderate sunny weather;
- Friendly people;
- Portuguese azulejo (tile);
- Portuguese calçada (pavement);
- Great fresh food;
- Delicious pastries and cakes;
- Great wines;
- Great olive oils;
- Relatively safe;
- The cost of life is relatively low, affordable;
- Low levels of pollution;