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Portugal landmarks quiz: guess where 17 photos were taken
Play a round of five photos from Portugal, then see all 17 places with their photos, facts and spots on the map.
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Five places from the 17 below, in random order. Each one scores by the distance from your pin to the real spot.
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Where they are
9 on the mapAll 17 places
Colourful riverside houses along the Douro in Porto.
Photo: Jakub Hałun / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A romanticist palace of clashing colours on a forested hilltop.
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A Manueline fort guarding the mouth of the Tagus.
Photo: Alvesgaspar / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A whitewashed village enclosed by a medieval castle wall.
Photo: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A flamboyant Gothic monastery built to celebrate a 1385 victory over Castile.
Photo: Alvesgaspar / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The largest Azores island, with twin crater lakes of green and blue water.
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The westernmost point of Europe, a hydrangea-covered island in the Azores.
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The oldest and sunniest Azores island, where Columbus stopped on his way home in 1493.
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The longest bridge in the European Union, about 12 km across the Tagus estuary.
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 'White Island' of the Azores, with a sulphur cave inside its caldera.
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Portugal's first Gothic monastery, with the tombs of the lovers Pedro and Inês.
Photo: Alvesgaspar / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 'Blue Island' of the Azores, with a caldera and the yacht port of Horta.
Photo: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lisbon's red suspension bridge over the Tagus, a twin of the Golden Gate.
Photo: Mike / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Templar stronghold of Tomar, with a 16-sided round church.
Photo: Alvesgaspar / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A long, narrow Azores island of sheer cliffs and fajãs, flat lava shelves by the sea.
Photo: Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Portugal's highest mountain, a 2,351-metre volcano rising from the Atlantic.
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The smallest Azores island, one village and a volcanic crater.
Photo: Dreizung / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHow to place them
Ribeira, Porto in the north and Belém Tower, Lisbon in the south are 280 km apart. Around Pena Palace, Sintra, in the south, Belém Tower, Lisbon; Vasco da Gama Bridge; and 25 de Abril Bridge sit within 35 km. A few places, including São Miguel Island, Flores Island and Santa Maria Island, are off the map below and do not come up in the round.
Here the photos are rated one easy, eleven medium and five hard. The hard ones are Pena Palace, Sintra; Graciosa Island; 25 de Abril Bridge; Convent of Christ; and São Jorge Island. São Miguel Island is rated easy. Óbidos is a whitewashed village enclosed by a medieval castle wall.
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How many places from Portugal can come up?
Portugal has 17 places in the game. Ribeira, Porto is the furthest north and Santa Maria Island the furthest south. A few are off the map, such as São Miguel Island, Flores Island and Santa Maria Island.
Which places in Portugal are the hardest to find?
The hard ones are Pena Palace, Sintra; Graciosa Island; 25 de Abril Bridge; Convent of Christ; and São Jorge Island. A pin 693 km outside the radius leaves 2,500 of the 5,000 points.
Which photo from Portugal gives the most room for error?
Several, including Pena Palace, Sintra; São Miguel Island; and Flores Island. They share the widest radius on this page, 60 km, and any pin inside it scores the full 5,000.