PORTUGAL THE ELDORADO OF TOURISM

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Tourism in Portugal&amp;comma; a veritable financial Eldorado<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Not a week goes by without you or us receiving information or a travel offer for Portugal&amp;period; The country has now become a tourist destination to be reckoned with&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Social networking gives Portugal visibility <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>It's on Instagram that Portugal finds its recognition&amp;comma; among the 10 most popular UNESCO World Heritage sites on Instagram&amp;comma; Porto's historic center ranked second respectively&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>By way of comparison, you'd have to be in tenth place to see the historic center of Lyon, and in eleventh place the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris&amp;comma; unbelievable no &amp;quest; From 14th place we find the south of Portugal up to around 20th place&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Projects and initiatives are taking shape<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Various initiatives have been developed, including accessible roadmaps on the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;visitportugal&period;com&sol;fr">Visit Portugal<&sol;a>A specific funding line has been launched to support accessibility projects in the tourism sector&amp;comma; as part of the Valorizar&amp;period support program;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>To date, 116 projects representing a total investment of €20 million have benefited from €14 million in state aid&amp;period; Some of the most significant investments include&amp;colon; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li>Convento de Cristo &amp;lpar;Tomar&amp;rpar;<&sol;li><li>Castelo de Sao Jorge &amp;lpar;Lisbon&amp;rpar;<&sol;li><li>Palacio Nacional de Mafra &amp;lpar;Mafra&amp;rpar; <&sol;li><li>Caves Calem &amp;lpar;Vila Nova de Gaia&amp;rpar;&amp;period;<&sol;li><&sol;ul>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">The Minister of Tourism is ecstatic<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>In an interview, Portugal's Secretary of State for Tourism said: "... <em>We are delighted to be recognized by this award, which is a huge incentive for Portugal to become the most inclusive destination in the world&amp;period; Accessible tourism is a matter of citizenship and is also an important segment of global tourism&amp;period; Although there is still much to do&amp;comma; we hope to continue to be a world leader in this category<&sol;em> "<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Tourism accounts for 10 per cent of GDP<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>In 2017&amp;comma; sales of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;le-tourisme-en-plein-boom-au-nord-du-portugal&sol;">tourism sector<&sol;a>&amp;comma; which represents around 10 &amp;percnt; of GDP&amp;comma; amounted to over 15 billion euros&amp;comma; an increase of 23&amp;comma;6 &amp;percnt; compared with 2016&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Ana Mendes Godinho recalled at another event that "these figures are a reward for all those who work in the tourism sector"&amp;period; In 2018&amp;comma; Portugal welcomed 21 million visitors&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;