Are Spain and Portugal the same?

People must be really ignorant. Around 60% of Americans think Portugal is a province of Spain. Are you one of them? I'm not talking about you being American or not and don't know if you are or aren't. I'm talking about thinking Spain and Portugal are the same. read more

So, when it comes to the 1.500, Portugal was the top dog in Europe, with solid institutions, culture, literature, innovation and a clearly established sense of identity, while most of Europe was a collection of small kingdoms (Spain is still is a bit like that). Portugal is the “son” of Galicia, which is a region in North Spain that borders with Portugal. read more

Re: Converters and/or adapters for Spain and Portugal Mar 7, 2010, 4:50 AM I was in several cities in Portugal 2 months ago and saw only the same plugs as the previous post describes, the same as in Spain. read more

How different are Portugal and Spain culturally. I am visiting these countries for the first time this fall and am looking forward to people watching and learning about their culture and society. When people go from Germany to Italy there is a huge shock on how different the people from each country is from each other. read more