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PORTUGAL

SCAVENGER HUNT FOR KIDS

HOW IT WORKS

WELCOME

Welcome to Portugal!

Exploring Portugal is going to lead you on many adventures. 

EXPLORE

As you embark on your journey through Portugal, use this scavenger hunt to help you see and do many of things that make Portugal so special.

mission

Your mission?

Earn at least 10 points for each city you visit. 

Plus, an extra 10 "Portugal" points that you can earn throughout all of your time in Portugal. 

RULES

Scavenger Hunt Rules:

- HAVE FUN! 

- You do not need to do everything on the scavenger hunt.

- Tell your parents the items you are most excited about earning so you can be sure to incorporate them into your trip.

Feira de Ladra

Portugal

Portugal: Fun Facts

Portugal is slightly smaller than Virgina, USA and about the same size as United Kingdom

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Portugal has many islands

Madeira Islands (off the coast of Marocco) and the Azores Islands (in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean)

Fado music is part of the Portuguese culture

Fado music is played with a special 12 string guitar and is plucked instead of strummed

Portugal is the world's leading producer of cork

Cork is used for bottle stoppers, sandals, floors, and more.

01

Find Portugal on the map.

Circle where you will be visiting in Portugal.

(use map of Portugal above)

1 point for each location

02

Write down each word or phrase you know in Portuguese

(you can do this as you learn)

1 point for each

03

Find azulejos in each city you visit

  • 1 point = on the side of a building

  • 1 point = inside a train station

  • 1 point = inside a restaurant

  • 1 point = in a park

1 point for each

04

Order and eat pastel de nata

(a traditional Portuguese pastry)

Yum!

1 point

Azulejos are...​

  • colorful Portuguese tiles used to decorate buildings and homes.

  • A long time ago, a Portuguese King traveled to Spain where he found colorful tiles. He loved them so much he brought thousands back to decorate his palaces.

  • Portuguese people wanted them too so Portuguese artists started making them for people.

  • After many years people stopped decorating with them UNTIL a Portuguese artist thought the LISBON train station looked boring, so she decorated the train station with tiles she made.

  • Artists still decorate the Lisbon train station with them today.  It is like an underground art museum.

05

Enjoy tapas

(small plates of food to share)

1 point 

06

Ride a train

1 point 

07

Play with local kids in a park

1 point

08

Enjoy gelato

1 point

How many "Portugal Points" did you earn?

Total Points

Lisbon Tram

Lisbon

Lisbon: Fun Facts

Lisbon is the largest city in Portugal

Porto is the second largest.

Lisbon has two football teams

Sporting Lisbon and Benfica 

Lisbon is on the Tagus River.

It is not on the Atlantic Ocean, but it is very close to it.

Lisbon has sunshine 220 days a year

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01

How do you say "Lisbon" in Portuguese?

1 point 

02

Ride a tuktuk

1 point

03

Ride a funicular

Options:

  • Ascensor da Bica

  • Ascensor da Gloria

  • Ascensor do Lavra

1 point

04

Ride the historic tram

1 point

Castelo de Sao Joge

05

Visit Castelo de Sao Jorge

Find:​

  • Peacock walking around

  • 3 stone statues (an exotic animal that used to live at the castle)

  • What is the animal? __________

  • Statue of the King

  • Canons (waiting for pirate ships)

  • View of Lisbon

  • Walk the walls of the castle

1 point for each 

06

Find the Monument of Discoveries with Portuguese explorers

1 point

07

Climb Torre de Belem

1 point

08

Visit Joronimos Monastery

 

Find the following:

  • lions in the fountains

  • mythical beasts

  • decorations that look like plants

  • blue and yellow tiles

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1 point for each

09

Wander through the skinny streets of Alfalma

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BONUS: Find the skinniest street in Lisbon (Escadinhas Terreiro do Trigo

1 point

10

Climb lots of steps

1 point

11

Visit a food market

Options:

  • Time Out Market

  • Mercado de Campo de Ourique

  • Mercado de Arroios

1 point

12

Find Cristo Rei

1 point

How many points did you earn
in Lisbon?

Total Points

Porto Historical Houses

Sintra

Sintra: Fun Facts

Sintra is the Western most town in Portugal

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Sintra is very old, more than 2,000 years old

Sintra's history dates back to 5BC

Sintra used to be the summer destination for Portuguese royalty

... and all the aristocrats and millionaires who wanted to mingle with the royals

Sintra has lots of palaces and castles

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01

Go to Pena Palace

and find...

  • an ugly gargoyle

  • snakes on the ceiling

  • azulejos (Portuguese tiles!)

  • what do the azulejos look like?

    • Color: _________________​

    • Design: ________________

  • the prison

  • the clock tower

  • the swan room

  • the mermaid room

  • a spire (tall, pointy tower) that looks like candy

1 point for each 

02

What are the colors on the outside of Pena Palace?

1 point

03

Try to figure out what the rooms of Pena Palace are named after.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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1 point

04

Go to Quinta de Regaleria

and get lost on puropse in the gardens

1 point

05

In Quinta de Regaleria, find...

  • a sculpture

  • a fountain

  • a grotto (a little carved out cave, some have benches to sit)

  • spiral tower (BONUS point if you climb it)

  • initiation well (spiral well that goes down into the ground)

  • underground tunnels

  • waterfall (hint, within the maze of underground tunnels)

1 point for each 

06

Find the Moorish Castle in Sintra

1 point

07

Explore the gardens at the Monserrate Palace

1 point

08

Find the National Palace of Sintra

What color is it? _______________

1 point for each

How many points did you earn
in Sintra?

Total Points

Porto Historical Houses

Porto

Porto: Fun Facts

Porto is the second largest city in Portugal

Lisbon is the largest.

Porto has a football team.

FC Porto

Porto is next to the Douro River AND the Atlantic Ocean

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Port Wine

is made in Porto

The grapes are from the Douro Valley, but the wine lives in Porto while it ages

01

Walk across Dom Luis I Bridge

1 point 

02

Get lost on purpose in the windy streets of Porto

1 point

03

Climb a church tower

Options:

  • Iglesia de los Clergios

  • Porto Cathedral

1 point

04

Watch the sunset

Ideas:

  • Dom Luis I Bridge

  • Serra do Pilar Monastery

  • Miradouro da Vitoria

  • Parque da Quinta Macieirnha

  • Foz

1 point

05

Take a boat cruise and

find all 6 bridges on the Douro River

1 point

06

Do Treetop Walk in Parque de Serralves

1 point

07

Find street art

  • 1 point = blue cat

  • 1 point = rabbit

  • 1 point = don quixote

  • 1 point = man holding tower in his hand

  • 1 point = old lady

  • 1 point = your other favorite street art

    •  ________________________​

    •  ________________________​

1 point each

08

Find peacock in Crystal Palace Gardens

1 point

10

Ride the historic tram

BONUS point if you ride it to Foz

(the beach)!

1 point 

11

Try typical Porto Foods

  • francesinha

  • croissants (they are sweet here!)

1 point

12

Play at a playground

BONUS point: play with local kids

Options:

  • Jardim da Cordoaria

  • Crystal Palace Gardens

  • Foz - Praia do Homem do Leme no Porto

  • Jardim do Morro

  • Gaia

1 point for each

13

Label Porto on the map

1 point

How many points did you earn
in Porto?

Total Points

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