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The golden beaches of the Algarve are justly famous, but tourism in Portugal has much more to offer - sample the pousadas, monasteries and castles converted into luxury hotels, or the casas antigas, magnificent manor houses offering high-class country living. Two examples of tourism and tradition in a country rich in both.
Presented by Roberta Fox
(First shown on BBC1) (e)