A lion statue guards the Palace of Sao Bento, built in 1834, the seat of the Portuguese Parliament, in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

View along the rampart walls to Flag Rock, one of the former Portuguese bastions at the old Dutch Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Historic walled castle in hilltop village of Monsaraz, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Young woman holding the Portuguese flag in Schengen European center, Schengen, Luxembourg, Europe

City Gates, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

A weathered stone fort and Portuguese flag flying from flagpole on a small turret, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

City Gates and Main Church, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Town Hall, Praia da Vitoria, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Imperio do Espirito Santo, Vila Nova, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Holy Spirit Festivities, Vila Nova, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

The Portuguese flag.

Palace, tropical garden, Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Jose Bernardo Foundation, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Flags of Portugal, Madeira and Funchal blowing in the wind, Island Madeira, Portugal, Europe

National flag of Portugal against a blue sky in Sagres, Faro district, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Portuguese flag

Narrow village Street decorated with flags in the old city of Alcochete, Setubal Province, Portugal, Europe

Flag of Portugal

Historic district of Coimbra, Portugal, Europe

City Hall, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

City hall, Evora, UNESCO world heritage, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Flag on the top of a castle, Dukes of Braganca Palace, Guimaraes, Minho, Portugal