Portugal and Spain enjoy a friendly relationship. They are both members of the Ibero-American Summit, Council of Europe, European Union, Eurozone, Schengen Area and NATO, and make up the vast majority of the Iberian Peninsula.
King Philip II of Spain was crowned King Philip I of Portugal in 1580. He did not officially unite the two kingdoms.
Habsburg Tercios landing at the Battle of Ponta Delgada.
Flags of Spain and Portugal at a friendly volleyball game between their national teams.
Embassy of Portugal in Madrid
The Douro is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish province of Soria, meanders briefly south, then flows generally west through the northern part of the Meseta Central in Castile and León into northern Portugal. Its largest tributary is the right-bank Esla. The Douro flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Porto, the second largest city of Portugal.
The river flowing through the Portuguese wine region, designated as a World Heritage Site.
A 1908 image of boats along the Douro River
A SPOT Satellite image of the Douro River
Aerial view of the Douro estuary, Porto