Centro Region, Portugal known as the Princes of Beira. Along the region’s mountainous border with Spain are a series of fortresses and castles that once protected the country from its many invaders. Over the centuries, Moors, Christians, Spaniards and Portuguese have all tried to take these villages, but their higher elevations usually gave them a distinct advantage. On that border, the more than one dozen fortified frontier villages beckon today’s visitors to come explore a 900-year history — full of the heroism, epic battles and romance upon which Portugal struggled to become a nation. Today, Portugal boasts the longest-standing border in all of
Groundforce Portugal Groundforce Portugal Groundforce Portugal is a subsidiary company of TAP Portugal, offering aircraft ground handling services in Portugal. It was created with the privatization of the ground handling services of airline TAP Portugal in October 2005. In 1982 the DOT (Department of Land Operations) was the one who took care of handling in Portugal. Seven years later (in 1989), that entity underwent a process of organizational restructuring and has changed its name to General Directorate of Operations on Land (DGOT). In 1992, an expansion and provision of services to third strategy, TAP Handling emerged. In April 2003, due to the