Portugal

Estremadura avaThe Portuguese traditional costumes are diverse and good-looking. Some of them even look a bit unusual for a foreigner. But, as with most national outfits around the planet, there is an explanation to each variety, each shape, each design of dresses. Different regions of Portugal are characterized by different folk clothing – farmers had their specific garments, fishermen wore other clothes, the attire of cattlemen had another design, and so on. Let’s look at several Portuguese regions and compare their traditional female clothing. In this article, we don’t take men’s folk costumes because they aren’t as manifold and distinctive.