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Welcome to our eco-travel website, destined to help you travel better. You don't have to scroll down, just click the tabs of the pages above the slideshow to view the locations. We will be comparing two featured locations, Sintra (in the "Travel Europe" tab) and Banff (in the "Skiing Holiday" tab) head to head to determine which city would be more environmentally friendly to visit. Check that out in the "Analysis" tab above!

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Banff, Alberta

Banff is located in the southwest area of Alberta. Banff is actually located within Banff National Park in Alberta and it is about 126 km west of Calgary. This town was established in 1885 after the transcontinental railroad was built and is known as one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations because of the mountain ecosystem and beautiful springs. Banff is amazing if you visit it for a ski vacation during the winter. There are many activities that most do such as hiking, skiing, snowboarding, & snowshoeing.

Toronto, Canada - Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport (YYZ) to Banff, AB, Canada - Banff (YBA) would take 4 hours and 09 minutes for $559 in June on SATA Airlines.

     The town of Banff has an elevation of 1,400 to 1,630 metres and is the highest town in Canada. In Banff, there are a plethora of rocky mountains that take up the grounds because it is located in Alberta’s Rockies. Mount Rundle, Cascade Mountain and Sulphur Mountain surround Banff along with Bow River and Spray River. Formed by outcrops of massive limestones, Mount Rundle has an elevation of 2,948 metres  high. This mountain is located in the Bow River Valley northeast of Spray River, overlooking the town of Banff. Around the town of Banff, there are quite a few bodies of water such as the bow river or the Spray river. The Bow River, located in Alberta, begins in the Rocky Mountains and later on joins the Oldman River.  Its source is Bow Glacier and the river is 587 km in length. In Banff, there are grasslands, forests of evergreen, and alpine meadows. 

----- Mount Rundle 

                                                                     Bow River ------

Average rainfall in Banff

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
mm	31.5	23.8	24.3	31.2	51.9	65.7	45.8	51.9	39.6	31.5	32.0	33.7	461.9

Average temperature in Banff

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
°C	-10.8	-7.6	-3.4	2.6	7.5	11.2	14.4	13.4	8.8	4.0	-3.8	-8.6	2.1

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Sintra, Portugal

Travel to Sintra, Portugal! We currently have a GREAT PACKAGE with this location available for 1 adult. If you are interested, click on the "Great Packages" page above! It includes a visit to Banff, Alberta, and has all the pricing and information you should need.

From Toronto, Canada - Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport (YYZ) to Lisbon, Portugal - Lisboa (LIS) for a round trip on July 5th, returning on July 12th would be $1,129 on Canada Air and Austrian Airlines. It would take 11 hours and 5 minutes (non-stop) to Lisbon from Toronto.

Sintra is located in western Portugal, right next to the Atlantic Ocean. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has beautiful architecture dating back to the 16th century. In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, you can visit royal retreats, estates, castles and buildings from the 8th-9th century, in addition to many buildings built between the 15th and 19th century, including the Castelo dos Mouros, the Pena National Palace and the Sintra National Palace.

Landforms:

The highest point in Sintra is the Crux Alta, which stands out from the rather flat landscape. Its location on the hills jutting out from the ocean catches the breeze from the sea. It borderlines the sea, and has many beaches. The Sintra Mountains or locally the Serra De Sintra is a mountain range in Sintra. Its highest point is at 1736 feet. The range covers about 10 miles from the resort town of Sintra to Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic Ocean.

The São João platform, along the northern flank of the Sintra Mountains, has altitudes between 100 metres and 150 metres , while the southern part of the mountains, the Cascais platform, is relatively lower in altitude. It slopes from 150 metres to the Atlantic sea (the closest body of water), stopping along the coast, it is around 30 metres above sea level.

Agricultural Landforms:

The Serra stands out from the relatively flat surrounding landscape, its highest point being the Crux Alta. There are slight local variations and three ecological areas relevant to the cultural landscape: an area of pinewood, a natural forest of various species (oak, pine, chestnut), and an area colonized by the forest tree species. Due to its micro-climate, a huge park has developed, full of rich, dense foliage, with a rich botanical diversity, constituting groups of a national forest.

Climate:

Average temperature in Sintra:

         J         F         M         A         M         J         J         A          S          O          N        D

°C     9.6    10.2     11.7     13.5    14.9     17.6    19.2    19.5      18.7     16.3      12.7    10.2

Average rainfall in Sintra:

          J        F        M        A        M         J        J         A         S         O          N        D

mm   120    104    112       60      54         24        5          9         26         76        129     130