Portugal

Discover a part of Europe you didn’t know existed and fly these lush volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Manteigas is the best XC site in Portugal – you can fly from here all the way to Spain!

Marcus King reports from the sweltering heat and blue skies of the British Paragliding Open in Manteigas, Portugal.

French pilot won the final leg of the European Paragliding World Cup, held in Krushevo from 5-12 August.

Martin Muller won the XC Open in Portugal with a 225km best flight

The Portuguese XC Open takes place at the end of August 2011.

'Be quick, the Nordic Paragliding Open in Portugal is nearly full,' reports organiser Mads Syndergaard

France's Lucas Bernardin and Seiko Fukuoka-Naville won the seventh round of the 2010 Paragliding World Cup series in Portugal. Seiko and Thomas Brandlehner (AT) are the PWC European champions.

The Voofestival 2008 takes place on the Azores Island of Sao Miguel, from 28-31 August

Few pilots dispute that Alex Hofer, the 2002 PWC Champion, is the best competition pilot in the world, and few were surprised by his win at the 2003 Paragliding World Championships. Ian Blackmore went to watch the action unfold in stable, difficult conditions at Montelegre, Portugal.