This castro, classified as Property in the public interest, is an old fortified settlement where the walls, with interior access ramps, and remains of circular and rectangular constructions placed uncovered in the course of numerous excavations carried out by Santos Júnior and his team from the 50 years of the 20th century. The testimonies collected materials, pieces of pottery, coins and fibulae, contextualize the occupation of this village in the iron age and during the period of Romanisation. But, according to sources and Andrade (2005), accepting ID that Almeida Fernandes (1968) does a lot with the pagus Beresi ' Suebic …

When you enter in Leiria you can’t avoid noticing the castle that, from the top, seems to welcome those coming into the city. Conquered to the Moors in 1135, by D. Afonso Henriques, the castle passed, for many years, from hand to hand between Moors and Christians. In 1190, D. Sancho I ordered its reconstruction. Later in 1325 D. Dinis orders the construction of the Torre de Menagem that, nowadays, shelters a museological nucleus, where you will get to know the castle activity in past times. It was also by D. Dinis order that the Nossa Senhora da Pena Church …

This is the best-known viewpoint in Vila Nova de Cerveira, located next to the Cervo sculpture, a popular iron work by sculptor José Rodrigues. Located on a hill called Alto do Crasto, it pays homage to the symbol of the village where, in the past, deer abounded. Despite being located at just 300 meters above sea level, it is amazing with its extremely beautiful and imposing views. From here you can see a large part of the Minho River, from its passage through Valença to its mouth, in Caminha. On the other side, you can see the municipality of Tominho, …

Neste espaço é tudo típico, dos potes de barro que escondem vinho caseiro, ao balcão em pedra polida pelos cotovelos dos muitos que ali passam para provar um copo de três. A origem do nome mistura-se com a história da família proprietária, tendo começado com o bisavô de Fernando Proença, o atual “Larga a Velha” e pai dos futuros herdeiros da alcunha. Consta que o ancestral fundador da tasca não largava uma anciã da localidade, não havendo grandes certezas quanto à veracidade da história, provavelmente criada através de aditivos etílicos. A tasca O Larga a Velha é uma espécie de …

Is a restaurant with a young environment, where the menu deals with Italian seasonings and flavors. The suggestions fall especially on folders such as the linguini con le vongole with clams, spaghetti or penne with lemon prawns. The porcini mushroom risotto is one of the most popular dishes and pizzas the caprese with Parma ham and mozzarella fresca makes success among customers. For input ask carpacio specialties of Eggplant, tuna or salmon. The desserts are all homemade and recommended, in particular, the tiramisu, Apple Pie, cheesecake and the Panna cotta. The Al Fresco existed for nine years and is located …

Quinta do Convento da Franqueira, situated in Barcelos, is a space of turismo de habitação installed in a former Franciscan convent from the 16th century. From here you can see a beautiful landscape that spans from the Gerês to the sea. The main House has four guest rooms, but who seek an accommodation with kitchen may stay in the apartment of the cloister, which is located on the ground floor. The Gate House, totally independent of the main house offers visitors more privacy in their fourteen acres of private grounds, visitors will find the lush fields and gardens of Franqueira …

A Cistercian monastery that probably dates back to the 40s of the 12th century, preserving important Romanesque vestiges, particularly in the church's longitudinal nave, and Gothic elements in the chancel. It is located on the right bank of the Campesinho River, where the Mourela plateau meets the Geres mountain range. Inside the church, a Baroque altarpiece can be seen. Between the cloister and the cemetery, the church stands out, with a rectangular plan and a chancel, the latter on a lower and narrower level. On the main façade is a double-windowed bell tower flanked by two pinnacles and topped by …

Construction of the building began in the 1920s and dragged on for many years. It was finally inaugurated on 24 June, 1957. The work was architecturally inspired in the great communal palaces of northern France and Flanders. The building consists of a basement, six floors and interior patios, occupying an area of ​​2,438 m2. Constructed of granite from the quarries of S. Gens and Fafe, with the remaining materials being: reinforced concrete, marbles of different colours and oak and sucupira woods. In front of the main door and framed by the ramp is the statue of Almeida Garrett, inaugurated in …

This is an area located north of the serra do Larouco intermediate basin of the River, Rooms in Galicia (Spain), in the current province of Ourense which borders Tourém. His institution was connected, since the late Middle Ages, the castle of Piconha, and later to the House of Braganza. With an area of approximately 27 km2, had an organization itself and was not connected or Portugal or Spain. Its inhabitants had the privilege of being able to give asylum to the escapees of Portuguese or Spanish justice, to provide soldiers for a Kingdom or the other, not to pay taxes, …

Largo do Paço restaurant is a unique space in Portugal, astonishes every minute of a meal, which is more than an ode to the palate – a true feast for all five senses. It seems strange that a space full of refinement, in truth a Palace, which by nature praises and pays tribute to the past, a hostel kitchen so innovative and daring. The service, the room and the sommelier, is perfect, as if to prepare ground for the creations of Victor Matos, a chef with both determination and confidence and, of course, for dishes that delight, one by one, …