Built by Cistercian monks between 1178 and 1254, the Monastery consists of three sections: the Church and the North and South Wings, which respectively housed the apartments of the kings and visiting court, and the residences of the Abbot and the monks. The original façade retains the battlements on the side roof, the Gothic portal, and the large side windows. The Church is the largest in Portugal and contains the tombs of King Pedro I and Inês de Castro. Also, noteworthy are the Ambulatory and the Chapel of St. Bernard, the Chapel of Relics, and the Chapel of the Lord …

The Parque de Campismo Cepo Verde is located in the Montesinho Natural Park, at an altitude of more than 800 metres, where you can discover magnificent places full of history and tradition. This space offers place for tents and caravans, where you can enjoy a camping experience in a calm environment, with nature in its pure State. There is no shortage of sites with the natural shade of chestnut trees and with stunning scenery. In the vicinity of the Park can still explore the museums and historical villages of Portugal.

On the extreme north of Portugal, between the Cávado and Homem rivers valleys, in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, one finds the Gerês mountain that is 35 km long, 18 km wide, and reaches an altitude of 1507 metres. It is a water filled area and the richest mountain in the country, both in its flora and in its fauna. Of granitical nature, the mountain composes huge amphitheatres and incomparable sceneries. It also has cultural points of interest, namely due to its pre-historic vestiges.

Fica no novo Turim Saldanha Hotel, o restaurante Tsubaki (dispõe de entrada independente da unidade hoteleira), um espaço construído em parceria com o conceituado chefe Paulo Morais. O nome elogia a ligação entre Portugal e o Japão, uma vez que Tsubaki significa camélia, e, reza a história, foram os portugueses que trouxeram esta planta no Japão em 1543 para o Ocidente.

The Mandarin is probably the most genuine of a Chinese restaurant in Portugal, confecionando the true flavors of the region of Kuong Tong. Only in our country and one of the best in Europe, owes much to the competent leadership of the reputed Peng Kuan U, referenced by various media, as well as by their peers, as one of the best Chinese chefs in the world. The lunches, the preferences go to dim sum, composed of steam cuisine, but for dinner has 119 options to choose from, where the Peking roast duck is specialty.

Always a restaurant with strong French influences, Fortaleza do Guincho seeks new horizons within what is called the "Portugality". The person in charge is the Portuguese chef Miguel Rocha Vieira, who took over it in 2015. With a philosophy based on haute cuisine and the sea as its main inspiration, Fortaleza do Guincho offers a daring incursion into traditional gastronomy. In 2001, the restaurant, with a strong influence of haute cuisine, won its first Michelin star that it still holds today.

A forest whose origins date back to the Tertiary period and which once extended across vast regions of the European continent. Currently, it is confined to some archipelagos in the North Atlantic, with a particular concentration in Madeira, where it is currently considered the largest continuous area of ​​this type of forest in the world. It is important both for its representativeness in terms of the diversity of flora and fauna species and its state of conservation. It was classified as a UNESCO Natural Heritage site in 1999. In 2010, it was classified as one of the Seven Natural Wonders …

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 one of the largest and most beautiful Gothic monuments in Portugal, being the first example of Manueline art from the 16th century. The Batalha Monastery is the most striking symbol of the Avis Dynasty. King João I, following a vow to the Virgin Mary should he win the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, ordered the work to begin the following year, under the direction of the Portuguese architect Afonso Domingues. This phase resulted in a large part of the church's structures and two wings of the cloister. In 1402, the direction of the works passed to Master Huguet. …

This parish was born from the recent Administrative Division of the Municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, in 1988. Its settlement took place in very early times, perhaps in the Miocene period, according to some studies carried out by the City Council. The Romans left in this area evident marks of the new civilization that they transported to the Iberian Peninsula, and which, in the case of Canhestros, took place at a very late period. In addition to traces of an old Roman walkway, several fragments of common pottery, tegulae and imbrices were discovered. The Roman people, in the region where …