Start the visit at the Square José Máximo da Costa, facing the building of the Paços do Concelho. Along the Square Dom Lourenço Vicente, visit the Convent of Saint Antóniom at the Square António Granjo you can get further informations at the Tourism Office. Proceed to the Street João Luís de Moura, visit the Museum of Lourinhã, and then along the Street of Misericórdia notice the manuelin portal in the building of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia. Further ahead, you will find the Church of the Castle, the belvedere of the Alto do Cruzeiro and then, after the Street Dr. …

Idanha-a-Velha stands on the site of the glorious city of Egitânia, invaded and sacked countless times. Here we find vestiges of prehistory, the Celts, Roman Classicism, the Suevi, the Visigoths, the Arabs, the Portuguese Middle Ages, and buildings from the Manueline period. The Egitaniense Epigraphic Museum is housed in the town's cathedral, originally built on an early Christian temple and the first Visigothic cathedral built in the Iberian Peninsula. Inside, we can see the largest collection of Roman epigraphy in Europe ever found in a single location. Another part of this collection is part of the collections of the Tavares …

Situated in the Iberian pyrite belt track Alentejo, composed initially of two mines St. John and dens. Is attested in this mining site since there are 2000 years, albeit with periods of interregnum. To learn more about the mines of Aljustrel will visit the four cores of the Museum, whose goal is to show the evolution of human occupation in the municipality putting emphasis on mining. Find them in the parish of Ervidel, where you can visit the Rural Core, and in Aljustrel, where the Windmill, the Dens compressors and the archaeological museum. For more detailed information about this and …

Despite its integration into the Cistercian Order, the life of this monastery was turbulent and short. During his visit in 1553, the Abbot of Clairvaux found it in a state of complete neglect and poverty, which is why it was secularized in 1560, becoming a parish church. What we see today in Ermelo is a beautiful Romanesque church adapted to the life of a small parish, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century. Of the nave that stood to the south, only the beautiful triumphal arch remains, now open to the sky outside. The monastery's dependencies …

The castro de Medeiros, also called Cabeço dos Mouros, is located between monte da Corujeira and Christian Carambos and is about 3 kilometres from the Centre of the village of Montalegre. Is a town surrounded by two rows of walls and a deep moat. The outer wall is visible from the South and west sides, about 2 metres wide, whose interior is filled with Earth and stone girl. At some points in the vast mountains, forks where are still visible some tears. On the West side there is a jumble of stone, from the collapse of the wall. On the …

Get to know this noble area of the city, where you can find numerous museums, cultural centers, palaces, churchs and other monuments. Among these, some deserve a closer look, such as: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos; National Museum dos coches; Church of Memória; Palace of Belém; National Palace of Ajuda; Padrão dos Descobrimentos; The Navy Museum; Belém's Tower; The cultural Centre of Belém and the National Museum of Archeology. If you want to escape from the city's confusion, you can always choose to take a walk in the beautiful botanic garden of Ajuda or in the exotic Tropical Garden of Agriculture. After …

Beach much sought after by tourists, inserted in the Natural Park of Ria Formosa. The most typical way to get there is by taking a tourist train that connects Pedras de El-Rei to the beach for 3 euros (round trip), allowing you to enjoy a pleasant walk that takes in a vast area of pine forest and dunes. There are those who go on foot, but it is a long journey. At the end of the journey, you will find white sand as far as the eye can see, calm waters that make it a truly pleasant place. The beach …

Inserted in the draft, the inescapable reference Chapitô cultural, social and educative that crosses the formation, animation and social intervention through the arts and show business, it's a restaurant table Chapitô that draws on the roots of the traditional Portuguese cuisine. With a new, dynamic and experienced team, here you will find three spaces, each with its gastronomic offer: on the terrace and gazebo grill the charcoal, a rarity; a petisqueira; and yet the restaurant with a breathtaking view over Lisbon, where the raw material of each dish turns into pleasure. Chapitô it's an experience you won't forget. "At the …

Climbing Portugal's highest point is a unique and unforgettable challenge, not within everyone's reach. It's a demanding route, even for those experienced in hiking. The hike begins on the west side of the mountain at approximately 1,230 meters above sea level, at the Pico Mountain House. After providing your information to the Madalena Municipal Fire Department, you can begin the 1,100-meter ascent, along a 4,700-meter route, with an incline that reaches 40° in some spots. From the 2,351-meter summit of Piquinho, it's possible, if the sky is clear, to observe all the islands of the central group and an immense …

If you're looking for a quiet place with all the comfort to spend your holiday or weekend we have the perfect place to you: The Casa do Oleiro - Potter's House. The "Casa do Oleiro" - Potter's House - is located on the northern side of Santa Maria. In a place called the Norte, a part of the Santa Barbara village, you can admire the landscape of where the mountains touch the sea. Some days, you can see the neighboring island of Saint Michael on the horizon. The pottery table and small handcrafted objects blend with the accommodations needed for …