Of great historical value, comprises a manor house and hospital, an apothecary's shop, and a chapel with a cross along the Camino de Santiago. It is one of the few, if not the only, Morgadios in Portugal known to have been established by a pontifical order. The origin of this palace is closely linked to Santiago da Compostela, as the initial creation of the apothecary and hospital was intended to support pilgrims. The hospital would have capacity for 9 to 12 individuals and, apparently, was relatively well-equipped, as the charter of its establishment stipulated that it would offer olive oil …

O nome diz quase tudo, mas é também destacar que a palavra “Rib”, tanto pode ser entendida como costeleta, em inglês, que será óbvio, mas também como uma abreviatura de Ribeira, a praça e zona, onde o hotel e o restaurante estão instalados. As carnes, numa excelente seleção DOP oriunda de Portugal, complementada com peças internacionais, são o coração da oferta deste restaurante, de ambiente cosmopolita e decoração bastante agradável. A carta é assinada pelo chefe Rui Martins e tem como grande ícone de oferta e experiência única o Tomahawk Black Angus irlandês (€55), um bife XL com um quilograma …

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, …

At the João Mendonça Street, by the Central canal, you find three buildings with interpreting Arte Nova façades. Through this canal where, in ancient times, all the commerce of the city used to concentrate, now flow the coloured moliceiros boats that dazzle the tourists. At the angle formed by the Central and Pirâmides canals, is the Rossio: ample, garden-like, with palm-trees lined up and arte Nova details. At the intersection with the São Roque Canal and going through the Cais das Falcoeiras follow to the Cais dos Mercantéis and walk around the picturesque fishermen square, in preference in the beginning …

Located on a plain above the Alva river, Sabugueiro is the highest village in Portugal (an altitude of 1050 metres). It started from the shacks of sheperds that used the mountain's pastures for their sheep and their goats. The engraving on the rock by the Canariz Fountain is a testimony to the peopling of the area in remote times. Even though there are still shepherds and related activities (wool and cheese production), rural tourism has developed in the last few years and there are several typical houses currently adapted. The shpherds still move to the Douro region in the winter …

Iberian pyrite belt belt integrated, that, about 250 km in length and a width which reaches the 40 km, starts at the vale do Sado and extends into the Valley of the Guadalquivir, the Lousal mine was explored between 1900 and 1988, when it closed its extractive activity. Was a farmer in the region, António Manuel, who, in August 1882, requested the Ministry of public works and Mines the degree of discovery of Tomb of Lousal. But it was only from the third decade of the 20th century that the Lousal began to be exploited more intensely. To learn a …

A história desta casa, na baixa da cidade, podia contar-se com um "era uma vez um rapaz que foi trabalhar para Londres, conheceu a namorada e decidiu regressar a Portugal para se estabelecer por conta própria". E em boa hora o fez, carregado na bagagem com a experiência de sala de alguns dos melhores e mais premiados restaurantes mundiais. Criou assim um espaço de culto onde a partilha e o vinho são as palavras de ordem, sem nunca esquecer os produtos e a forma contemporânea de os apresentar. O Bacalhau negro confitado com Jack Daniels e puré de milho é …

Created in 1999, the Monte do Chora Cascas-MCC claims for its genuine charm, feature that has distinguished this space, while fate of refinement in Portugal. About 45 minutes from Lisbon, the mount appears in the landscape as a natural amphitheatre. In the silence and tranquility of Alentejo, the privileged view on the slope of the castle of Montemor-o-Novo appeals to romanticism and to dream. Six of the rooms are named after a guardian angel, whose initials together form the word DREAM-Pat Patenaude, Omael, Nithael, Haziel, Aniel and Rochel. The seventh room is simply recognized by paragraph 7. From 2011, the …

É considerada o "coração" do Santuário de Fátima e um dos locais de maior afluxo de peregrinos e onde muitos cumprem promessas. Foi construída no local onde Nossa Senhora falou aos pastorinhos e dinamitada em 1922, supostamente por grupos anticlericais, sendo restaurada menos de um ano depois. Preserva os traços caraterísticos de uma ermida popular e o teto está forrado com madeira de pinho, vinda da Sibéria, enquanto que o alpendre foi inaugurado pelo papa João Paulo II. Em lugar de destaque está a imagem de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima, venerada por todos os que ali rumam. A …

In its time, it was one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in Portugal, the grantee of vast lands around it, with the obligation to cultivate and populate them. Its construction began in 1155, shortly after the donation of the land made to the Order by Egas Moniz, assistant to D. Afonso Henriques, and his wife Teresa Afonso. It was consecrated in 1255, when the monastic complex was complete. The church, of large dimensions, stands out, imposing, in the middle of the uniform houses of the small village that was formed to the east. Between the centuries. In the 16th and …