Located on the outskirts of the historic town of Alcobaça, Your Hotel & SPA is a place of refuge and tranquillity, that combines the balance of nature engaging with the comfort of a renovated unit. Includes various support facilities and leisure, including: 62 rooms (including three suites), decorated with a modern shed, a restaurant that does rising the senses, a bar, an outdoor swimming pool semiolímpica (open from June to September), gym, bicycles, two tennis courts, a golf course (short training area) and a pedestrian route. In the exclusive area of the SPA, immerse yourself in the environment of comfort …

The castle walls remain, two doors (of the village and the Santarém) and some towers. The old Palace is a monumental residential tower of the 15th century. Plant composed of rectangular main body and two turrets inserted on the wall of the village. The curtain wall that unites the turrets, crowned by way of round, is torn by arched door broken abroad, down inside. Without cover, are visible in the interior, where Corbels supporting the beams of the floors and ceilings. Still inside the enclosure, there is a large cistern. The Muslim Castle would have been conquered by the King …

At the Museum of the ISEP are gathered scientific instruments, educational models and other objects that were belonging to the Institute over the years and to assist education units, constituting a collection that extends to almost all areas of engineering taught in this establishment: of physics to electronics, of mathematics to mechanics, chemical engineering civilian, through drawing and mineralogy. In addition to the objects the Museum has a considerable bibliographical estate where we can find major reference works such as the encyclopedia of Diderot and D'alembert, a precious book of Musschenbroeck physics or a book of architecture of Leon Battista …

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. …

Elegante edifício barroco, do séc. XVIII, cuja fachada principal tem pilastras que a dividem em três corpos. Apresenta no andar nobre, três janelas de cada lado da janela de sacada, com balaustrada em granito e situada no eixo de simetria. De destacar os concheados "rocailles" de cantaria que encimam os vãos. Possui frontão de recorte redondo onde se inclui um brasão de pedra. No piso inferior abrem-se igual número de vãos, sendo o do eixo formado pelo portal.

A Romanesque temple founded in 1131, during the reign of King Afonso Henriques, outside the walls of Coimbra. In the first half of the 16th century, the Monastery was completely renovated by order of King Manuel I. Its main portal, executed by Chanterenne between 1522 and 1525, is its most emblematic piece. Inside, highlights include the Manueline vault covering the nave of the church, the tombs of King Afonso Henriques and King Sancho I, the Chapter Room (a Manueline work executed by Diogo de Boutaca), the Chapel of Saint Teotónio (a Mannerist work by the sculptor Tomé Velho), and the …

This is one of the most beautiful Portuguese Romanesque monuments, with an external appearance resembling a fortified church. The current construction began in 1162, during the reign of King Afonso Henriques. It served as the Episcopal See until 1772 and subsequently belonged to the Misericórdia (a charitable institution) until 1778. From 1785 to 1816 it was occupied by the Third Order of Saint Francis, and after that date it became the seat of the parish of São Cristóvão. The main façade features a magnificent portal, formed by arches supported by columns with decorated capitals. The 13th-century cloister was the first …

Go down the Avenida da Liberdade and start on a discovery journey of the town historical centre. Here, you’ll find plenty of interesting points. At the Restauradores square the majestic Foz Palace, in its neo-classical style, and the frontispiece of the old cine-theatre Éden, with a modernist aspect stand out. Following through Rossio, you’ll find the National Theatre D. Maria II and the D. Pedro Statue. Now in the middle of downtown, venture trough the geometrical net of the streets that set up the urban unit built after the earthquake of 1755. Next, follow to Encosta da Sé and visit …

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 …

The chapel in the village of Carvalhelhos, dedicated to Santa Barbara, underwent profound changes caused by successive restoration and consolidation works. The main façade has a portal in round arch flanked by two Windows, in the form of vertical slots. The stretching of the gable has a Bell Tower, semi-circular-shaped granite, topped by a cross. The interior, stripped of the gilded altars, which once existed, press by minimalism. The bedside wall, polished granite, has only a crucifix in wood; the side walls are carved Corbels with devocionário popular religious imaginary arranged in singular form, the men's devotions are placed on …