Dornelas parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is a temple in granite, oriented East\/West. The main façade, with a rectangular portal is surmounted by a Latin cross about acroterion. Along this facade lies a large granite which formerly dorna was used as a measure of wax that was paid to the Archbishop of Braga. Inside are four gilded altars, the main altar, two side altars and two other sides, with the altar of souls, which has a beautiful embossed altarpiece. This is the Church that Sunday masses are celebrated and the offices of the religious feast of s. Sebastião, also …

Situated on the island of Madeira, in a Bay of unmatched beauty, the Quinta do Lorde Marina Resort plays a small coastal village of Madeira of strong connection to the sea. A luxury ecoresort, where the combination of architecture, climate, natural landscape and sustainability make this refuge in a place just perfect. The 5-star Hotel is one of the most famous luxury resort, where dominates the refinement and elegance. Consists of five stand-alone buildings, although connected by spaces landscaped extensively. The main building develops around the Central Square and concentrates the majority of public areas, technical and social. In the …

Pequena ermida quinhentista de nave única, que segue a tipologia das capelas de romaria alentejanas do Séc. 16, primitivamente antecedida por alpendre, já desaparecido, de grande despojamento na expressão arquitectónica, com cunhais e remates de alçados em granito rusticado contrastando com o branco da cal. Cobertura interior em abóbada nervurada de 2 tramos, sobre mísulas molduradas de sabor manuelino. Interior apenas iluminado pelo portal de entrada, sóbriamente decorado por painéis rectangulares de pintura mural, um no alçado fundeiro e os restantes dois nos laterais.

This church is characterized by the main facade torn by a large portal, Windows, glasses and a quadrilobados niche concheado. Still show traces of the former convent of Benedictine nuns. This 19th century building. XVII, with baroque features in its interior, it has a façade with an embossed coat-of-arms and a niche with sculpture in Ançã stone, our Lady of grace. Inside, the ship's coverage with decorative painting in the neoclassical style, the chancel with 32 hagiographic themed caissons, with leading Apostles, martyrs, virgins, founders of religious orders, the Virgin and the respective parents. Deserves a closer look at the …

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 …

The historic Lisbon restaurant Food's House was renovated and now responds to the name of Stories on House of Food. Situated in one of the most beautiful corners of Lisbon-Amoreiras garden-renovated décor, taking as inspiration the stately homes, with antique wooden furniture. The restaurant Stories in the House of food has a quiet and refined environment, featuring a living room, a lounge bar and a great view to an interior garden. In the letter fall\/winter meet, at the entrances, suggestions as black pudding and Risotto baked apples in Setubal muscatel or low-temperature Egg, Foie gras, truffle oil and bread with …

In the heart of the town, in a large square, stands this imposing medieval castle, with a quadrangular plan and protected by cylindrical cubes, crowned with battlements, Gothic portals and a tall square keep. This, around 44 meters high, has a hall with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. At the entrance to the fortress, an armored marble tombstone inscribes the record of the castle's foundation, in 1359, by King Pedro I. At that time it was constituted as a defensive articulation with Estremoz, Fronteira, Évora Monte, Avis, Alter Pedroso, Marvão and Portalegre. King João I, Master of Avis, made Nuno Álvares Pereira …

Covas do Barroso Chapel, dedicated to our Lady of health, is a granite Temple of rectangular plant, East\/West-oriented. The main façade has a portal frame rectangular protruding, flanked by two square Windows, surmounted by an oculus, the gable is crowned by a cross. The back façade has docked on the wall, a plaque with inscriptions, partly illegible, "OLINGOABENEDIcTA\/QVEDOMINUM NO\/PER. ..DIXIST ...AL ...\/THE ... C..STI\/+ 1692 + "inside the high altar and two side altars, one of which has a beautiful altarpiece, painted, depicting St. Michael and the souls in purgatory. This is the chapel that are celebrated, among other things, …

The Museum of Cars of Horses is a gem almost hidden in the village of Geraz do Lima. The Museum is installed in Quinta da Bouça and was born of the passion, desire and perseverance of doctor Lopo de Carvalho, who throughout his life was coming together the most complete and magnificent collection of horse Cars across Europe. Many of these cars were once used by ancestors of Lopo de Carvalho, and you saved and reconstructed. The collection consists of more than fifty extraordinary cars, manufactured in several countries, such as France, Holland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and United States of …

The convent was founded by Justa Rodrigues Pereira, wet nurse of King Manuel I, in 1490, during the reign of King John II. This monarch, who visited the construction the following year, decided to expand the initial project. He entrusted the construction to Diogo Boitaca, the first architect of the Jerónimos Monastery, who carried out his first work in the country here. The convent has a beautiful portal and Manueline windows. Inside, the beautiful twisted columns of the hall church, which belonged to the convent of the Franciscan Poor Clares, deserve special mention. Because they belonged to a cloistered order, …