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 …

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 …

The Porto Palácio Congress Hotel & Spa is a true cosmopolitan hotel, accompanying the development of the times and conforms to the wishes of your visitors, and which seeks to lead. This is the Porto Palácio Congress Hotel & Spa, a unit marked by sophistication and refinement. But this is also a very active. With many scheduled programs, want to please and conquer your visitors, are those who are in business, other than those seeking health and wellness treatments in the spa, leased to Mack Clinic, without forgetting, of course, all those who seeking a dining experience in one of …

With 11 acres of gardens by the sea, the Vilalara Thalassa Resort is an exclusive space dedicated to well-being. The gardens and a direct access to a beach of golden sand confer a unique landscape in this five-star resort. The 111 Junior Suites and Suites that make up the resort are spacious and are decorated in neutral tones, including a private terrace overlooking the gardens, swimming pools or the sea. The resort also offers six outdoor pools, freshwater and sea, four tennis courts and two restaurants. Integrates one of the five best Thalassotherapy and SPA Centres in the world and …

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 …

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 historic Quinta do Vallado inaugurated in 2012, a new building and with it, the new Wine Country Hotel. New rooms nicely decorated rooms with stunning views, without neglecting the tradition of this unit "docked" in centuries-old vineyards. The new Wine Country Hotel sum eight bedrooms and various common areas. The goal is to complement the hotel offer of the old traditional House, which once belonged to Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira-the legendary Ferreirinha. The traditional House maintains the functioning as a Guest House. The Hotel Rural Quinta do Vallado is now composed of two buildings with different environments that combine …

In one of the highest parts of the Francisco Gomes Square, where there's a garden with a view to a small marina, one can find the Arco da Vila (Village Archway), which is the entrance to the old Faro inside the medieval walls. Above the walls, one can see the small chapel of Our Lady of the Ó. Following the Município Street one reaches a nicely proportioned square where the see is to be found. It's worth to look attentively at the Bishop's Court with its rooftops shaped like scissors. As you stroll along the streets by the walls, you …