Hotel Residencial Batalha is located less than 300 metres from the monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It offers a bar and free Wi-Fi and free parking. The air-conditioned rooms at Hotel Battle include a minibar, cable TV and telephone. The private bathrooms feature a hairdryer. A buffet breakfast is served each morning at the hotel, which boasts panoramic views of the Serra de Aire and the monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória. The zone also provides numerous options to enjoy typical Portuguese dishes. Battle's village lies on the Route of the Sun, …

In the northern village of Gerês, on top of a small hill, about 1130 meters above sea level, can be found in granite outcrops several tears, which indicate the foundations of a building almost rectangular plant. The pair of these there are still circular fittings on the side of the same rocks, similar to those used on jambs doors for docking of ashlars superiors. On site and under the outcrop there is a simple shelter, where they found small fragments of medieval pottery. At the top there is a sink, of quadrangular shape with 3.80 meters long, 1.5 meters wide …

The monastery was originally founded by Dona Mor Dias in 1283. In the 14th century, Clement V granted permission to Dona Isabel of Aragon to found a new monastery, which was established on the same site, with the renovation and expansion of the old buildings. The church was consecrated in 1330 and suffered its first floods in 1331. The degradation caused by the floods led to its abandonment in 1677. The church, with its vaulted nave, is an example of mendicant Gothic architecture. Notable features include the remarkable Hispano-Moorish tile panels, the rose window on the western façade, and the …

Located to the southwest of Bragançaand belonging to the Ancient Massif of Trás-os-Montes, this is a branch of the Montesinho mountain. It is 12.5 km long and 10 km wide and has its highest pont at 1319 metres. On the top, we find the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Serra, a privileged belvedere. On its slopes several small rivers are born that have several fish species such as the common trout, the barbel and the eel among others. The fauna is impressively diverse and one should note the presence of wolves, foxes, boars, wild cats several birds and amphibuous. …

To take a walk or rest for a while, there nothing better than the tour through the parks and gardens of Coimbra. Starting at the Choupal, a shelter for students’ loves, continue to the Quinta das Lágrimas, where the tradition locates the drama of D. Pedro and D. Inês. Next, get to know the Botanic Garden, where thousands of exotic and autochthones species are gathered, and add to this, decorative elements such as fountains and ponds. The Sereia Garden, so-called because there is a fountain with a triton the people called a mermaid, was the place meant for entertainment and …

The Praça da Liberdade has known several names along the centuries. Its construction was due to the progressive growing of the city. It was a meeting point for politicians, writers and artists and became a place searched for all classes. Among other marking events there will always be the death by hanging of the liberals, in 1829, (after this rehabilitated as “liberty martyrs”. In 1866 is open the monument to the liberal King, a tribute of the city to D. Pedro IV. The Portuguese Republic was first proclaimed here, January, 31st, 1891. In 1916, when the city council decided to …

Tucked away in a valley not far from Funchal, on a large property in Camara De Lobos, this hotel combines friendly service with a tranquil setting. Housed in a beautifully restored former mansion, Quinta Jardim da Serra impresses with its modern design and large garden. Taste home-made brandy at the bar or rest on a sun lounger next to the indoor pool. The hotel offers a shuttle service from and to Funchal, ensuring you a truly hassle-free stay. Other useful services include car rental, laundry and an on-site ATM. Make use of the free wireless internet and stay in contact …

The permanent exhibition "the Labor of the construction site" develops along a route which follows the stages of intervention on the stone for the production of stonework. Are the older and traditional utensils used by stonemasons in the course of successive operations and also the innovations that have been, leading to its abandonment and replacement by machinery. The images presented in this course documenting practices and techniques that lead to production of stonework and realize the fundamental traits of the evolution of activity in Portugal petraea. The most significant innovations are those that came to emblematizar the industry itself petraea …

Começou por ser uma churrasqueira, mas rapidamente foi mais além e hoje é um espaço com todas as mordomias e predicados de um restaurante típico alentejano. Paula Santos não esconde o orgulho de figurar nos primeiros lugares em sites de avaliações de restaurantes. Hoje em dia, os clientes procuram aquela moradia, no meio do campo, para pedirem a sopa de tomate, galinha tostada e coelho no barro. As bochechas e queixadas de porco no forno são dois pratos que também fazem sucesso por aquelas bandas. Uma cliente anunciava em voz alta o resultado da canja de galinha: apuradinha e apaladada.

This village was founded in 1616 on the estate of S. Luís de Jacentes (now Assentes), belonging to D. Estêvão de Faro - Count of Faro and Commander of S. Salvador de Jones. It also belonged to D. Diniz de Faro, the second and last Count of Faro, and to D. Juliana de Faro, the Countess of Faro. It was a town, formerly called Farinho, a very fertile land, especially in cereals. In 1775, the town's grantee was D. José Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 6th Count of Pombeiro and 1st Marquis of Belas. Its parish priest was from the …