The castle of Portelo\/frontier lift was implemented in a dividing line of country, being most of the lot belonging to Portugal. On the West side are well visible remains of walls, with about 1 meter in height and 0.70 meters wide average; If the defense was natural. The castle was built on rocky hills from the top, where they observe nesting tears the lines of Defense. This castle, such as the Piconha, the de Montalegre, Monforte de Rio Frio and Keys was intended to defend the valleys of the Tâmega and Cávado therefore places open dry streak and difficult frontier …

Built by João Santiago de Carvalho e Sousa at the end of the 19th century, it was designed by the Italian Nicola Bigaglia. In 1968, the Municipality of Matosinhos acquired the building and the surrounding garden and the space was adapted for the current Museum of Quinta de Santiago/ Centro de Arte de Matosinhos, opened in 1996. It is housed in a historic building, surrounded by a charming garden, and is a privileged witness to the profound urban and social transformations that took place in the city of Matosinhos-Leça at the end of the 19th century and throughout the 20th …

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 restaurant Moules & Gin, is located in the Centre of Cascais, near the Jardim Visconde da Luz, and like its name indicates serves Mussels (moules) with various sauces and also makes a strong bet on diversity of gins available. Belgian style, the restaurant opened in May of 2013, and since then has won many fans. With fries, the mussels are served with the famous sauce to Meunier, but also the Mediterranean tomato sauce and herbs, with Thai sauce, flavored with ginger and lemon grass, or even with the sauce Fraiche, done naturally with crème fraîche and lima. As Portuguese …

The opening, with the arrival of the year of 2011, the new casino was upping the ante with regard to provision of leisure by the Tróia Design Hotel, a unit that was, literally, a new light in this area. At night, few think the colors that roam the undulating balconies of this five-star unit and that let you see the hotel in the distance. Located right in front of the new marina, also is easy to see, by location and by its size (there are 14 floors), that this is a hotel that offers a privileged view over the sea, …

The Museum of geology at the UTAD was founded in 1985 by Prof. Dr. Fernando Real, notable geologist and Magnificent Rector of the Instituto Universitario de Trás-os-Montes that the following year would be the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. For the creation of the Museum greatly contributed the professors that constituted the Department of geology at this time. The Museum is situated in the building of Geosciences, which constitutes the core of the campus of the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. This museum, scientific character, has an area of approximately 250 m2. It houses collections of minerals, rocks …

This castro, classified as Property in the public interest, is a large fortified town that is deployed in a conical hillock and stony South-East of the village of Fields. Are visible three lines of concentric walls, housing platforms where they were deployed housing structures, setting at the top of the last platform a sort of "Acropolis". The Northern, more sheltered, the defensive system was reinforced with two cloths of wing-shaped wall, armando two secondary levels. The walls, whose width is around two metres, are irregular, polygonal apparatus with kernels of pebbles, gravel and Earth. Beyond the open door in wall …

Its construction dates back to the 19th century, notable for its eclectic architecture and the imposing main façade, with a grand entrance and grand design. It is also particularly notable for the memory of the consul who once lived there. This was the home of diplomat Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who, while serving as Consul General in Bordeaux in 1940, saved thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust of World War II. The house features a rectangular floor plan, and is spread over three floors, the top floor featuring a mansard roof. The main façade is marked by the …

The irreverence and the amazement in the Centre of Lisbon. In the International Design Hotel, each floor is dedicated to a theme, exploring the minimalist style, with simple shapes and neutral tones, as well as Zen philosophy, with a concept of integral well-being. Pop culture, with its dynamic and enveloping shapes, colors was not forgotten, as well as the urban world, with the accelerated rhythms, rectilinear shapes and contrasted environments. The hotel comprises 55 rooms, spread over four floors, each with its own soul. Finally, the afro world imposes itself with its tribal style, in which are sinuous, many textures, …

The restaurant degust'ar is inserted into the Hotel M'ar De AR Aqueduto, Evora. Chef António Nobre is known for his humility, wisdom with regard to herbs and passion for gastronomy. In this equation, we arrive at a result unquestioned: a kitchen of exception. The restaurant degust'ar is his home and the place where prepares dishes based on regional products, but that open new horizons in the Alentejo cuisine. The beautiful dining room with vaulted ceilings is elegantly decorated. Spacious tables, beautiful towels, glasses suitable and appropriate service to culinary excellence inspire refinement. Down the Hall is the wine cellar, boasting …