Neste espaço é tudo típico, dos potes de barro que escondem vinho caseiro, ao balcão em pedra polida pelos cotovelos dos muitos que ali passam para provar um copo de três. A origem do nome mistura-se com a história da família proprietária, tendo começado com o bisavô de Fernando Proença, o atual “Larga a Velha” e pai dos futuros herdeiros da alcunha. Consta que o ancestral fundador da tasca não largava uma anciã da localidade, não havendo grandes certezas quanto à veracidade da história, provavelmente criada através de aditivos etílicos. A tasca O Larga a Velha é uma espécie de …

Typical cuisine barrosã, integrated in a rural tourism unit in the village of river Walls. The visit to this kitchen allows a trip up to the times in which this was the most common family living space. Here we find the most varied utensils and objects characteristic of traditional cuisine: a rustic family table; a bench facing the fireplace where afumam, hanging in lareiros, the chouriças, the sausages and sausages and, in toucinheiras, the hams; the stupid enough to support for Caldera, who warmed to the warmth of the bonfire; the traditional wood-burning oven; the parrugueira where it was piling …

Aldeia da Luz, as it is known today, is the result of the advancement of time. With the construction of the Alqueva dam, old Luz, of Paleolithic and Neolithic origins, was submerged, as was Lousa Castle, of Roman origin, and some Roman road crossings the Guadiana. Against the wishes of the population, a village was built from scratch, about two kilometers from the old one, inaugurated in 2002. Despite the attempt to maintain the previous features and heritage assets, it is impossible to perfectly reproduce what the waters carried away. To prevent this village's past from being equally submerged, the …

Imposing, high on the mountain, the 1200 meters of altitude, in a unique recovery by the hand of the Architect Souto Moura, reborn a wonderful Pousada de Portugal. The iconic building of Penhas da Saúde returns with all the sophistication and splendor of other times. With opening the April 1, 2014, Pousada da Serra da Estrela has 92 rooms (including two with spa concept), spa, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, meeting rooms and restaurant. Everything has been studied to the smallest detail so that the new project would save the original building built in the early 20th century.

Is on plain line track of Santa Catarina, near the emblematic Majestic, which is no less charming Grande Hotel do Porto, opened in 1880 and whose 94 rooms have been recently refurbished, most modern style, and the floor 1:0 pm classic style. Despite the profound renovation, this hotel of the Belle Époque style reigns. The Windsor Bar and public areas will take us on a journey to another time, in which the foxtrot and charleston is danced in the great Hall. Breakfast is served in the restaurant, he also refurbished with contemporary elements, and in which stands the elegant grand …

Located on a limestone elevation, this castle has a keep dating from the time of Dom Dinis, which stands out for its volume. It was after the reconquest from the Moors that King Dinis had the castle completely remodeled, which had housed the Moors for 400 years. Later, King João I ordered the fortress to be expanded, but the War of Succession and the 1755 earthquake contributed to its state of ruin. On the southeast side there is an elbow-shaped entrance portal and a vaulted tunnel. Next to the castle there are ruins of the Convent of the Dominican Nuns …

The Aveiro’s Port Authority building is an Art Nouveau fine exemplar. This building, whose first floor was raised in 1830 over the arcades of a mill, is one of the most emblematic of the city and stands up for its superior architectonic quality. In the late XIX a second floor was built to shelter the Escola de Desenho Industrial that worked here until 1918. At this same year it was sold to a particular and that’s when the lateral azulejos panel was placed. Afew years later, in 1925, the building was sold again, this time to the Admiralty. Already in …

The Roman villa of Parreitas is a perfect testimony of the Roman occupation of Bárrio which took place between the centuries I and IV, already humanized from the Chalcolithic site, with an architecture adapted to the Mediterranean climate of the region and prepared around a central courtyard. Based on what was found there, the permanent exhibition "the Romans in Alcobaça" Monographic Museum of Bárrio aims to disclose the origins of its people, showing a set of materials that reflect the daily life of the population at the time, in terms of agriculture and animal husbandry, domestic activities, fishing, pottery, weaving …

The oven of the people of Walnut is a vernacular rural construction in granite, two waters, coverage in tile, and a side porch that protects a laundry of clothes. Inside the building, to the right of the front door you will find the tendal, massive granite structure, on top of which was placed a "smock", to protect the dough. On the fundeira you will find the oven where the local population continues to bake traditional Scones. This equipment was, in ancient times, an important role in village sociality, the so-called "coffee of the people", was where they gathered during the …

A Romanesque monument, one of the oldest in Portugal. Of the Monastery, only the Church, the chapter house, and the pre-Manueline cloister remain after centuries of decay. The semi-warlike appearance of the convent church, with its crenellated side tower, thick walls, and the giant flanking its portal, gives it a religious and, at the same time, defensive function. Inside, the highlights are the depth and height of the nave, as well as the robustness of the granite vault of the chancel and the well-preserved tomb chests of noble knights. Also noteworthy is a vestige of a mural painting representing St. …