This beautiful renaissant monument, by João de Ruão, was ordered by D. João III. It presents a central fountain with a dome and, around it, 4 cylindrical chapels. All the structure is built on a tank.

Installed on the ground floor of the Castle citadel, it presents a collection consisting of objects collected in excavations carried out in the area. It includes a nucleus of the ancient archeology collection of King D. Luís.

Temporary exhibitions hall located in the Ajuda National Palace. The theme is, usually, the history of art. It was created in 1869 by d. Luís I and closed in 1876. In the 20th century reopened in 1988.

Built during D. João IV’s reign to defend the fishing centre of Burgau, this fort is now in a bad state of ruins. Traces of the original defensive walls can still be seen.

Tower attached to the Church of Santa Maria dos Olivais, rectangular plant consisting of two floors. Initially had the function of atalaia, but Bell was adapted in the time of d. Manuel I.

Taverna D´s Pereiras,é um projecto gastronómico de 2 amigos, que pretende aliar a alta cozinha e o ambiente informal no mesmo espaço.

The Ducal Palace was begun in 1501 by the 4th Duke of Braganza, Jaime, and until 1640 was residence of the noble family of the Kingdom's largest. With the Ascension to the throne of the 8th Duke, d. João, the building is only used sporadically until the 19th century. D. Carlos comes to Vila Viçosa frequently and, after the Republic, the last member of the family the King d. Manuel II, decides in her will do there install the Museu da Casa de Bragança. In the Palace are also installed the armoury, the collection of blue and White Porcelain from …

Castle located on top of a hill, in an area surrounded by the village. The walls were raised by the Arabs and, later, D. Dinis expanded the fortification and D. Manuel ordered its reconstruction. This castle was part of the defensive system of Linhas Torres. Ruined by the 1755 earthquake, it still retains some sections of the wall and the large semi-circular turret that defended the entrance to the former Palace. Inside the wall, in an oval shape, there is a chapel, the citadel that includes the keep and three cisterns.

Salir might have been the place where D. Paio Peres Correia awaited the arrival of D. Afonso III, so that together they could undertake the conquest of what remained in the province in the hands of the Moors. During the time of King Afonso III, this location became a stronghold, giving the castle a privileged role in the definitive conquest of the Algarve. It is presumed that the castle was burned down and rebuilt twice, and today only ruins of its walls remain.

When you enter in Leiria you can’t avoid noticing the castle that, from the top, seems to welcome those coming into the city. Conquered to the Moors in 1135, by D. Afonso Henriques, the castle passed, for many years, from hand to hand between Moors and Christians. In 1190, D. Sancho I ordered its reconstruction. Later in 1325 D. Dinis orders the construction of the Torre de Menagem that, nowadays, shelters a museological nucleus, where you will get to know the castle activity in past times. It was also by D. Dinis order that the Nossa Senhora da Pena Church …