Located at an altitude of 770 metres, on the southeast foothills of the Estrela Mountain, the small town of Loriga was, until 1855, the siege of the parish, with a town hall, a prison and a pillory. Its name comes from an armour. The valley is quite rich in historical vestiges (the romans, the sueves, the visigoths and the moors were there) and several archaeological vestiges remain: a man shaped grave, a roman bridge, a well preserved part of a roman road and a medieval balcony. Loriga is the main town in a lovely valley that was originated by a …

A Casa das Tapadas está situada no Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela, na encosta Noroeste, em Mangualde da Serra, mais precisamente, a cinco quilómetros de Gouveia e 25 quilómetros da Torre, um dos locais mais visitados da região. Inserida numa quinta, a casa, construída em granito, foi recentemente remodelada e dispõe de uma sala com lareira, dois quartos, um com cama de casal, outro com duas camas de solteiro e uma casa de banho comum com banheira. Este apartamento tem ainda uma cama extra (sofá cama de casal), e cama de bebé mediante pedido prévio, tendo capacidade até seis …

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.

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 …

This typical quarter was once one of the most cosmopolitan of lisbon. Placed between the castle and the river, Alfama is an historical quarter that makes us go back to the time of the portuguese discoveries. Its typical buildings prevail over the hearthquake of 1755, leaving the façades intact. Experience the unique atmosphere of life in the neighborhood, with its small stores and taberns, finding your way through the..net of streets and…Because it is an area with a big declive, the best choice is to make the tour up to down.Places to visit: Casa dos Bicos; Saint Jorge's castle; Sé; …

Overlooking the Rio Minho, in Monsoon, this charming rural hotel incorporates the Conventual spaces typical as the room of the Chapter, the door of the soup kitchen, wine cellar, Chapel, and the Tower room. The cloister, a space with characteristics of "intimacy" unusual, is the ex-libris of the Hotel. The revalorisation of the exterior spaces and, especially, the Source of the friars, an area of great beauty, has preserved all the memory and mysterious nature of the Capuchos convent. The Hotel Capuchos convent give the story to the present and opens the Community patrimony, the highest levels of comfort, functionality …

The convent was founded by Justa Rodrigues Pereira, wet nurse of King Manuel I, in 1490, during the reign of King John II. This monarch, who visited the construction the following year, decided to expand the initial project. He entrusted the construction to Diogo Boitaca, the first architect of the Jerónimos Monastery, who carried out his first work in the country here. The convent has a beautiful portal and Manueline windows. Inside, the beautiful twisted columns of the hall church, which belonged to the convent of the Franciscan Poor Clares, deserve special mention. Because they belonged to a cloistered order, …

At the Museum of the ISEP are gathered scientific instruments, educational models and other objects that were belonging to the Institute over the years and to assist education units, constituting a collection that extends to almost all areas of engineering taught in this establishment: of physics to electronics, of mathematics to mechanics, chemical engineering civilian, through drawing and mineralogy. In addition to the objects the Museum has a considerable bibliographical estate where we can find major reference works such as the encyclopedia of Diderot and D'alembert, a precious book of Musschenbroeck physics or a book of architecture of Leon Battista …

Consisting of four houses, Casas do Areeiro is located to the southwest of the island of Faial, in the village of Areeiro. Are traditional houses faialenses, the second quarter of the 20th century, which were in ruins and were recovered by keeping the stroke and rural style. The interiors have been completely refurbished, creating new spaces and adapting the conditions of habitability to current life though preserving some original traits. The ancient orchards have given way to terraces and gardens by creating a leisure space around each one of the houses. With the sea on the horizon and surrounded by …

Raised on the beautiful hillside of Monte Facho, between Óbidos lagoon and the sea, a place blessed by mother nature, this hotel invites us to enjoy one of the most amazing landscapes of the Western region. Allows quick access to the historic spa town of Caldas da Rainha, or the encounter with the village-Museum of obidos, a medieval set single in the country. In the West there are several archaeological sites from prehistoric caves, castros copper age or Roman settlements, Arab castles, aqueducts and Roman bridges, churches and medieval monasteries, 16th century forts or solar panels from the 17th and …