Get to know this noble area of the city, where you can find numerous museums, cultural centers, palaces, churchs and other monuments. Among these, some deserve a closer look, such as: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos; National Museum dos coches; Church of Memória; Palace of Belém; National Palace of Ajuda; Padrão dos Descobrimentos; The Navy Museum; Belém's Tower; The cultural Centre of Belém and the National Museum of Archeology. If you want to escape from the city's confusion, you can always choose to take a walk in the beautiful botanic garden of Ajuda or in the exotic Tropical Garden of Agriculture. After …

Beach much sought after by tourists, inserted in the Natural Park of Ria Formosa. The most typical way to get there is by taking a tourist train that connects Pedras de El-Rei to the beach for 3 euros (round trip), allowing you to enjoy a pleasant walk that takes in a vast area of pine forest and dunes. There are those who go on foot, but it is a long journey. At the end of the journey, you will find white sand as far as the eye can see, calm waters that make it a truly pleasant place. The beach …

The castle is the largest medieval fortress on the Mondego line and one of the largest in the country. Its current appearance is due to a complete renovation carried out in 1331. At this time, a Palace was built for the princesses, a building that was successively transformed until the Manueline period, the date of the last known renovation. The Keep Tower also dates from this campaign by King Afonso IV, topped by pentagonal battlements, with the upper floor surrounded by boulders and elongated corbels. Inside, the Church of Santa Maria da Alcáçova is preserved, a Gothic temple from the …

The Casa do Infante, so designated around was born Henry the Navigator, is a complex of buildings that were being built to house the services of the Crown at the port: Customs, the Mint and the Accounting of the farm. Its history dates back to 1325, when King Afonso IV ordered the construction of the "Almazem" Regal, against the will of the Bishop, then Lord of the village. The building was the subject of a rehabilitation process and musealization and today offers a set of diversified valances: Museum; Municipal Historical Archive; Portuenses Affairs library; Memory Room; Exhibition Hall and Auditorium. …

The chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, located along the coast at the western end of the peninsula of Peniche, forms the basis of a sanctuary consecrated to worship mariano. It is unknown if the date of construction of this temple, assuming that will have been built at an earlier date to the 19th century. XVII. According to legend, the statue of our Lady was found in the 19th century. 12TH hidden in a small cave, situated at the place where today stands the Hermitage, having started, from that date, the cult of Senhora dos Remédios. The importance of this …

Planned by Edgar Cardoso and opened in 1963 (although the Works began in 1957), the Arrábida Bridge was one of the more advanced architectonic works of its time. The 270 metres concrete span was, for some years, a world record on this kind of bridges. The arch spire has 52 meters and the roadway rises to 70 meters height. It is said that, at the opening, many photographers and journalists from abroad came to witness an expected tragedy, because it was common sense that the “large” configuration of the bridge would not stand the weight of the vehicles. Today, it …

Village located at an altitude of about 700 meters, at the foot of the Serra da Gardunha, where traces of occupation in the Roman period are visible. In this locality stand out the medieval castle, in ruins, with the keep, the Manueline pillory, the D. João V fountain, the Igreja Matriz, of Pombaline design, several manor houses and Lagariça. The miniatures in wood and iron, lace and regional embroidery constitute the local handicraft.

This village, located two kilometres north of Crato, stands out for its typically regional houses. A special note to the church of Flor da Rosa, from the 16th and 17th centuries, the monastery fountain and of the Álama, from the 15th century, some baroque manors and the monastery of the Flor da Rosa, currently a pousada. A traditional pottery centre, Flor da Rosa has a pottery school.

A village located in a lush valley with narrow streets, tradtional farm houses with culm rooftops and rural houses, namely the Gaspar House, the Cabo House, the Seixo House and the Carvalinha House. A special note to the Chapel of Our Lady of Remédios (Remedies), to the "alminhas", on a wall that protects the water spring, the "canastros" that stand on stone pillars and several sun clocks. The "crossas" stand out in the local craftswork.

This small group of houses is located by the Marvão mountain. Located inside 17th century walls, it stands out for its unity and homogeneity. Located near Spain, this border fortress that exists since the 12th century had its first charter in the 13th century. A special note to the castle, a National Monument, the Convent of Our Lady of Estrela (Star), the pillory and several churches. A nice area for mountaineering.