The chapel in the village of Sapelos, dedicated to Santo Amaro, is a temple in granite, rectangular plant oriented Northeast\/Southwest. The main façade has a round arch portal surmounted by a telescope, the gable ends with a cross. Inside the Chapel, the floor, once paved with granite graves tops still boasts the separation guides. This chapel has three altars: the high altar in gilt profusely worked, and two side altars that are home to religious imaginary. One of the side altars has two painted panels. This is the chapel which is celebrated the mass of the feast in honour of …

The mail House Mor, a beautiful 17TH-century noble home, lies in the historic centre of the medieval village of Ponte da Barca. In the various common spaces, the tranquility invites to rest and leisure moments. The House has ten comfortable rooms, full of notes laden with history. The old circuit, it is necessary to highlight the nine terraces Philippines wrought-iron-considered unique in the entire Iberian Peninsula-and the old community oven from the village of Ponte da Barca. The House has A beautiful view over the Lima Valley and on the skyline achieves the Peneda-Gerês National Park.

Small hillock located in the highest village of Serraquinhos old, existing in highest part a geodetic framework. He is believed to have been a village whose stone of construction was later reused to build the village's oldest homes, considering the closeness and the fact that the stone was already crafted. Is visible the walls surrounding the castro, in total overthrow, of which only the rocks more girls. All over the Hill are still fond stones. The West side, there is a wide platform, supported by the wall, as well as on this side there is the highest concentration of stone. …

It encompasses a total of 22 parishes, distributed across the municipalities of Arcos de Valdevez, Melgaço, Montalegre, Ponte da Barca, and Terras de Bouro. A National Park and Protected Area since 1971, it stretches from the Castro Laboreiro plateau to Mourela, home to a vast array of flora and fauna, making it a favorite setting for outdoor activities. Typically accessible by car, it's known for its rugged terrain and steep slopes, and is primarily a granite region. You can take various routes, on foot or by car, and enjoy the landscape that offers a true journey through nature, the past, …

Already the Bachus and, before, the Tavares Poor. Now, about the purview of Bosnian chef Ljubomi Stanicic, change the name and the concept for bistro, followed their brand image: 100 Ways. The building, Art Deco type, divided into two floors. The first with a bar, where you can drink a cocktail before your meal or following the same; the second with a room that shares the space with the filled wine cellar. Your kitchen is, as the entire environment created, simple and beautiful, with traditional Portuguese, French influences and, of course, Yugoslavia. As the chef likes to say: "food from …

This temple is located at the top of Monte Farinha, overlooking Mondim de Basto, at around 990 meters above sea level. Set in a landscape of great beauty and surrounded by the Serra do Alvão mountains, it is a place of reference in terms of history, archaeology, religion and even sport. Devotion to Our Lady of Grace attracts thousands of pilgrims to the sanctuary every year, mainly on its three official festivals: the Ascension, on the last Sunday of May, the centuries-old pilgrimage of Santiago, which is lost in the memory of time, on the 25th of July (already referenced …

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. …

Monastery founded in the 12th century by D. Soeiro and his companions, initially obedient to the Rule of S. Bento. Initially it was used as a male monastery of the Order of Cistercians. The favor of the people and the patronage of the kings who, to their protection, made it a Royal Monastery, brought the growth of the house and its assets. The following parts stand out in its architecture: the medieval tower built between the 12th and 15th centuries with its three floors of cellar and granary, today relatively well-preserved; the monastic buildings from the 18th century that had, …

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 …

The castro of Pedrário is situated on a prominent elevation that dominates a large area north to the foothills of the Larouco. Covers even part of the Valley of the river which flows to the North, Assureira since Solveira the Vilar de Perdizes. It stands at an altitude of about 1,000 meters, with an area of about 300 square meters and is located in the vicinity of the place of Pedrário, who gave him the name. Built during the iron age, the settlement was masterminded by a complex system of fortifications, particularly by two lines of wall, about 2\/3 meters …