With 11 acres of gardens by the sea, the Vilalara Thalassa Resort is an exclusive space dedicated to well-being. The gardens and a direct access to a beach of golden sand confer a unique landscape in this five-star resort. The 111 Junior Suites and Suites that make up the resort are spacious and are decorated in neutral tones, including a private terrace overlooking the gardens, swimming pools or the sea. The resort also offers six outdoor pools, freshwater and sea, four tennis courts and two restaurants. Integrates one of the five best Thalassotherapy and SPA Centres in the world and …

This church is characterized by the main facade torn by a large portal, Windows, glasses and a quadrilobados niche concheado. Still show traces of the former convent of Benedictine nuns. This 19th century building. XVII, with baroque features in its interior, it has a façade with an embossed coat-of-arms and a niche with sculpture in Ançã stone, our Lady of grace. Inside, the ship's coverage with decorative painting in the neoclassical style, the chancel with 32 hagiographic themed caissons, with leading Apostles, martyrs, virgins, founders of religious orders, the Virgin and the respective parents. Deserves a closer look at the …

Arch-vault dam on the Zêzere River, near its confluence with the Nabão. It was completed in 1951 as part of the national policy for the use of hydroelectric resources. The reservoir, with an extension of about 60 km, offers enviable conditions for sports and contact with nature. It is an important strategic water reserve, supplying around three million people daily, the overwhelming majority of Greater Lisbon. In the area there are several nautical centers (where you can practice sailing, water skiing, canoeing, jet skiing, etc.), beaches and river pools, restaurants, etc. If you prefer to go out on your own, …

Earthen dam located in Ribeira de Sor, an area with large cork oak forests. It was built to irrigate the fields of the Sorraia Valley. The reservoir, with a length of almost 20 km, extends from the vicinity of Ponte de Sor to close to the village of Montargil. Due to the large number of visitors to the site, a hotel (Hotel da Barragem) was built there, with a private ramp and rental service for boats, jet skis and sailboards. The public access ramp to the reservoir is located on the left bank, close to the wall. It has a …

A new field in the Lisbon area that makes the Mastic a privileged Centre for the practice of golf, thanks to two neighbouring paths and a considerable area of practice. A concept quite different from golf Aroeira I course, materialized in "greens" fast and large that actually exceed the 700 m2 and are equipped with grass Penn A2, causes the Aroeira II is the first Portuguese golf course to use in the "greens" such a kind of grass, which can be cut to 2 mm. in spite of the inviting "greens", notes a growing difficulty of hole 1 to 9 …

Set of five funerary structures par excellence, erected during the megalithism of the current Portuguese territory Northwest. The tumulus No. 1 is clearly visible in the landscape, on the left side of the road that connects the Montalegre Meixedo, beside an agricultural warehouse. Presents a "tumuli" high, with approximately 2\/3 meters, where they are clearly visible at least two mainstays. There are visible remains of lytic Cuirass, showing a large central depression. The tumulus # 2 is barely visible in the landscape, finding about 500 meters east of the tumulus to paragraph 1. Presents approximately 18.5 meters in maximum diameter, …

Rua Dom Afonso Henriques is one of the most emblematic streets in the municipality of Castro Verde, stretching from Praça da República to Largo Victor Guerreiro Prazeres, passing through Largo da Câmara. It is around this street, with its Portuguese pavement, that some of the municipality's most important monuments and buildings are located, from a political, administrative, and religious perspective. Of note are the Church of the Chagas do Salvador (or Church of Our Lady of Remedies), the Castro Verde Parish Church (or Royal Basilica), the Monument-Standard commemorating the Battle of Ourique, and the City Hall building.

Located atop a hill, the village of Monsaraz began as a prehistoric hill fort. The antiquity of human presence in the region is attested by the numerous megalithic monuments nearby, such as the Outeiro menhir, the Belhoa menhir, and the Xerez cromlech. Highlights include the Orada Convent (18th century), the Chapel of Santa Catarina, Largo de São Bartolomeu, the Church of São João Baptista, and, above all, the Castle, with its four gates, two streets, and a large square. In the latter, named Largo D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, be sure to admire the Parish Church, the old hospital, and the …

The National Centre of Culture (CNC) is a space for meeting and dialogue among the various ideological and political parts, defending a free and multidisciplinary culture. A great deal of its action is devoted to defend the Portuguese cultural patrimony, to divulging the role played by Portuguese culture in the world and to the updating of its relations with other cultures. This is made through exhibitions, publications, learning courses, cultural study trips and debates. The CNC organizes guided tours for class students and to foreign groups (with personal programmes), as well as pedestrian circuits in the historic areas of the …

The construction of Quinta da Mirabela goes back to 1888. It has been recently remodelled, and is now a luxurious Inn preserving the culture patrimony of the history of Madeira. The location is privileged, in a calm area, 2 km away from the city centre. It offers a great panoramic view of the bay and the harbour of Funchal. From the terrace it is possible to see the famous basket cars sliding down the hill. The complex has 24 rooms, all viewing the sea. It has a restaurant, a bar, health club, reading room and various spaces to relax and …