The Aveiro’s Port Authority building is an Art Nouveau fine exemplar. This building, whose first floor was raised in 1830 over the arcades of a mill, is one of the most emblematic of the city and stands up for its superior architectonic quality. In the late XIX a second floor was built to shelter the Escola de Desenho Industrial that worked here until 1918. At this same year it was sold to a particular and that’s when the lateral azulejos panel was placed. Afew years later, in 1925, the building was sold again, this time to the Admiralty. Already in …

Opened in 1884, the zoological garden of Lisbon lodges, at present, about 2 thousand animals of 380 species. The main attractions are the dolphins’ bay that imitates a typical fishing village, the small farm where the country atmosphere is created, the reptilian with different kinds of reptiles’ species and the rope-way that takes you on a relaxed journey through the zoo, offering a lovely view of the gardens and the city. The space is full of life: it has shows with sea-lions, dolphins, reptiles and macaws, an amusement park-the Animax-equipped with cinema, video games, remote control boats and a large …

This stairs are for adventurers only, as its inclination is sharply sloping. It is a Middle Ages’ area, where the prostitutes used to hang around. Start at the Dom Hugo Street, by the Nossa senhora da verdade Chapel (small 18th century temple) by the Romanic Wall and, right after, by the Arco do Colégio. Then, go strait ahead through the Nossa Senhora da Verdade Street and the Codeçal stairs. Here you’ll find the Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio Church. If you go down the Barredo stairs, you’ll be next to the São Francisco Borja Street, near the most typical area of …

Located on 2 floors of the Hotel Dom Henrique, the 17 was thought to provide unique experiences of well-being and comfort in elegant surroundings, although informal and relaxed, and with a careful musical selection. You want the restaurant bar with terrace where smoking is allowed, with fabulous views over the city of Oporto. The team of Chief Alexander Rosa proposes, at the restaurant, a refined cuisine with Mediterranean flavours or traditional Portuguese cuisine, and the bar a selection of true "snacks" Portuguese always with a careful and contemporary presentation. Note also the offer of wines, in a letter drafted exclusively …

Monument located at an average altitude of 890 metres, inside of the Peneda-Gerês National Park. The vegetation is dense, and the fojo burned recently. It is a granite wall, closed around a large Boulder, which forms an enclosure only accessible by exterior. There's a door, formerly used by popular to put the bait, carry out maintenance and cleaning operations, and to enter the interior of the walled area when a Wolf then was cornered. With about 60 meters in diameter, is the largest fojo of this type in the Iberian Peninsula. One of their structural particularities is the shape of …

Taking advantage of the existing rock formation, this diving source arises through two small caves dug into the same, one of which in broken bow (with a depth of 2.92 meters), creating therefore a barrel vault broken with murária box consisting of the rock itself. Before the two openings there is a patio which, from the street, accessed by two rungs lower quota. The courtyard is flanked by two wash-houses of trapezoidal shape, and filled by the source. One of tanks acquires the function of laundry by andiron, zero. The outer shape is rectangular and has a differentiated design mantel …

O edifício foi, originalmente, o solar da família Figueiredo Abranches, tendo sido mandado construir em 1773 por Teresa Bernarda de Figueiredo Abranches e seu marido Francisco José Pinto de Mendonça, que era Desembargador. Herdeira do Morgado das Obras, por parte de seu pai, a ela se ficou a dever a designação de Casa das Obras, pela qual o imóvel é também conhecido. A casa ficou concluída em 1778, mas nesse ano era já habitada por Luís Bernardo Pinto de Mendonça e Figueiredo e Ana Leonor Nogueira d'Abreu e Abranches, herdeiros dos primeiros proprietários. O brasão que se conserva no tímpano …

The Hotel Marina Atlântico, opened in October 2004, is a true reference in the city. The hotel offers bright and contemporary décor, inspired by nautical motifs. Its location is fantastic, right in front of the marina and the new cruise port, in the Centre of Ponta Delgada. The 184 rooms, divided by various typologies, are very comfortable and offer nice balconies facing the sea. In addition to the swimming pool and the gym, there is also a massage service. Lacks nothing in this hotel full of sea glass, the Hotel Marina Atlântico is a modern, bold and functional hotel that …

The Bernardos ' House is located just a few miles from Terras de Bouro and is the ideal offer for younger groups and relaxed. The construction, in traditional masonry, was recovered by the City Council, its owner, due to its historical and cultural interest. Properly adapted and recovered for tourism, the municipality of Terras do Bouro, Casa dos Bernardos offering five apartments of various types. Here, you can see a Hawthorn of 16 meters, the largest in the County, and a beautiful chapel. The natural beauty of the landscape, coupled with quiet, promises days of vacation well spent. The unit …

Idanha-a-Velha stands on the site of the glorious city of Egitânia, invaded and sacked countless times. Here we find vestiges of prehistory, the Celts, Roman Classicism, the Suevi, the Visigoths, the Arabs, the Portuguese Middle Ages, and buildings from the Manueline period. The Egitaniense Epigraphic Museum is housed in the town's cathedral, originally built on an early Christian temple and the first Visigothic cathedral built in the Iberian Peninsula. Inside, we can see the largest collection of Roman epigraphy in Europe ever found in a single location. Another part of this collection is part of the collections of the Tavares …