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 …

São Lourenço do Barrocal is a luxury hotel located near Monsaraz, and very close to Alqueva. The estate covers 780 hectares and has been in the same family for over 200 years, but its origins date back to the Neolithic period. It was also a place of work and housed more than 50 families. The hotel is the result of a project to restore the estate, designed by the award-winning architect Souto de Moura, which aimed at maintaining the rural and traditional concept, adapted to the new functions. São Lourenço do Barrocal comprises a cellar for the creation of exclusive …

Situated on the island of Madeira, in a Bay of unmatched beauty, the Quinta do Lorde Marina Resort plays a small coastal village of Madeira of strong connection to the sea. A luxury ecoresort, where the combination of architecture, climate, natural landscape and sustainability make this refuge in a place just perfect. The 5-star Hotel is one of the most famous luxury resort, where dominates the refinement and elegance. Consists of five stand-alone buildings, although connected by spaces landscaped extensively. The main building develops around the Central Square and concentrates the majority of public areas, technical and social. In the …

Project emblematic of the region, is situated in a place where dominates the tranquillity, at the mouth of Ribeira das Apples, North Beach and necklaces, Monserrate and the Serra de Sintra, to the South. The complex consists of two swimming pools supplied by salt water (Ocean); a pool with dimensions of an Olympic pool and reception area of hops; a designated pool for small pool or for children. The surrounding areas have lawns with mills with Sun Hat and sun loungers. It features two wings of apartments T0, T1 and T2, with rooms overlooking the mountains and the sea. The …

Set of two monuments that are believed to have been graves for adults, of which there is only the second. The first monument was an individual grave, CIST-type, built with slabs of local granite, with an approximate height of 0.50 meters and 1.5 meters in length. She was found in March 1931 when it carried out farm work on-site, owned three ceramic vases, fragmented at the time of the finding. Currently, no longer exists. The second the Gorgulão CIST was found in 1994, when the construction of the current accommodation "Cista", containing only a ceramic vase. Lateral slabs has approximately …

The parish church of Curros, dedicated to our Lady of the snows, is deployed south of the village of Curros, away from housing cluster, flanked by a forecourt enclosed by a granite wall, where you will find the cemetery. Is a granite building of rectangular plant oriented Northeast\/Southwest. The main façade, with a porch, has a round arch portal, ends in Gable, with cornice, crowned by a Latin cross about acroterion. Inside this church, the floor is paved with granite slabs, old graves, some of which numbered or registered brands. Has three gilded altars: the main altar, decorated with painted …

The people of Atilhó oven is a vernacular rural construction in granite, two waters, coverage in tile, with a covered porch, attached to the main façade, which protects a granite pousadouro. Inside the building, to the right of the front door you will find the tendal, massive granite structure, on top of which was placed a "smock" in wood, to protect the dough. In part fundeira are the ovens where the local population continues to bake traditional Scones. The oven of the people played, in bygone days, an important role in village sociality, the so-called "coffee of the people", was …

Via built during the Julio Claudian, considered one of the most important sections and with more loot Via XVII of the Antonine itinerary. Starting from Gralhós, this route follows the path of Avessó, Ribeira do Cargual, Porto da Geia and Suavila, to enter the village of bark, in the parish of deer. It is believed that on this site via could have two strokes; the first beneath the village, plus the right, between a vampire, now flanked by walls, which possibly in winter would be soaked and another stroke at the top of the village. These two routes are then …

To take a walk or rest for a while, there nothing better than the tour through the parks and gardens of Coimbra. Starting at the Choupal, a shelter for students’ loves, continue to the Quinta das Lágrimas, where the tradition locates the drama of D. Pedro and D. Inês. Next, get to know the Botanic Garden, where thousands of exotic and autochthones species are gathered, and add to this, decorative elements such as fountains and ponds. The Sereia Garden, so-called because there is a fountain with a triton the people called a mermaid, was the place meant for entertainment and …

The village, with origins in an old hillfort occupied by the Romans, seen from afar is an authentic fortress, surrounded by a wall and two turrets at the entrance. However, Castelo Mendo is, nowadays, practically doomed to abandonment. Its population, which barely exceeds one hundred and a half inhabitants, is dedicated to livestock and agriculture. However, if today the village's location (800 meters above sea level) is an obstacle to growth, in the past this would have been the crucial factor in its development and guarantee of the defense of the lands on the left bank of the Coa River. …