Located between the mountains and the sea, this small rural tourism unit is part of a small farm agriculture, has three rooms with double bed, living room, dining room, fireplace, kitchen, two bathrooms, attractive decor, classic and comfortable furnishings. It also has parking, thermodynamic solar heating, wood-burning oven, barbecue, garden and swimming pool. Here you will find everything you need for a few relaxing days, including the possibility of walking, cycling, fishing in rivers and Ourão Anços, participation in farm work and practice extreme sports in the Sierra de Sicó.

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 …

The Praça-Forte de Almeida, built during the 17th century, is the main ex-libris of the walled town. From an aerial view, it is possible to accurately identify a huge 12-pointed star surrounding its well-preserved walls, a National Monument since 1910. In Praça-Forte, several historical battles took place, given its proximity to the Spanish border, and here takes place recreations that usually attract a lot of public. The largest recreates the famous explosion of 1810, during the French invasions. Take a good look at the Double Doors of Santo António and São Francisco.

The campsite, located in Candemil, about five kilometers from Vila Nova de Cerveira is situated at the foot of a mountain, where you can park your caravan or in the middle of an orchard, enjoying the beautiful views over the river and vale do Minho and Galicia. Here you will awaken with the chirping of the birds. Enjoy a pleasant day in the Park, enjoying the salt-water pool. You can also play table tennis, socialize and freshen up at the bar with family atmosphere or have a barbecue for lunch outdoors. Benefit from the proximity of the Natural Park of …

Here, you are welcomed with sympathy and open arms, a task shared by António Miranda and João Cavaleiro. Regardless of the choices, two guarantees: the half-portions are plentiful and everything that arrives from the kitchen (since 1992) has the hand of Maria de Jesus Miranda. Fried octopus with migas and house goat can be "simple" dishes of the day. Among the specialties are three codfish dishes: à Lagareiro, with cornbread à 3 Pipos and with cornbread à Beirã. In terms of meats, the highlight is the Rib Rice in Wine and Garlic, served in black clay from Molelos (a short …

The historic Quinta do Vallado inaugurated in 2012, a new building and with it, the new Wine Country Hotel. New rooms nicely decorated rooms with stunning views, without neglecting the tradition of this unit "docked" in centuries-old vineyards. The new Wine Country Hotel sum eight bedrooms and various common areas. The goal is to complement the hotel offer of the old traditional House, which once belonged to Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira-the legendary Ferreirinha. The traditional House maintains the functioning as a Guest House. The Hotel Rural Quinta do Vallado is now composed of two buildings with different environments that combine …

The small town of Belmonte is located on a hill, on the east slope of the Estrela Mountain, by the Cova da Beira and the Zêzere River. The romanesque church of Saint Tiago and the castle stand out in its urban medieval set, as well as the Tower "Centum Cellas", of the 1st to 4th centuries AD, built by the romans, and several vestiges of menhirs and castros (a celtic village). The local Jewish community, that still keeps to the old habits, is an interesting feature. The new church has the image that Pedro Álvares Cabral may have taken on …

Built at the location of an old castro (a celtic village), near the Távora river, the romanesque Mother Church of Saint John the Baptist stands out, with its portal and its archivolts, the niches, the carvings and a visigoth chapiter. On the lovely and well preserved square, one finds the pillory (Public Interest Construction). A special note to the houses of Comenda da Ordem de Malta and of the Barons of Moçâmedes, the Carvalhos Manor, the bridges on the Medreiro and Abade rivers, the Fountain of the Chafurdo da Ponte do Rio and the Monaster's Convent as well. The local …

Being the most ancient library in the Invicta city, founded in 1833 and placed at the former Santo António da Cidade Convent, a XVIII century construction, presently classified as Public Interest Building. The library has more than 1 200 000 printed documents (monographs and periodical publications) and several special funds, among which we point out, for its sparseness, the manuscripts, from the Middle Ages to our times. This place has Internet access service, juvenile library, sound library (for the visual and motor handicapped) and photocopies, among other services.

It was founded in 1345 by a noblewoman from Gaia, Maria Mendes Patite, who handed it over to the S. Domingos Order. In the 17th century, with the floods in the Douro River, the Monastery underwent profound changes and ended up being extinguished in 1834, leading to the construction, in the second half of the 17th century, of a new temple. With a unique architecture, the Choir stands out inside, with an imposing ceiling decorated with oil paintings. Its recovery has revealed many pieces of sacred art, such as a sculpture of Christ crucified dating from the 14th century, and …