Although the location of the famous Battle of Ourique is not agreed upon by all historians, many point to the "Campo de Ourique" as the likely site of the battle between Christians and Moors. The battle, which took place in 1139, resulted in a crushing victory for the Christian troops led by D. Afonso Henriques. Such a victory led Dom Afonso Henriques to proclaim himself King of Portugal on the battlefield itself. Confirmation of the title was only issued by the Holy See in 1979. According to legend, which began to be recounted in the 14th century, on the day …

Beginning in the village of Salavessa, filled with typical houses, this route will be taken down the Tagus till you find a pontoon to the water edge you will get to a dam and the bowels of serra de São Miguel. In your company will be the ribeira de Fivelo, where another dam, behind which come. The extent of this ride is 10.6 km and estimated duration of the 3:30 h.

It probably was one of the most remarkable lordly houses from this region, in its time. In this monument we stand out its crenel towers, the gallery with ten down arches above Toscan small columns and doors and windows with frames from the fifteen hundreds. In 2001 it suffered a partial rock fall from the vast arcade from the second floor from the main façade.

In the Nelson of the piglets, the most famous of the port market, the Bolhão, can sit down at the table and catch up on old times of old-fashioned roast suckling pig, whose secret of making is in the hands of the owners for more than 30 years. The piglet comes directly from the mother house in Anadia. Seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper, crispy crunchy skin and a heavenly sauce.

Megalithic monuments consisting of two menhirs situated relatively close to each other. It is a monolith carved from a block of greywacke, dark gray in color, with a brown patinated surface. It has a star-like appearance, an ellipsoidal cross-section, and measures a little over three meters in height, making it the largest example of greywacke known to date in Portugal. Everything indicates that these menhirs were built in the second half of the fourth millennium BC. The site is surrounded by a net, so it can only be visited from the outside.

Maritime beach, located a few kilometers from the city of Horta, which surprises by the expansive sands of dark sand, in a Bay stretching from the port from the beach up to the tip of the Espalamanca, to the South. The island of Pico, with its mountain, presents itself in front, thus completing a framework of singular beauty. During the summer months, filled with locals and tourists. Even in the remaining months, and since the weather is inviting, is a desirable location for walks on the beachfront. It is, without doubt, a safe bet for those who want to relax …

For many years, had the name Hocus Pocus. Was started, so pioneer, as a hotel restaurant open to the local community of Pico-Aldeia da Fonte Hotel's restaurant. Thus raised local Prestige being the Chinese food Buffet every Friday night and the Flavors of the world from Buffet lunches on Sunday one point almost mandatory frequency. In a perspective of continuous improvement, the Source now launches a new Cuisine menu which designated "New Azorean Cuisine". It is intended with this bet to invest in a kitchen of author that reconciles the new culinary techniques with the flavors\/traditional products in the Azores. …

Between Tapas restaurant, located in the middle of the central square of Estarreja, could this be a site for lovers of the feijoada. Note in the letter and quickly realizes the reason, once there's feijoada of cuttlefish, sames, búzios and the traditional. But, this space is much more than that. There is dripping down pork cheek with thyme, the famous broad beans with sausages and even a few sweaty Cornrows in red. Everything with prices around the four coins of € 1.

Small chapel dating back to the late 15th century or early 16th century. XVI. the portal, the final Gothic, has over stone of Royal arms. The interior is of a ship with a panelled vault, in which are visible the emblems of d. Leonor (shrimp) and d. João II (Pelican). We highlight the triumphal arch down, beveled edges and the chancel is covered by a panelled vault, with bocetes and, again, with the Royal Arms and the shrimp.

The Port tonic bar is located in one of the most famous streets of the night from the port, the decor is de Paul Wolf, cocktails, inspired in port wine and music a return to rock and pop of the years 80 and 90. This is how the port Tonic, a bar on rua Cândido dos Reis, where you can sit and chat from the end of the afternoon or dancing on the dance floor, at the end, when the sun goes down.