Sanctuary in honor of Saint Benedict, from where you can enjoy beautiful panoramic views of the entire Serra do Gerês mountain range. The chancel and altar are dedicated to this saint, a cult that dates back to the mid-18th century. The sanctuary hosts the main pilgrimage from August 10 to 15, and other festivities on March 21 and July 11.

This tour begins in the Luís de Camões Garden, where you can find a Tourism Office. Cross the 5 de Outubro Street and enter the Rodrigues Lobo Square. This is the centre of the city, the ideal place to relax under the cinquentist arcades animated by pleasant esplanades. In one of the corners, the statue of the poet Rodrigues Lobo (1579-1621) points out the right direction. Follow through the Miguel Bombarda Street and notice the Misericórdia Church, built on an ancient synagogue. Nearby is the Barão de Viamonte Street, former Direita Street, which marks the axle of this ancient quarter, …

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 …

Located on a hill, this oval castle retains the curtain wall of the bastion of the angel São Miguel. It was built in 1320, by order of King Dinis, to defend the newly created village of Cerveira. Several monuments stand out from the intramural set, namely the pillory, the church and the chapel. The fortifications built in the 17th century were destroyed with urban growth. In the 19th century, the growth of the town sacrificed a large part of the fortification, with the Keep and the north wall disappearing. In the following century, after being classified as a National Monument, …

The hillfort reveals a people who lived there during the Late Bronze Age. Of the finds, found in large numbers, the following stand out: a milestone, from Quinta do Paiço, a monetary treasure of around five thousand denarii and nine pesos in silver, a set of bronze materials, including an umbo of shield and elements belonging to a situla, a small statuette representing a nereid and three epigraphic monuments. The Romanized settlement was strategically located on the Aldeia river valley, through which the Roman Itinerary XVI between Braga and Lisbon passed and at the intersection of other secondary roads.

Espaço informal junto à praia, para fazer uma refeição ligeira ou beber um cocktail, enquanto desfruta de uma vista inigualável sobre o Oceano Atlântico, ao som de melodias chill-out, na ponta mais sudoeste da Europa. Há também uma loja de roupa de praia e uma mercearia gourmet. A esplanada está virada a sul, numa zona elevada sobre a Praia da Mareta, onde se pode usufruir de momentos únicos.

Opened on October 22, 2004, the Municipal Museum of Ferreira do Alentejo is located in the Casa Agrícola Jorge Ribeiro de Sousa, being classified as a Property of Municipal Interest. In pole 1 there is the Municipal Archive and in pole 2 - Misericórdia Church - there is a Sacred Art Collection. From the Archeology Collection, the finds from the Chalcolithic stations of Porto Torrão, the Roman stations of Outeiro da Mina, Monte da Chaminé and Monte da Zambujeira and Tholos de Odivelas stand out. Ethnographic goods include clothing and utensils from ancient professions.