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 …

The museum features an art collection begun in 1953 by Abel de Lacerda, with offerings from renowned collectors and contemporary artists such as Vieira da Silva, Jean Lurçat, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Picasso. The famous collection of cars, motorcycles, and bicycles that you can admire here began with João Lacerda in 1955 and includes vehicles that have participated in over 100 events (races, rallies, and competitions) over the past 25 years, mostly abroad. The permanent exhibition features 30 motorcycles and 70 cars, representing 36 brands from seven countries. There is also a varied collection of antique bicycles and tricycles that …

Hotel housed in a former Pombaline building with a modern interior and sophisticated architecture. Located in the heart of the Bairro Alto, in the emblematic traditional trade centre of Lisbon, theatres, churches, monuments and nocturnal agitation. The decoration is made of romantic details, the responsibility of Grace Leo-Andrieu and the duo of Interior Architects, José Pedro Lopes Vieira and Diogo Rosa Are. On the terrace you can enjoy magnificent views of the Tagus and Lisbon. With its privileged location and belonging to the prestigious chain "The Leading Small Hotels of the World", this hotel came to town offer a location …

Situated in the Iberian pyrite belt track Alentejo, composed initially of two mines St. John and dens. Is attested in this mining site since there are 2000 years, albeit with periods of interregnum. To learn more about the mines of Aljustrel will visit the four cores of the Museum, whose goal is to show the evolution of human occupation in the municipality putting emphasis on mining. Find them in the parish of Ervidel, where you can visit the Rural Core, and in Aljustrel, where the Windmill, the Dens compressors and the archaeological museum. For more detailed information about this and …

This is one of the rock art sites in the Valley of the Coa, forming a rare set of this type of art, essentially composed of stone engravings dated from the Upper Paleolithic. This core consists of a large natural wall in shale, on the left bank of the River, where we found a set of engravings of reasons perforation, interpreted as being two cattle and a geometric motif also perforation. There are still prints incisas geometrical and remains of a possible motive schematic anthropomorph, located on the right bank of the Ribeira. One can also observe a vertical panel …

Despite its integration into the Cistercian Order, the life of this monastery was turbulent and short. During his visit in 1553, the Abbot of Clairvaux found it in a state of complete neglect and poverty, which is why it was secularized in 1560, becoming a parish church. What we see today in Ermelo is a beautiful Romanesque church adapted to the life of a small parish, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century. Of the nave that stood to the south, only the beautiful triumphal arch remains, now open to the sky outside. The monastery's dependencies …

The D. Maria Pia Bridge, built little above the D. Luís I Bridge, allowed the railway connection between the two Douro sides. Its construction, planned by Eiffel, began in January, 1876. It was built with great precaution because its only roadway is hanging at about 61 metres above the river’s water level. In all the construction were used about 1600 tons of iron, which didn’t even scratch its lines’ harmony and elegance. The works were concluded on November, 4th, 1877 and nowadays, although it is closed, we can still admire its beauty and usefulness.

The Vineyards restaurant d'alho inhabits a place with centuries of history, whose long granite walls refer to the documented Fernandina Wall. With this framework, it created an environment distinguished and refined, ideal to enjoy this restaurant and wine bar. With the Douro even at your feet, offers excellent cuisine of traditional base and with contemporary presentation, which can be discovered through tasting menus or à la carte. At lunch, the suggestions of the chef presents more economic options. Has a large wine cellar and wine service bet by the glass. In the summer, we recommend booking to take advantage of …

The Restaurant Bar Tolo, goes through several definitions, both can be restaurant, as petisqueira, café, bar, pub or Tearoom. What seems consensual in this restaurant is the quality of appetizers: mini-francesinhas, carpaccios (veal tongue), broken eggs with asparagus, arrows and truffle, sausage puffs and açordas (COD, prawns), with prices ranging from 4.50 to seven euros. The restaurant offers two options for specials that prowl the ten euros. The building consists of three floors, decorated of peculiar shape. The delicacies are served in old crockery and chairs are lined with bags of coffee. The accompanying snacks with wine by the glass …

In a landscape of singular beauty, in the heart of the municipality of Mealhada, stands a truly monumental garden, captivated by the richness of the place, considered by many to be unique in the world, where the colors of nature and the rays of sunlight piercing the trees blend in the prevailing silence - the Bussaco National Forest. Commissioned by the Order of Discalced Carmelites in the 17th century, in seclusion and contemplation for over 200 years, the space impresses with the number of plant species it houses, over 700, from all over the world, such as firs, sequoias, limes, …