The hotel Vila Galé Collection Palácio dos Arcos is the first five-star unit of the Group Vila Galé in Portugal and opened on April 25, 2013. This is a hotel of charm, with thematic décor inspired by the poetry. The dos Arcos Palace, built in the late 15TH century, was rehabilitated and adapted to the hospitality business. In the area of hotel Vila Galé Collection Palace dos Arcos are located the bar Person Lounge and restaurant Inevitable, reception, library, 3 rooms and 2 suites. The Gallery of the chapel will make the connection of the Palace with the new wing …

Hotel situated in the city centre Invicta, where you can enjoy the best there is in the North of the country. In addition to the good price\/quality ratio, this four-star superior hotel is very close to one of the best shopping areas of the city-the Rua de Santa Catarina, and other points of interest, such as the beaches, the historic centre, the famous port wine cellars, the Serralves Foundation, among others. It also benefits from excellent access, with direct access to the modern metro network and the railway station. Thinking in moments of relaxation to its guests, the Vila Galé …

The Castelinho Leisure Park is the main leisure area in Vila Nova de Cerveira, it was remodeled in 2007 and has several activity suggestions. It includes the AquaMuseu, where you can visit the friendly otter couple, as well as its Aquarium and the Fisheries Museum. It also includes a Water Park that replicates the River Minho, with water jets and fountains that delight children on hot summer days. See the small artificial lake, from which you get a privileged view over the River Minho, with the Spanish bank on the other side. If you want to exercise, there are football, …

The 20 minutes from Lisbon, sul do Tejo, in Mastic combine perfectly a championship course with the exuberance of nature that surrounds it. Frank Pennink designed this trail in a pine forest dotted with wild flowers, nature reserve of many species of birds. For its dense forestation, the British press called it the "Wentworth of Lisbon", in an allusion to the resemblance to the famous London route. The field offers great variety of game situations and the use of almost all clubs-without the existence of any "bunker" of "fairway". The 11 hole, a par 4, designed by Robert Trent Jones, …

In the Minho Coast, 3 km from the Centre of Esposende, is located the Quinta da Barca flanked by the right bank of the Cávado River and surrounded by the green of pine forests and extensive leisure areas, an invitation to forget the daily stress and recover energies of troubled days. With a framework of excellence that focuses on panoramic River, the circuit guides a housing area and has 9 holes, being five 3 pair 4 pair and four, for a total of 62 over Par 2,012 meters. Despite his mild stroke, this golf course requires game strategy and includes …

The Ducal Palace was begun in 1501 by the 4th Duke of Braganza, Jaime, and until 1640 was residence of the noble family of the Kingdom's largest. With the Ascension to the throne of the 8th Duke, d. João, the building is only used sporadically until the 19th century. D. Carlos comes to Vila Viçosa frequently and, after the Republic, the last member of the family the King d. Manuel II, decides in her will do there install the Museu da Casa de Bragança. In the Palace are also installed the armoury, the collection of blue and White Porcelain from …

This museum belongs to the Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto and was inaugurated on 18 May 1992. Although its short existence, it has managed a programme of important cultural events in the city of Porto, being today one of the most visited museums. It has a vast collection of vehicles, ranging from the American car, animal traction, to various models of electric cars, for people transportation and also for goods transports. The museum also has a vast collection of documents, photographs and various materials related to the operation and maintenance of these vehicles. In addition to these activities, the …

Tourém is famous for its monumental oven. All built in stone with walls strengthened by powerful buttresses and coverage in pardieiros, this, has capacity for 20 clams and is still used. In a niche of the doorjamb has drawn on stone dates from 1868, although the type of architecture that allow construction say that the same is of a much earlier date. The gateway was opened between cunhal and building the first Foothill, and presents a straight Dick. Inside of the oven there are three perfect round arches supporting the roof. In front of the building, along the road, there …

Within the designated space for Caparinho field, in a shed attached to the river Assureira, are some rock engravings, of which stands out the Rock of Caparinho, now renamed Penedo of matrimony. Presents written two anthropomorphs, one male and the other female, with their genitals expressed, indicating rituals associated with human fertility. The figures present the show of hands, with oversized hands and are apparently kneeling. In the area surrounding the rock there are other engraved rocks, one corresponds to a granitic outcrop, where were made several dents from different dimensions, sometimes aligned, other connected by small grooves perforation. The …

The church consists of a single nave and a rectangular chancel, lower and narrower, with pilastered facades at the corners, and the sides are flanked by a cornice and pierced by two windows and a transom door. Inside, the high choir over a depressed wooden arch, a pulpit on the Gospel side, two side chapels with carved altarpieces, a triumphal arch wall entirely covered in gilded and polychrome woodwork, incorporating two side altarpieces, and a main altarpiece also in gilded and polychrome woodwork. The wooden ceilings are painted with coffered vaults, depicting saints by the Catholic Hagiologist. In the chancel, …