In broad green wine route, at the gates of the Douro and a stone's throw from the River Douro, open the gates of a farm to which it was assigned the name of Casa Grande de Pinheiro. This centenary building, made of history and true to its 18th century style architecture, was once a Manor House. Consisting of five rooms, four doubles and a single, have different names but with a common thread: the simplicity of the finer things in life. The rooms are decorated with comfort and good taste. Four of them with a balcony, with views to the …

The Manor of Oura is a houses built over the centuries, the last being dated back to the 18th century, and rebuilt in 2012. Is located along the Cruise, in the heart of Oura, typical village transmontana in Vidago. The rooms feature natural elements combined with a contemporary design that blends rustic stone walls, minimalist décor and bedding in linen, these have a modern bathroom. A buffet breakfast is served every day with homemade and traditional products. By appointment can enjoy regional cuisine. The property also offers BBQ facilities. The sunny balconies invite you to an afternoon of rest and …

Also known as "School of Granja" consists of a chapel and buildings (dormitories, various rooms, patio), into ruin. The chapel has a beautiful Baroque façade, with an imposing rectangular portal, flanked by two rectangular horizontal slots, the frame of the doorway is in granite worked with volutes. On top has a small kiosk, richly decorated and crafted, with pilasters shot a triangular pediment with a globe, which houses a sculpture of Santa Bárbara. Its construction built on the 18th century and have been connected to the Cistercian order. Already at the end of the nineteenth century worked as a women's …

The chapel in the village of Viveiro, dedicated to St. Sebastian, is a granite building, of rectangular plan East\/West oriented. In 1940 was the target of expansion works that shaped the building as currently finds itself. Integrated into the main façade are clearly visible traces of the primitive Bell Tower whose arc became the main access door to the temple. Inside stands the high altar, prepared in the central part of the headboard, in gilt, which houses religious imaginary. It is in this chapel that annually in January, is celebrated the mass in honor of s. Sebastião followed by the …

The chapel of Sangunhedo, dedicated to Santo Aleixo, is a temple in granite of North\/South oriented rectangular plant. The main façade is dominated by a rectangular cover, in whose lintel is inscribed the year 1758 date on which the building was rebuilt, flanked by two glasses and surmounted by another, decorated with a rosette. The stretching of the gable has a belfry crowned with a cross flanked by pinnacles with ball, similar to the spires which conclude the corners. Inside, in granite, stands the high altar in gilt, which houses religious imaginary. Is celebrated in this Chapel, among others, the …

Many years ago, community ovens Barroso were covered with thatch (rye straw). With use, the coverage frequently, and also the burning homes in villages where they were, because the fire was spreading and burned down the houses next door, running the settlements a high risk of widespread fire, what I think has happened a few times. For this reason, at some point began to cover the ovens with slabs of granite. Even though it was work hard to perform, soon found to be the compensating results. Today, community ovens are important heritage of the region of Barroso.

The church has three rectangular naves, a chancel, two apsidioles, and a sacristy. The main elevation, finished with a gable and formed by three sections separated by buttresses, features a door with a large, depressed arch with an ornate frame, topped by a decorative arch. The interior features a flagstone floor and ribbed vault ceiling. Also, noteworthy is the high choir in the first section and the wrought-iron pulpit. One of the apsidioles provides access to the sacristy through an 18th-century door, topped by a polychrome national coat of arms. The other apsidiole houses a funerary monument in an arcosolium.

The first stone of this building was laid on July 3, 1649, during the reign of King John IV. The new Monastery was built to house the body of Queen Saint Isabel and the Poor Clare nuns from the original Convent of Santa Clara, which was in an advanced state of disrepair. The church, with a single nave, consists of a choir and a chancel. In the lower choir is the original tomb of Queen Saint Isabel, executed by Master Pero in 1330, a work sculpted from a single block of limestone. On the walls, tiles and altarpieces from the …

In September 1957 the Earth began to tremble and, from there, Faial was never the same. For 13 months, between September 27, 1957 and October 24, 1958, a volcanic phenomenon completely transformed this tip of Faial island in three distinct eruptive phases. Panicking, the inhabitants of Capelo and Praia do Norte runned away, or to the nearby islands or to the United States. Today, one can still verify the results of the eruption: fields and houses buried, the Capelinhos Lighthouse completely unusable (now renovated to the Volcano Interpretation Centre) and a rugged landscape, almost lunar.

It started as a store of the schist villages network and in March 2012, was born as a restaurant. It's a small space but full of refinement that welcomes this rural ideal corner to prove and refine traditional palates. Joan and John, brothers-in-law, contradict the local insulation with energy and initiative to combine the know-how. Recovered an old House of the village, which belonged to a lady, meritorious, that everyone knew and admired in the village: you Augusta, and is in this rustic space, care and comfort, which serve traditional dishes with a touch of sophistication, that Allied not only …