Away from the beaches, but not deprived of sea, lies in a beautiful townhouse, with its exterior adorned with Bougainvilleas, remembering the houses in Tuscany. The interior is inhabited by the excellence of the cuisine chef Henrique Brazilian Laws, ever since I came to Portugal quickly became acquainted with the products of the region, merged them with French techniques, and created art. Still in its interior, divided into two rooms, has a winter room, with warm colours and a fireplace to give charm and, of course, heat, and a summer room, with brighter colors, stretching up to the fantastic balcony …

The old area of Coimbra is characterized by narrow and steep streets that lead to the top of the hill, where the city was born. This tour begins at the Ferreira Borges Street, where the Almedina arch draws the boundaries of the old city. Climbing the Quebra Costa Street ladders, on the left you will find the Arch and the Palace Sub Ripas, from the XVI century, with a renaissance façade, a work of João de Ruão. Further ahead, the Anto Tower marks the memory of the poet António Nobre (1867 – 1900). In the middle of the slope, be …

This is an area located north of the serra do Larouco intermediate basin of the River, Rooms in Galicia (Spain), in the current province of Ourense which borders Tourém. His institution was connected, since the late Middle Ages, the castle of Piconha, and later to the House of Braganza. With an area of approximately 27 km2, had an organization itself and was not connected or Portugal or Spain. Its inhabitants had the privilege of being able to give asylum to the escapees of Portuguese or Spanish justice, to provide soldiers for a Kingdom or the other, not to pay taxes, …

As Casas do Pátio – Country Houses & Nature localizam-se na aldeia termal das Caldas da Felgueira, em Viseu. Lídia e Catarina, as duas irmãs responsáveis pelo projeto não escondem a felicidade de sentir que aqui, nas quatro simpáticas casas de pedra modernamente recuperadas e unidas por um pátio interior, os hóspedes se sentem de tal forma em casa que relaxam por completo. Talvez até demais. Os terraços panorâmicos com camas de dossel são local de culto ao final da tarde, quando o pôr-do-sol pinta a paisagem de cores quentes, mas a passagem pela sala de estar, na casa principal, …

Located on a plain above the Alva river, Sabugueiro is the highest village in Portugal (an altitude of 1050 metres). It started from the shacks of sheperds that used the mountain's pastures for their sheep and their goats. The engraving on the rock by the Canariz Fountain is a testimony to the peopling of the area in remote times. Even though there are still shepherds and related activities (wool and cheese production), rural tourism has developed in the last few years and there are several typical houses currently adapted. The shpherds still move to the Douro region in the winter …

In the triangle between Solveira, Santo André and crows at the end of the Stream, approximately 900 metres maximum elevation is the castro de Soutelo. It is a fortified village whose typology is also consistent with the settlements of the iron age, but which is surrounded of traces of the Roman era, therefore with a broader occupation period. Presents two orders of Hadrian's wall, interior wall which surrounds the village and the outer is only visible from the sides, North, South and East. The West was the gap. Inside the village, and turned to the West there is an extensive …

Todos conhecem o bonito palacete junto à baia de Cascais. O que não se consegue ver do exterior é a magnífica transformação de que foi objeto em 2015. Do universo Albatroz, esta pequena unidade de luxo e charme, ganhou uma nova identidade, assume-se como guest house e até oferece uma chave para a felicidade. No topo do edifício, guarda-se o quarto 360 (note-se que existem apenas 11), um espaço de elegância e requinte com diversos terraços, onde se pode, de um lado ver Cascais e do outro a Costa do Estoril. A decoração de interiores, assinada por Paulo Lobo, revolucionou …

In its time, it was one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in Portugal, the grantee of vast lands around it, with the obligation to cultivate and populate them. Its construction began in 1155, shortly after the donation of the land made to the Order by Egas Moniz, assistant to D. Afonso Henriques, and his wife Teresa Afonso. It was consecrated in 1255, when the monastic complex was complete. The church, of large dimensions, stands out, imposing, in the middle of the uniform houses of the small village that was formed to the east. Between the centuries. In the 16th and …

The River Lis embraces the city that develops up to the hill where the splendid Castle of Leiria is located, precisely at 113 meters of altitude. The river bank is a popular place to rest and walk on sunny days. From Jardim Luís de Camões, where the Tourist Office is located, and following the course of the River Lis, which determined the expansion of the city, is Avenida Heróis de Angola, which takes you to a modern commercial area. After passing by Cine Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, the most important concert hall in the city, you will see the …

It initially belonged to the Order of the Temple and passed, in the reign of King Dinis, to the Order of Christ. It is one of the main monuments of national architecture, where all the aesthetic stages, from the 12th to the 18th century, are profusely documented. The Cloister of King João III stands out, the main Cloister of the Convent of Christ, considered the most monumental and beautiful work of the Renaissance, carried out by the architect Diogo de Torralva. Also noteworthy are the Cloister of Washings and the Cloister of King Henrique, which date back to the first …