To take a walk or rest for a while, there nothing better than the tour through the parks and gardens of Coimbra. Starting at the Choupal, a shelter for students’ loves, continue to the Quinta das Lágrimas, where the tradition locates the drama of D. Pedro and D. Inês. Next, get to know the Botanic Garden, where thousands of exotic and autochthones species are gathered, and add to this, decorative elements such as fountains and ponds. The Sereia Garden, so-called because there is a fountain with a triton the people called a mermaid, was the place meant for entertainment and …

Along the high levelling that was made in order to level the Rua Nova da Alfãndega Street runs the typical Miragaia Street, bellow the level of the main street, with its houses laid on arcades. This zone is one of the most interesting areas of Porto and where you can see buildings with signs from the XV and XVI centuries as well as many others from the XVII and XVIII centuries. Of those streets, we point out three: Viela da Baleia, name that remembers the mandible of a wale that used to be there; Ancira Street (right in front of …

The parish church of Boticas, dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Livração, was built in the late 19TH century. The main façade has a portal surmounted by a rectangular oval and shoots in simple pediment surmounted by a granite cross. Has a quadrangular Bell Tower with four founders tears, built at a later stage. Inside the walls are decorated with paintings depicting biblical themes such as "the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves". Also the triumphal arch, which divides the chancel from the nave of the Church, is decorated with a panel representing the "Ascension of Christ" Has this church …

O Pézinhos no Rio, em Constância, é um restaurante com uma localização privilegiada, mesmo em frente ao local onde o Zêzere e o Tejo se juntam num só. O nome reflete a localização, mesmo à beira da água, o que torna o espaço perfeito no tempo quente, em especial na esplanada. Lá dentro há duas salas, envidraçadas, por onde é possível vislumbrar quer os cursos de água quer o casario da vila poema. Delicie-se com a fataça ou com as enguias fritas com açorda de ovas, ou com a maminha na pedra. Termine com um queijinho de céu, um doce …

O restaurante Adega Regional Tatana, localizado em Carvalhosa, é um espaço muito rústico e típico, onde o visitante apenas tem de se sentar para a comida começar a chegar à mesa. As entradas são muitas e variadas, desde presunto e queijo, a pataniscas, moelas, panados e rojões. Segue-se o prato principal, lombo e bife grelhados, acompanhados por salada e batatas fritas. Para finalizar as sobremesas: ananás e docinhos com mel. Os vinhos da casa, o licor caseiro e o café também estão incluidos neste menu, de 15 euros. De salientar que esta casa só abre ao almoço mediante reserva, mas …

O restaurante Espadarte, insere-se no SANA Sesimbra Hotel, a escassos metros da praia de Sesimbra, o que lhe permite oferecer uma agradável vista para o mar, em especial da sua esplanada. Filete de robalo grelhado com açorda de camarão e coentros, no peixe e lombo de veado corado com puré de castanhas e espinafres salteados, na carne, são as sugestões deste restaurante que oferece não só pratos típicos de Sesimbra, mas também uma variedade de pratos típicos portugueses. Para quem queira embarcar numa experiência gastronómica mais completa sugere-se o menu de degustação (€30), onde é possível descobrir combinações e paladares …

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, …

The Mata do Choupal (wood) it’s one of the most beautiful places of the city, owning a flora and fauna herd to find in any other part of the country. It has few exemplars of the trees it was named after, with the exception of some specimens as the white poplar, the American poplar and the black poplar. Although the vegetation is getting old, the Choupal is still the most famous park in the city. It is here that you find the hippic centre of Coimbra and ride on horseback in this beautiful space.

This route passes through Constancy, Rio de Moinhos, Alferrarede, Sardoal, Mação, Sparrowhawk and São Miguel do Rio Torto. In Constancy passes through five points: the Old Source, dated 1848 and also known as Amores Source; the St. John source, dated from the second half of the 19th century; the source of St. John, built in 1849; the source of Portela, built in 1882; and the source of the Ana, built in the years 90.

Located at an altitude of 775 metres, in a rather fertile area, surrounded by rocky hills, by the Leomil Mountain. Its architectural heritage includes the18th century mother church, built in granite on the site of a romanesque construction, with a romanesque-bizantine cross inside. A special note to the chapels of Saint Francisco and Saint António, the house of the Caldeira family, the Paços do Concelho building, the crucifix and the Facho belvedere as well. The local craftswork includes linen objects and more.