The restaurant Moules & Gin, is located in the Centre of Cascais, near the Jardim Visconde da Luz, and like its name indicates serves Mussels (moules) with various sauces and also makes a strong bet on diversity of gins available. Belgian style, the restaurant opened in May of 2013, and since then has won many fans. With fries, the mussels are served with the famous sauce to Meunier, but also the Mediterranean tomato sauce and herbs, with Thai sauce, flavored with ginger and lemon grass, or even with the sauce Fraiche, done naturally with crème fraîche and lima. As Portuguese …

The university, founded in 1290, is one of the oldest in Europe. After alternating between Lisbon and Coimbra, it was definitively transferred to the city on the Mondego River in 1537, during the reign of King João III, establishing itself in the Royal Palace. The building became the property of the University in 1597, during the Philippine rule, and underwent several renovations over time. In 1772, the Marquis of Pombal gave new statutes to the University, and the Faculties of Mathematics and Philosophy were created, in addition to several Institutes. Notable features of the set include: the Iron Gate (the …

Largo do Paço restaurant is a unique space in Portugal, astonishes every minute of a meal, which is more than an ode to the palate – a true feast for all five senses. It seems strange that a space full of refinement, in truth a Palace, which by nature praises and pays tribute to the past, a hostel kitchen so innovative and daring. The service, the room and the sommelier, is perfect, as if to prepare ground for the creations of Victor Matos, a chef with both determination and confidence and, of course, for dishes that delight, one by one, …

Na afável freguesia de Avintes, nasceu um espaço de cozinha portuguesa, com especial destaque para a comida que se bem faz no Norte do país. É o Chef Manuel Vieira que lidera a cozinha deste espaço, tendo anteriormente passado pelo Foz Velha, o Cafeína e como sous chef no restaurante Vinhas d’Alho. A tradição começa nas Entradas que por aqui se servem, desde: Croquetes de Alheira, Enchidos na chama, Camarão Salteado e Azeitonas com Óregãos. Para continuar, poderá experimentar pratos como Filetes de Pescada com Gambas, Bacalhau Tradicional com Broa e Amêndoa, Vitela Comida à Colher, um saboroso Joelho de …

A aposta de Pedro Mendes no Maria Pia já começou a dar (bons) resultados. A nova carta é exemplo disso mesmo, com o chefe (sim, o autor do inusitado gin de bolota) a aprofundar a sua veia criativa em pratos como a açorda negra de marisco com choco frito. Apesar de ancorado na Baía de Cascais este não é um restaurante de cozinha tradicional. Respeita-se o produto, mas vai-se muito mais longe, com pratos elaborados e, acima de tudo, plenos de sabor. Ou seja, respeito total pelo produto. Os tártaros refrescam a oferta, mas deve experimentar os raviólis negros de …

A cultural itinerary encompassing locations visited by the writer Camilo Castelo Branco in Ribeira de Pena or mentioned by him in his literary works. There are seven: the Ponte de Cavês (mentioned in the short story "Como ela o amava" and the play "O Lobisomem"), the village of Friúme (where the writer lived between 1840 and 1842), the Parish Church of Salvador (where he married Joaquina Pereira de França at the age of 16 in 1841), the Chapel of Our Lady of Guia (mentioned in the work "Doze Casamentos Felizes"), the Chapel of Granja Velha (where the writer learned from …

When you enter in Leiria you can’t avoid noticing the castle that, from the top, seems to welcome those coming into the city. Conquered to the Moors in 1135, by D. Afonso Henriques, the castle passed, for many years, from hand to hand between Moors and Christians. In 1190, D. Sancho I ordered its reconstruction. Later in 1325 D. Dinis orders the construction of the Torre de Menagem that, nowadays, shelters a museological nucleus, where you will get to know the castle activity in past times. It was also by D. Dinis order that the Nossa Senhora da Pena Church …

The Casa da Sereias is located at the Bandeirinha Street, The old Jews hill. The name which the house is known for (mermaid house) comes from the two exotic and gigantic mermaids that side the doorway. It is characterized by a simple architecture, except the magnificently sculpted façade, divided in three parts separated by pilasters, as well as the front extremes which simulate turrets crowned with battlements, delimited by pilasters that go up from the ground floor till the top. The Portocarrera family abandoned this palace in 1809, when the population murdered their sun thinking he was involved with the …

The opening, with the arrival of the year of 2011, the new casino was upping the ante with regard to provision of leisure by the Tróia Design Hotel, a unit that was, literally, a new light in this area. At night, few think the colors that roam the undulating balconies of this five-star unit and that let you see the hotel in the distance. Located right in front of the new marina, also is easy to see, by location and by its size (there are 14 floors), that this is a hotel that offers a privileged view over the sea, …

O nome diz quase tudo, mas é também destacar que a palavra “Rib”, tanto pode ser entendida como costeleta, em inglês, que será óbvio, mas também como uma abreviatura de Ribeira, a praça e zona, onde o hotel e o restaurante estão instalados. As carnes, numa excelente seleção DOP oriunda de Portugal, complementada com peças internacionais, são o coração da oferta deste restaurante, de ambiente cosmopolita e decoração bastante agradável. A carta é assinada pelo chefe Rui Martins e tem como grande ícone de oferta e experiência única o Tomahawk Black Angus irlandês (€55), um bife XL com um quilograma …