To get here, you can come from Setúbal by boat, or by road via Alcácer, Grândola, or Santiago do Cacém. The ruins comprise a residential area, a bathhouse, swimming pools, a religious center, four burial areas, and industrial areas. Mosaics and stucco with fresco painting are still visible. Occupation extended from the 1st to the 5th/6th centuries. Besides the fish salting workshops, the most characteristic element, there are uncovered thermal baths, a residential area known as Rua da Princesa, a mausoleum, necropolises with different types of tombs, and an early Christian basilica with frescoed walls, which can only be visited …

Na Tasquinha do Pinheiro, em Valpaços, apregoam-se petiscos e almoços regionais, ou seja, aqui só se come o que é tradicional. Muitas das especialidades saem do forno a lenha, e a preços módicos há para apreciar Pernil assado no forno com batata a murro e também Javali estufado na altura certa. O incontornável Cozido à Portuguesa também faz parte da refeição. Termine de uma forma doce com um afamado Pudim de Pão ou com uma Aletria.

The Casinha Velha restaurant, in Leiria, has already gained fame in the region. The space is simple, but with details that make the difference and make this restaurant an attractive place, excelling in regional food and personalized treatment. Black pudding with rice from Marrazes and Serra cheese puff pastry with port wine and honey head the long list of snacks that prepare the stomach for what will come next. The house specialties vary according to the day, with emphasis on oven-roasted kid, cod bread soup and oven-roasted rooster. Conventual sweets finish with a golden key and the choice is wide. …

Classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1977, Ranhados Castle sits on a hill overlooking the village of the same name, approximately 838 meters above sea level. Archaeological evidence attests to the existence of a protohistoric fortified settlement, later Romanized. Its construction dates back to the reign of King Dinis, when he granted the town a charter (1286) to encourage its settlement and defense. At the end of the 14th century, these lands were donated to two Távora brothers, and some authors argue that it was built during this period, given the simplicity of the design and the apparent …

The museum integrates the Herbário (herbarium), which comes from the middle of the XIX century, with real collections and others bought or exchanged, where all plants’ groups are represented. It has a rich wood collection, especially in exotic woods from the former Portuguese colonies. One of these collections, shaped as a book, was taken from a shipwreck at the Douro mouth and offered to the University being, probably, the best collection of this sort that exists in Portugal. Another collection is made of parts of plants used to build goods such as bamboo, wicker, etc. Some of the scientific material …

The coming of the commemorative standard Admiral Vasco da Gama to Nazareth, placed on this site in 1939. According to tradition, the browser, before embarking to the discovery of the sea route to India, came as a pilgrim to Senhora da Nazaré. Here, invoked his protection and traded his thick gold chain which featured, by the beads of the Virgin. Legend has it that the passage of the Cape of storms, stood up a big storm endangering boats and men. At that time, Admiral shot the Lady's necklace to the waters, which soon calmed down. After returning to Portugal, Vasco …

This trail departs from the Largo da Oliveira (Olive Tree Square), whose name comes from a time honoured olive tree at its centre. Surrounded by typical northern houses, this place invites to a unhurried walk. A special note to the small gothic temple built during the reign of Dom Afonso IV, the Church of Our Lady of Oliveira (or Colegiada), the gothic monument whose construction was odered by Dom João I, the Museum Alberto Sampaio, the medieval building of the old Paços do Concelho, the Square of Saint Tiago and the Street of Saint Maria, the Convent of Saint Clara, …

In the heart of Alentejo, Herdade da Amendoeira, offers the comfort and tranquility to all those who seeking rest, peace and quiet. Inserted in a rural environment, recreates the atmosphere of the ancient hills Alentejo, where fauna, flora and regional products come together to welcome the visitor. At Herdade da Amendoeira can meet a typical farm shop, which transports us to ancient times, where the before and now, mingle and teach us stories, which took time. The recovery of an ancient abegoaria that gave way to a space of agrotourism, composed of rooms with private bathrooms and living room. There …

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 …

The Senate began work on a Municipal wooden house that was leaning against the walls of the Cathedral. It was later built a new building called Paço dos Arcos, which eventually collapse. However was built another House, called Sobrado da Rolação or Paço da Rolação. In 1443 the camera sends build Tower House, situated in the largo area at Sé and holds its services in this building until the mid-16th century. Only in 1784 was an agreement between the 1893–1895 administration and the priests crickets, to transfer the Senate portuense for a part of their convent. In the 18th century …