Accommodation

Alentejo

Alandroal Casa de Terena Herdade do Monte Outeiro Tourism in a Manor House Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Rua Direita, 45 7250 - 065 Terena Address: Herdade do Monte Outeiro7200-021 Santiago Telephone: +351 268 459 132 Fax: +351 268 459 155 Maior Telephone: +351 268 49 92 72 Fax: +351 268 49 92 72 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.casadeterena.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.herdademonteouteiro.com

Herdade Dom Pedro Tourism in the Country / Agricultural Tourism Address: Terena - Évora - 7250 - 065 TERENA Telephone: 268459137 Fax: 268459137

Alcácer do Sal Pousada Castelo de Alcácer Hotel accommodation / Pousada Address: Castelo de Alcácer 7580-197 Alcácer do Sal Telephone: +351 265 613 070 Fax: +351 265 613 074 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt

Alvito Pousada Castelo de Alvito Hotel accommodation / Pousada Address: Castelo 7920-999 Alvito Telephone: +351 284 480 700 Fax: +351 284 485 383 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt

Castelo de Vide INATEL Castelo de Vide Jardim INATEL Castelo de Vide S. Paulo Hotel Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ** Address: Rua Sequeira Sameiro, n.º 67320-138 Castelo Address: Rua Sequeira Sameiro7320-138 Castelo de Vide de Vide Telephone: + 351 245 900 200 Fax: + 351 245 900 240 Telephone: +351 245 900 200 Fax: +351 245 900 240 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.inatel.pt http://www.inatel.pt

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 1/85 [email protected] Crato Pousada Mosteiro do Crato Hotel accommodation / Pousada Address: Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Flor da Rosa 7430-999 Crato Telephone: +351 245 997 210 Fax: +351 245 997 212 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt

Estremoz Hotel O Gadanha Pousada Rainha Santa Isabel Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ** Hotel accommodation / Pousada Address: Largo General Graça nº 56 7100-112 Estremoz Address: Largo D. Dinis - Apartado 88 7100-509 Telephone: +351 268 339 110 Fax: +351 268 339 119 Estremoz Telephone: +351 268 332 075 Fax: +351 268 332 079 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.hotelogadanha.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt

Gavião Quinta do Belo-Ver Tourism in a Manor House Address: Rua Capitão João Pires, 2 - Gavião 6040-024 Belver Gav Telephone: +351 241 639 070 Fax: +351 241 639 079 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.quintadobelover.net

Marvão Camping Asseiceira Casa da Silveirinha Camping / Private Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Caixa Postal 2, Asseiceira 7 330-204 Santo Address: Rua da Silveirinha n º 1 7330-125 Marvão António das Areias Telephone: +351 258 823 789 - 96 121 22 23 Telephone: +351 245 992 940 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.casadasilveirinha.pt http://www.campingasseiceira.com

Dom Dinis Monte de São Sebastião Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Lugar do Jardim 7330-315 São Salvador da Address: Rua Dr.º Matos Magalhães, 77330 - 108 Marvão Aramenha - Marvão Telephone: +351 91 957 22 03 Telephone: +351 245 909 028 Fax: +351 245 909 030 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.ter- http://montesaosebastiao.blogspot.com domdinis.com

Pousada de Marvão Quinta da Abegoa Hotel accommodation / Pousada Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Rua 24 de Janeiro, 7 7330-122 Marvão Address: Lugar da Abegoa - Santo António das Areias 7330-201 Marvão Telephone: +351 245 993 201 Fax: +351 245 993 440 Telephone: +351 96 424 53 70 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt http://www.quintadaabegoa.pt

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 2/85 [email protected] Monsaraz Monte Saraz Vila Planície Tourism in a Manor House Tourism in the Country / Rural Hotels Address: Horta dos Revoredos, Barrada 7200-172 Address: Rua da Barrada, nº 13 - Telheiro 7200-181 Monsaraz Monsaraz Telephone: +351 266 557 385 Fax: +351 266 557 485 Telephone: +351 266 557 021 / 917 324 457 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.montesaraz.com http://www.vilaplanicie.com

Montemor-o-Novo Palacete da Real Companhia do Cacau Tourism in a Manor House Address: Largo Alexandre Herculano, 17050-110 Montemor-o-Novo Telephone: +351 961 797 829 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.palace.com.pt

Portalegre Herdade Nave do Grou Tourism in the Country / Agricultural Tourism Address: Herdade Nave do Grou 7340-222 Arronches Telephone: +351 245 583 458 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nave- do-grou.com

Portel Aldeia do Lago Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Rua de São Romão, n.º 227220-124 Amieira, Portel Telephone: +351 266 611 205 Fax: +351 266 611 206 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.facebook.com/aldeia.do.lago

Sines Ana´s Apartments Local accommodation Address: Rua Serpa Pinto, 387520-241 Sines Telephone: +351 918 200 746 E-mail: [email protected]

Algarve

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 3/85 [email protected] Aljezur Monte Barranco da Baía Pousada de Juventude da Arrifana Tourism in the Country / Country Youth Hostels Houses Address: Urbanização Arrifamar Praia da Arrifana Address: Estrada da Baía, Maria Vinagre 8670-412 Rogil / 8670-111 Aljezur Aljezur Telephone: +351 282 997 455 Fax: +351 282 997 457 Telephone: +351 964 341 654 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadasjuventude.pt http://www.montebarrancodabaia.com

Castro Marim Altura Inn Beach Altura Inn Cottage Local accommodation Local accommodation Address: Praceta José Saramago, 4, apartamento Address: Rua Duque de Saldanha, 158950-411 Altura 2058950-411 Altura Telephone: +351 910 620 507 / 218 861 624 Telephone: +351 910 620 507 / 218 861 624 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Altura Inn Terrace Espargosa - Monte de Baixo Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Local accommodation Address: Espargosa EN 125-6 8950-281 Castro Marim Address: Rua D. Pedro IV, 9, R/C C8950-411 Altura Telephone: +351 965 823 424 Telephone: +351 910 620 507 / 218 861 624 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Lagoa Tapada do Gramacho Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Apartado 302 8300 - 999 Silves Telephone: +351 91 966 70 48 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.tapadadogramacho.com

Silves Hotel Colina dos Mouros Riverhouse Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Local accommodation Address: Pocinho Santo 8300-999 Silves Address: Monte de São José 8375-052 S BARTOLOMEU Telephone: +351 282 440 420 Fax: +351 282 440 426 DE MESSINES Telephone: +447 976 660 526 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.colinahotels.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.figsonthefuncho.com

Centro de Portugal

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 4/85 [email protected] Abrantes Quinta da Eira Velha Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Pátio da Eira Velha,Quinta da Eira Velha2200-601 Aldeia do Mato Telephone: +351 241 841 177 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.quintadaeiravelha.com

Batalha Mocho GuestHouse Local accommodation Address: Rua das Chousinhas, 15 Moita do Martinho 2495-028 São Mamede E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.mochoguesthouse.com

Buçaco Palace Hotel do Bussaco Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ***** Address: Mata do Buçaco 3050-261 Luso Telephone: +351 231 937 970 Fax: +351 231 930 509 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.almeidahotels.com

Castelo Branco Melia Castelo Branco Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Rua da Piscina6000-776 Castelo Branco Telephone: +351 272 349 280 Fax: +351 272 329 759 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.trypcolinacastelo.com

Fundão Casa de Barreiro Tourism in a Manor House Address: Largo das Escolas, nº. 5 - Fundão - 6230 - 070 ALPEDRINHA Telephone: 275567120

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 5/85 [email protected] Leiria Hotel São Luis Pousada de Juventude de Leiria Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Youth Hostels Address: Rua Beatriz Machado 2410-089 Leiria Address: Lg. Cândido dos Reis, 9 2400-112 Leiria Telephone: +351 244 848 370; 91 661 28 56 / 96 749 45 Telephone: +351 244 831 868 Fax: +351 244 831 868 31 Fax: +351 244 848 379 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadasjuventude.pt http://www.saoluishotel.com

Lourinhã Laurus Hotel Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ** Address: Largo Mestre Anacleto Marcos da Silva 2530-124 Lourinhã Telephone: +351 261 422 537 Fax: +351 261 405 044 E-mail: [email protected]

Lousã Hotel Palácio da Lousã Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Largo Viscondessa do Espinhal 3200-257 Lousã Telephone: +351 239 990 800 Fax: +351 239 990 801 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.palaciodalousa.com

Luso Vila Aurora Tourism in a Manor House Address: Rua Barbosa Collen, nº 6 3050-243 Luso Telephone: +351 231 930 150 Fax: +351 231 930 150 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.vilaaurora.com

Marinha Grande Hotel Cristal Marinha Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Rua de Leiria, 112 2430-091 Marinha Grande Telephone: +351 244 574 530 Fax: +351 244 574 533 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.hoteiscristal.pt

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 6/85 [email protected] Montemor-o-Velho Solar Caminho de São Tiago Tourism in a Manor House Address: Largo Dr. Abílio Magalhães Mexia, 12Vila de Pereira 3140-311 MMV Telephone: +351 968019749 E-mail: [email protected]

Óbidos Casa de São Rafael Casa do Rochedo Tourism in the Country / Country Tourism in a Manor House Houses Address: Rua do Jogo da Bola - 2510 - 076 ÓBIDOS Address: Estrada Nacional Nº 8 - Casal do Zambujeiro Telephone: 262959120 Fax: 262959282 2510-216 Óbidos Telephone: +351 262 950 582 Fax: +351 262 950 583 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.casasaorafael.com Pousada do Castelo de Óbidos Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Paço Real 2510-999 Óbidos Hotel Rainha Santa Isabel Telephone: +351 262 955 080 Fax: +351 262 959 148 Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** E-mail: recepç[email protected] Website: Address: Rua Direita 2510-060 Óbidos http://www.pousadas.pt Telephone: +351 262 959 323 Fax: +351 262 959 115 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.obidoshotel.pt

Peniche Solares de Portugal - Casa do Castelo Tourism in a Manor House Address: Estrada Nacional 114, nº 16 2525-025 Atouguia da Baleia / Peniche Telephone: +351 262 750 647; +351 258 93 17 50 Fax: +351 262 750 937; +351 258 93 13 20 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://www.center. pt;http://www.solaresdeportugal.pt/PT/solar.php?casaid= 81;http://www.casacastelo.com

Pombal Hotel Pombalense Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Rua Alexandre Herculano, nº26 3100-494 Pombal Telephone: +351 236 200 990 Fax: +351 236 200 991 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://www.hotelpombalense.pt

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 7/85 [email protected] Sabugal Palheiro do Castelo II - Estúdio Palheiro do Castelo III - Pátio Tourism in the Country / Country Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Houses Address: Largo de Alcanizes, 36320-327 Sabugal Address: Largo de Alcanizes, 36320-327 Sabugal Telephone: +351 91 603 62 69 Telephone: +351 91 603 62 69 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.logradouro.pt http://www.logradouro.pt

Sortelha Casa da Villa Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Rua Direita 6320-536 Sortelha Telephone: +351 271 388 370; 96 781 80 07 Fax: +351 271 388 500 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.aldeiashistoricas.weebly.com

Vila Nova da Barquinha Casa do Patriarca Tourism in the Country Address: Rua Patriarca D. José, 134 - V. Nova da Barquinha 2260-039 Atalaia VNB Telephone: +351 249 710 581 Fax: +351 249 711 191 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.casadopatriarca.pt.vu

Lisboa Region

Lisboa América Diamond's Hotel Castle Inn Lisbon - Azulejos Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Local accommodation Address: Rua Tomás Ribeiro, 47 1050-226 Lisboa Address: Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, 52 - 1º Dto Telephone: +351 21 352 11 77 Fax: +351 21 353 14 76 1100-480 Lisboa Telephone: +351 910 620 507 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.americadiamondshotel.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.castleinnlisbon.com

Castle Inn Lisbon - Descobrimentos Local accommodation Castle Inn Lisbon - Eletrico Address: Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, 52 - 2º Esq Local accommodation 1100-480 Lisboa Address: Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, 52- 2º Telephone: +351 910 620 507 Frt1100-480 Lisboa E-mail: [email protected] Website: Telephone: +351 910 620 507 http://www.castleinnlisbon.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.castleinnlisbon.com

Castle Inn Lisbon - Fado Local accommodation Castle Inn Lisbon - Tejo Address: Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, 52 - 2º Local accommodation Esq1100-480 Lisboa Address: Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, 52 - 2º Telephone: + 351 910620507 Dto1100-480 Lisboa

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 8/85 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: Telephone: 351 910620507 http://www.castleinnlisbon.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.castleinnlisbon.com

Hotel Convento do Salvador Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Hotel Métropole Address: Rua do Salvador 2B, 1100-465 Lisboa Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Telephone: +351 218872565 Fax: +351 218872566 Address: Praça do Rossio (Praça D. Pedro IV) - nº 30 E-mail: [email protected] Website: 1100-200 Lisboa http://www.conventosalvador.pt Telephone: +351 21 321 90 30 Fax: +351 21 346 91 66 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.almeidahotels.com Hotel Olissippo Castelo Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Rua Costa do Castelo nº 112/126 Lisboa Hotel PortoBay Liberdade Telephone: +351 21 882 01 90 Fax: +351 21 882 01 94 Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ***** E-mail: [email protected] Website: Address: Rua Rosa Araújo 8,. 1250-195 lisboa http://www.olissippohotels.com Telephone: +351 210015700 Fax: +351 291708750 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.portobay.com Hotel Príncipe Lisboa Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Av. Duque d' Àvila, 201 1050 - 082 Lisboa Hotel Príncipe Real Telephone: +351 213 592 050 Fax: +351 213 592 055 Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** E-mail: [email protected] Website: Address: Rua da Alegria, 53 1250-006 Lisboa http://www.hotelprincipelisboa.com Telephone: +351 21 340 73 50 Fax: +351 21 342 21 04 E-mail: [email protected] Website: My Story Hotel Tejo http://www.hotelprincipereal.com Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Rua dos Condes de Monsanto, 2 1100-159 Solar Do Castelo Lisboa Local accommodation Telephone: +351 21 886 61 82 Fax: +351 21 886 51 63 Address: Rua das Cozinhas, 2 (ao Castelo) 1100-181 E-mail: [email protected] Website: Lisboa http://www.lisboatejohotel.com Telephone: +351 218806050 Fax: +351 218 870 907 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.heritage.pt/en/solar-do-castelo/hotel

Palmela Pousada do Castelo de Palmela Hotel accommodation / Pousada Address: Castelo de Palmela 2950-997 Palmela Telephone: +351 212 351 226 Fax: +351 212 330 440 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt

Setúbal

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 9/85 [email protected] Quinta dos Moinhos de S. Filipe Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Quinta dos Moinhos de S. FilipeRua do Farol da Ameijoa, CCI31232900-300 Setúbal Telephone: +351 265 22 82 78 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.moinhossaofilipe.com/

Sintra Hotel Oceano Quinta Verde Sintra Hotel accommodation / Hotel / * Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Av. Eugene Levy, 52-A - Praia da Maçãs 2705 - Address: Estrada de Magoito, 84 2710 - 252 Sintra 304 COLARES Telephone: +351 21 961 60 69 Fax: +351 21 960 87 76 Telephone: +351 21 929 23 99 Fax: +351 21 929 21 23 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.quintaverdesintra.com http://www.hoteloceano.pt

Porto and the North

Arcos de Valdevez Casa da Avó Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Lugar da Igreja4970-645 Sistelo / Arcos de Valdevez Telephone: +351 965 713 278 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.countryvillage.wix.com/northportugal

Barcelos Solares de Portugal - Quinta do Convento da Franqueira Tourism in a Manor House Address: Carvalhal, C.C. 3014755-104 Barcelos Telephone: +351 253 831 606; +351 968 036 913 Fax: +351 258 832 231 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.quintadafranqueira.com

Braga

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 10/85 [email protected] Castelo do Bom Jesus Tourism in a Manor House Address: Tenões - Bom Jesus 4710-455 Braga Telephone: +351 253 676 566 Fax: +351 253 677 691 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.armilarworldusa.com

Bragança Hotel Ibis Bragança Pousada de São Bartolomeu Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Hotel accommodation / Pousada Address: Rotunda do Lavrador Transmontana 5300 - Address: Estrada do Turismo 5300-271 Bragança 063 Bragança Telephone: +351 273 331 493 Fax: +351 273 323 453 Telephone: +351 273 302 520 Fax: +351 273 302 569 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pousadas.pt http://www.ibishotel.com

Chaves Hotel Brites Hotel Forte de S. Francisco Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ** Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Av. Duarte Pacheco,112 5400 - 223 Chaves Address: Alto da Pedisqueira 5400 - 435 Chaves Telephone: +351 276 332 777 Fax: +351 276 332 221 Telephone: +351 276 333 700 Fax: +351 276 333 701 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.forte-s-francisco-hoteis.pt

Hotel Premium Chaves - Aquae Flaviae Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Praça do Brasil 5400 - 123 Chaves Telephone: +351 276 309 000 Fax: +351 276 309 010 E-mail: [email protected]

Fafe Flag Hotel Guimarães Fafe Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Av. do Brasil 4820 - 121 Fafe Telephone: +351 253 000 700 Fax: +351 253 592 229 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.fafeflaghotel.com

Guimarães Hotel Fundador Hotel Ibis Guimarães Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Hotel accommodation / Hotel / ** Address: Av. D. Afonso Henriques, 740 4810-431 Address: Avenida Conde Margaride, 12 - Creixomil Guimarães 4810-537 Guimarães Telephone: +351 253 422 640 Fax: +351 253 422 649 Telephone: +351 253 424 900 Fax: +351 253 424 901 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.hotelfundador.com http://www.ibishotel.com

Pousada de Juventude de Guimarães Youth Hostels Address: Complexo Multifuncional de Couros Largo do Cidade, 8 4810-430 Guimarães

Penedono Hotel Medieval de Penedono Hotel accommodation / Hotel / **** Address: Praça 25 de Abril 3630-246 Penedono Telephone: +351 914 381 975 / 924 464 366 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.hotelmedieval.pt

Ponte da Barca Casa do Assento (Lado do Castelo) Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Lugar do Castelo4980-451 Lindoso Telephone: +351 964 612 285 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.cresthouses.com/assento-castelo

Algarve

Albufeira Alsafari Tours Address: Rua Florbela Espanca, 117 8200-132 Albufeira Telephone: +351 967 461 741 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.alsafaritours.com

Centro de Portugal

Albergaria-a-Velha Aveirotours Animação Turística e Eventos Address: Incubadora de Empresas Rua Américo Martins Pereira 3850-837 Albergaria-a-Velha Telephone: +351 939 417 212 / 939 417 213 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.aveirotours.com

Lisboa Region

Lisboa Nosso Tejo - Lisbon Traditional Boats - Sightseeing Cruises Address: Terminal Fluvial do Cais do Sodré1249-249 Lisboa Telephone: +351 910 501 012 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nossotejo.pt

Porto and the North

Braga

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 13/85 [email protected] TrueNorth Experience Address: Rua José António Cruz, 181 3EQT 4715-343 Braga Telephone: +351 928 127 275 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://truenorthexperience.pt/

Alentejo

Gavião Praia fluvial da Quinta do Alamal Address: Gavião Characteristics and Services: Outdoor parking; Bar; Security or Surveillance; Showers; Small craft hire;

The Quinta do Alamal river beach is part of a stunning setting on the banks of the River Tagus. It belongs to a leisure complex which, in addition to support amenities for the bathing area, also has an Adventure Centre offering various activities (...)

Algarve

Albufeira Praia do Castelo - Guia Address: Albufeira Characteristics and Services: Outdoor parking; Bar; Average seawater temperature in summer (ºC): 20-23 ºC; Restaurant; Security or Surveillance; EEC Blue Flag; Sunshade rental; Showers;

Very small and welcoming, Castelo Beach is enclosed by large rocks in curious formations with one such display at the eastern end of the beach forming a castle shape, hence the Beach's name. Located just a few kilometres from Albufeira, the Beach (...)

Centro de Portugal

Alcobaça Praia de Paredes da Vitória Address: Alcobaça Characteristics and Services: Outdoor parking; Bar; Average seawater temperature in summer (ºC): 16-18 ºC; Restaurant; Security or Surveillance; EEC Blue Flag; Showers; Activities: Surfing; Bodyboard; Accessibility: Accessible beach;

Paredes de Vitória Beach ends in two vegetation-covered slopes with acacia the prevailing type of flora. The slopes are well known to hang gliders for the excellence of this site for their sport.In the central area, next to a small settlement, the (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 15/85 [email protected] Lousã Praia fluvial da Senhora da Piedade Address: Serra da Lousã (Ribeira de São João) Characteristics and Services: Outdoor parking; Bar; Restaurant; Security or Surveillance; EEC Blue Flag; Showers; Accessibility: Accessible beach;

Located in a beautiful natural landscape, the Senhora da Piedade river beach takes its name from the small hermitage located nearby and that stands out on the slope of the Serra da Lousã, right in front of Arouce Castle (also called Lousã Castle), (...)

Algarve

Map of the Algarve

Alentejo

Montemor-o-Novo Interactive heritage Telephone: 266898100 Exhibitions Contacts Centro Interpretativo do Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo E-mail: [email protected] Website: htt ps://www.cm-montemornovo.pt/exposicao-temporaria- patrimonio-interativo/ Start Date: 2021-04-06 End Date: 2021-12-31 Timetable: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM;

The exhibition "Interactive Heritage" will bring 4 pieces, 1 new piece every quarter for a year, to the Interpretive Center under the theme of the Cave of the School. In addition to the "real" piece, the exhibition will also incorporate a hologram (...)

Centro de Portugal

Castelo Branco A Designed Life Exhibitions Contacts Museu Cargaleiro, Castelo Branco Website: https://www.facebook.com/fundacaomanuelcargaleiro/ http://www.fundacaomanuelcargaleiro.pt/ Timetable: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM;

"A Life Drawn" is the name of the exhibition that joins Manuel Cargaleiro's unheard works at the painter's and ceramicist's museum in White Castle. The various paths followed within the same graphic and artistic logic of Cargaleiro and the great (...)

Leiria

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 18/85 [email protected] Cycle of Portuguese Exploratory Music Music Contacts Castelo de Leiria Website: https://fadeinaacultural.com/fadeinfestival/fade infestival-2020/8418-2/ Start Date: 2021-05-29 End Date: 2021-10-30 Timetable: 7:00 PM;

Fade In - Associação de Ação Cultural, association responsible for the Fadeinfestival, Monitor and Entremuralhas festivals, once again widens the boundaries of cultural action and has scheduled 10 concerts in Leiria to put the most experimental (...)

Lisboa Region

Lisboa Alice Phoebe Lou Telephone: 211385340 Music Contacts Capitólio, Lisboa Website: https://www.capitolio.pt/pt/agenda/270/alice- phoebe-lou Start Date: 2021-10-29 End Date: 2021-10-29 Timetable: 10:00 PM;

Alice Phoebe Lou is back in Portugal on October 29, 2021 at Capitólio, Lisbon and on October 30 at Centro Cultural Vila Flor, in Guimarães to present her new album, scheduled for release in the spring of next year. Soul, blues and jazz sounds (...)

Porto and the North

Braga Encontros da Imagem Exhibitions Contacts Braga Website: http://www.encontrosdaimagem.com;http://ww w.cm-braga.pt Start Date: 2021-09-17 End Date: 2021-10-31 The Encontros da imagem photography festival, is held in Braga, and constitutes a leading visual arts event at the national and international level.Involving wide-ranging participation by Portuguese and foreign artists, the Encontros da imagem (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 19/85 [email protected] Guimarães Alice Phoebe Lou Music Contacts Centro Cultural Vila Flor, em Guimarães Website: https://www.ccvf.pt/ Start Date: 2021-10-30 End Date: 2021-10-30 Timetable: 7:00 PM;

Santa Maria da Feira Days of the Burgo Telephone: 256370800 Other Contacts Do centro histórico ao Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://c m-feira.pt/noticias/-/noticias/NoticiasListagemPortlet_INS TANCE_lJ34mnXDbbBj/detail/2008775 Start Date: 2021-06-10 End Date: 2021-12-31 Burgo Days is the new project that the Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira and the Municipal Company Feira Viva - Culture and Sport are preparing for the territory, scheduled to start on June 10, Portugal Day, extending for all purposes- week of (...)

Family Romance

Portugal is a friendly, safe country, with a mild climate and an Portugal is a land of romance. Something intangible hangs in the excellent cuisine, ideal to tour with the family.There are air that will seduce and enrapture you.Whether in the country or numerous activities designed for the little ones, both outdoors by the sea, we open up our palaces, farms and manor houses to and indoors, in castles, museums, zoos, theme parks and aqua romance, giving a big-hearted welcome to anyone who (...) (...)

Short breaks There’s always a good reason for a short break, whether it’s to find some sunshine, because you have a few days off or because you like to explore new places.If you have a few days to spare, Lisbon or Porto are worth a visit. It’s a short hop (...)

Centro de Portugal

Tomar Mata Nacional dos Sete Montes Address: Avenida Dr. Cândido Madureira - Tomar Other informations: Partially accessible for persons with motor disabilities

Located in the centre of Tomar alongside one of the city's main avenues, the 39-hectare "Mata dos Sete Montes" National Woodland is the city's main park. The woodlands provide a link to the castle. They are also known as the Convent Enclosure (...)

Lisboa Region

Palmela Campo de Golfe do Montado Address: Urbanização do Golfe do Montado, Lote 1 - Algeruz 2950-051 Palmela Telephone: +351 265 708 150 Fax: +351 265 708 159 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.montadoresort.com

Sesimbra Quinta do Peru Golf & Country Club Address: Alameda da Serra, 2 2975-666 Quinta do Conde Telephone: +351 212 134 320 Fax: +351 212 134 321 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.golfquintadoperu.com

Alentejo

Sines Porto de Recreio de Sines Address: Administração do Porto de Sines - Apartado 16 7520-953 SINES Telephone: +351 269 860 612 Fax: +351 269 860 714 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.portodesines.pt

Alentejo

Alandroal Castelo de Alandroal Castelo de Terena Address: Largo da Matriz Address: Rua Direita - Terena

The huge keep dominates the castle and the town. Of particular Terena Castle interest here is the gate flanked by towers and a horseshoe arch, The small-scale Terena Castle, is currently a walled area that built of local marble. Close by is the parish church of Nossa houses important buildings such as the Keep and a main Senhora da Graça. entrance flanked by two towers.

Alcácer do Sal Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo - Alcácer do Sal Address: Castelo 7580 Alcácer do Sal Built within the castle walls, perhaps on the site of the former mosque, a stone sculpture over the façade features the symbols of the Order of Santiago: the crossed-sword, shells (scallops) and the hat and garb of a pilgrim recalling the holy (...)

Alter do Chão Castelo de Alter do Chão Address: Largo Barreto Caldeira - Alter do Chão This castle was built in the shape of a quadrangle, with high crenellated curtain walls protected by cylindrical towers, crowned by battlements, conical pinnacles, Gothic portals and the tall square keep, roughly 44 metres high.

Alvito Castelo de Alvito Address: Largo do Castelo This surprising building is an almost unique example of its kind in Portugal. Built at the end of the fifteenth century in the reign of D. João II, but only completed in the reign of D. Manuel II, it was designed by D. Diogo da Silveira, the 2nd (...)

Arraiolos

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 25/85 [email protected] Castelo de Arraiolos Address: Arraiolos Araiolos Castle is a rectangular enclosure, containing the keep and clock tower, built in Manueline style. In the centre of the walled zone there is a 16th century parish church.

Avis Castelo de Avis Address: Largo do Convento - Avis Avis Castle Three of Avis Castle’s original six towers still exist today - the Tower of the Queen or of the Convent, (next to the Doorway of the Angel and Arch), the Tower of Santo António (to the west) and the Tower of S. Roque (to the (...)

Barrancos Castelo de Noudar Address: Noudar - Barrancos Noudar Castle With an excellent strategic location, Noudar Castle was completed in 1308, and subsequently subject to various repairs.

Within the area of the castle, it is still possible to see the cistern, several ruins of houses, the 17th-century (...)

Beja Castelo de Beja Beja Castle, while resting on Roman fortifications, was rebuilt by king Dinis in 1310. This is the structure, part of the king´s reinforcement of national defences, that can now be seen.

During the 16th century, certain improvements were carried (...)

Borba Castelo de Borba Address: Borba Borba Castle was built at the orders of D. Afonso II, in 1217, to mark yet another victory in the Christian Reconquest of this part of the territory. In 1302, the king D. Dinis, who was concerned about preserving the borders of Portugal, ordered (...)

Campo Maior

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 26/85 [email protected] Castelo de Campo Maior Castelo de Ouguela Address: Praça Velha - Campo Maior Address: Campo Maior (Acesso- EC. 373, Lugar de Ouguela) Campo Maior Castle There are several surviving vestiges of Campo Maior Castle, Ouguela Castle dating from the mediaeval era, including wall sections and the Perched on top of a hill, at around 250 m above sea level, the north tower with large boulders. The remnants of the 17th- walls of Ouguela Castle mark the boundaries enclosing the century fortified wall, adapted by Nicolau de (...) mediaeval settlement that expanded beyond the walls along the slope of the hill. Integrated within one of the (...)

Castelo de Vide Castelo de Castelo de Vide Address: Castelo de Vide Significant sections of the defensive walls and the keep still remain standing. In Rua de Santo António, inside the castle walls and built against them, are the old lodging quarters of the castle's garrison, with unrendered dry stone walls and (...)

Coruche Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Castelo Address: Situada no local do antigo Castelo 2100 - 001 Canha Telephone: +351 243 626 15 The Sanctuary is linked to the battles of the Christian Reconquest fought in the name of the Virgin Mary. Churches founded during this period - usually called mother-churches or parish churches - were normally dedicated to the Virgin. The sanctuary (...)

Elvas Castelo de Elvas Address: Costa de Vila FriaElvas Accessibility: Accessible route to the entrance: Partial; Accessible entrance: Total; Accessible circulation inside: Partial; Accessible areas/services: Bar/Café;

The fortress perimeter has the shape of an irregular polygon, with a maximum diameter of 1,000 metres. There are three main entrances to the castle - the Porta da Esquina, Porta de Olivença and Porta de São Vicente. The keep was rebuilt in 1488.

Estremoz Castelo de Estremoz Castelo de Évoramonte Address: Estremoz Address: Évora-Monte 7100 Estremoz

Amongst the mediaeval fortifications are the quite unusual keep Évoramonte Castle (the 13-14C "tower of the three crowns") built of local stone, Implanted on one of the high points in the Serra de Ossa, some sections of wall, towers, gates and the Torre das Couraças Évoramonte Castle dates back to the 12th century, when the (The Tower of Armour). The upper town inside the castle (...) settlement was conquered from the moors by “Fearless Geraldo”. The first charter was granted to the (...)

Marvão Castelo de Marvão Museu Municipal de Marvão/Igreja de Santa Maria Address: Marvão Address: Largo de Santa Maria 7330-101 Marvão Marvão Castle stands at a height of 843 metres above sea level, Telephone: +351 245 909 132 on one of the highest points in the Serra de São Mamede, known E-mail: [email protected] Website: as the Serra do Sapoio. The crag on which it stands is a fairly http://www.cm-marvao.pt/ rugged escarpment, forming a natural point of defence, (...) Timetable: 9am - 12.30pm / 2pm - 5.30pm Every day;

There are references to the parish of Santa Maria dating back as far as 1321, when it was handed to the Order of the Hospital, led by the Prior of Crato in this region of the Alentejo.

The church was built close to the castle, on one of the (...)

Mértola Castelo de Mértola Address: Mértola Telephone: +351 286 610 100 / +351 286 612 443 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://www.camertola.pt;http://www.cm- mertola.pt Timetable: 9am - 12.30pm / 2pm - 5.30 pm 9am - 12.30pm / 2pm - 6.00 pm (July, August, September) Closed: Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, 25 Decembe;

The mediaeval castle stands atop the hill with its two towers - the keep was built in 1292 by the first master-builder of the Order of Santiago.

Monforte Castelo de Monforte Address: Povoação de Aguas Frias - Monforte Monforte Castle Located at 825 m above sea level, Monforte castle is also known as the Castle of Santo António. A walled enclosure and imposing keep are all that remain of the primitive structure.

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 28/85 [email protected] Montemor-o-Novo Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo Address: Nossa Senhora da Vila - Montemor-o-Novo Montemor-o-Novo Castle The remains of the walls of the original castle, commissioned in the 13th century by D. Dinis, include the main section, protected by 11 cylindrical towers. The defensive elements of this structure, such as the barbicans, were (...)

Moura Atalaia Magra Castelo de Moura Address: Moura 7860-001 Moura Address: Moura

Standing in isolation atop a 192-metre high hill, close to the Timetable: Estrada Nacional 258, roughly 3 kilometres from the town of Summer: 9am - 12pm; Winter: 9am - 7pm ; Moura, is this curious example of 14th-century military architecture. Dominating the town with what remains of its towers and walls, Moura castle was built by the Portuguese at the beginning of the Built in the 14th century, this 12-metre high round (...) 14th century, taking advantage of the fortifications left behind by the Arabs. In the second half of this same century, a (...)

Mourão Castelo de Mourão Address: Acesso pela Rua Freire António das Chagas Mourão Castle Little remains of the 17th century fortifications included within Mourão Castle but the wide mediaeval wall still exists, constituted of marble, slate and granite.

Nisa Castelo da Amieira do Tejo Address: Amieira do Tejo Built in blocks of cut granite, the castle is a quadrilateral, surrounded by a barbican and flanked by four square towers of different sizes. The keep has two windows, one of which is mullioned while the other consists of a pointed arch with torus (...)

Portalegre Castelo de Alegrete Castelo e Muralhas de Portalegre Address: Alegrete Address: Rua de Luiz Barahona 7300-193 Portalegre

This is a vast quadrilateral of walls with cubic turrets. There still Timetable: remain some parapets, gates, battlements and embrasures 9.30am-12.30pm /2 pm-5.30pm; Closed Monday.; scattered around the castle and its walls. Perched on the city´s highest point, Portalegre Castle is proof of the position´s strategic importance so close to Spain. With little prior documentation surviving, it is known that the defensive system was overhauled by king Dinis, at the end of (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 29/85 [email protected] Portel Castelo de Portel Address: Largo D. Nuno Álvares Pereira A fine example of military architecture, the castle was rebuilt by the architect Francisco de Arruda (1510). It has the shape of an irregular octagon. The keep was begun in the 14C and completed in the 16C and has large vaulted Gothic rooms.

Redondo Castelo do Redondo (vestígios) Address: Redondo Redondo Castle (remains) Redondo Casrtle, of mediaeval origin, maintains several elements of its primitive structure - such as the walls, Portas da Ravesa gates and tower and part of the Alcayde’s residence. The bell tower was built afterwards, (...)

Santiago do Cacém Castelo de Santiago do Cacém Address: Santiago do Cacém Standing on a hill overlooking the town, the castle is notable for its cubic turrets and crenellated barbican which encircles the castle walls. Adjacent to the castle is the parish church founded in the 13C by the knights of the Order of Santiago. (...)

Sines Castelo de Sines Address: Largo Porta do Bocage - Sines Sines Castle The surviving remains of the original mediaeval structure of Sines Castle include the walls crowned by battlements and the keep. The walls include Visigoth architectural elements that formed part of a church built before the seventh (...)

Viana do Alentejo Castelo de Viana do Alentejo Igreja Matriz de Viana do Alentejo Address: Largo de São Luís Viana do Alentejo Address: Largo de São Luís 7090-227 Viana do Alentejo Viana do Alentejo Castle The octagonally-shaped Viana do Alentejo Castle, was Built against the walls is the parish church, one of the most remodelled in the 15th century, when the battlements were interesting Manueline churches in Portugal. It was designed by reinforced. The area includes the Parish Church, a Mudejar- Diogo Arruda, the brother of Francisco de Arruda, who was the Manueline construction. architect of the Tower of Belém. The royal emblem of D. (...)

Algarve

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 30/85 [email protected] Albufeira Castelo de Paderne Address: Cerro do Castelo8200 Paderne Telephone: +351 289 896 070 Fax: +351 289 803 633 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cultalg.pt Other informations: Guided tours are available by appointment. Characteristics and Services: Guided Tours;

Paderne Castle (remains) Paderne Castle was conquered from the Moors in 1248 by D. Paio Peres Correia. It maintained its military functions until 1858, when it was deactivated.

It is one of the seven castles represented in the Portuguese (...)

Aljezur Castelo de Aljezur Address: Rua Dom Paio Peres Correia - Cabeças 8670-056 Aljezur Telephone: +351 289 896 070 Fax: +351 289 803 633 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cultalg.pt Other informations: Guided tours are available by appointment. Characteristics and Services: Guided Tours;

Aljezur CastleThis was the site on which the settlement of Aljezur grew during the Islamic period, although archaeological finds show that the summit was occupied as far back as the Bronze Age, and there is evidence of continuous occupation until (...)

Castro Marim Castelo de Castro Marim Address: Castro Marim The semi-circular outer wall contained the original settlement and the so-called Old Castle. Now only some remains can be found of the castle with four turrets, a gate, the ruins of the Church of São Tiago (14C), the Governors' Palace and some (...)

Lagos Castelo dos Governadores Address: Jardim da Constituição 8600 Lagos Accessibility: Disabled access; Accessible entrance: Total; Accessible circulation inside: Total;

Governadores Castle Built in the 17th century, this building is the only surviving element of the complex of the Seven Stations of the Holy Way that were distributed throughout the city in the 18th century.

On the main façade, above each of the (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 31/85 [email protected] Loulé Castelo de Loulé Address: Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de LouléRua Dom Paio Peres Correia, 178100-564 Loulé Telephone: +351 289 400 642 Fax: +351 289 400 678 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cultalg.pt Timetable: Monday to Friday: 9am-6pm / saturday and holidays: 10am-5pm Closed: Sunday.; Other informations: Guided tours are available by appointment. Characteristics and Services: Guided Tours;

The town of Loulé - known under the muslims as al-Ûlyã (the hilltop) – was, and still remains, the largest urban area in the Algarve which has no direct contact with the sea. The walls of the old madina, with several lath-and-plaster turrets (...)

Silves Castelo de Silves Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves Address: Silves Address: Rua das Portas de Loulé, 14 8300-139 Silves Timetable: Telephone: +351 282 444 832 - 282 440 838 - 282 440 Summer - 9am to 8pm / Winter - 9am to 5pm; 800 Fax: +351 282 440 862 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cm- silves.pt No visit to Silves would be complete without visiting the Castle, one of the best viewpoints for looking out over the city and the Timetable: region. 9am - 6pm (Monday to Saturday) Closed Sunday and Holidays; Accessibility: The castle that can currently be see is what remains of a Disabled access; defensive system that included Silves in the (...) Characteristics and Services: Shops; Guided Tours;

The Archaeological Museum was set up in 1990 on the initiative of Silves Municipal Council. The intention was to display the archaeological finds from the city and the region, and especially from the castle and the Cerro da Rocha Branca (...)

Tavira Castelo e Muralhas de Tavira Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo - Tavira Address: Alto de Tavira Address: Calçada de Santa MariaAlto de Santa Maria8800-407 Tavira Accessibility: Telephone: +351 281 326 286 / 931 327 872 Disabled access; Accessible route to the entrance: Total; Accessible entrance: Total; Accessible circulation inside: Partial; Accessibility: Accessible route to the entrance: Partial; Accessible circulation Tavira Castle is worth a visit even be it only for the views out inside: Total; over the city, the countryside and down to the sea. Marian worship from Gothic to Baroque.The Church of Santa The foundations for the defensive systems were built during the Maria is a 13th century building, likely built on the site of the old Moorish period between the 8th and 13th centuries. After the (...) mosque by the city’s conqueror, D. Paio Peres Correia, master of the Order of Santiago, who is buried in the main (...)

Azores

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 32/85 [email protected] Angra do Heroísmo Castelo de São João Baptista Igreja de São João Baptista Address: Monte Brasil 9700 Angra do Heroísmo Address: Monte Brasil 9700 Angra do Heroísmo

Timetable: Timetable: From Monday to Friday: 10 a.m.- 12 p.m./2 p.m.-6 p.m.; 9am - 12pm / 2pm - 6pm (from Monday to Friday); Saturdau and Weekend: 2 p.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday: 10am - 12pm;

São João Baptista CastleSão João Baptista Castle was Church of São João BaptistaLocated within the walls of São João commissioned by King D. Filipe II of Spain and I of Portugal, at Baptista Castle, the Church of São João Baptista was the end of the 16th century, in order to protect the armadas commissioned by King D. João IV in 1645.With a baroque façade, travelling from the Indies and the Americans, when they passed columned doorway and two impressive bell towers, it (...) (...)

Ponta Delgada Castelo de São Brás Address: 9500 Ponta Delgada São Brás Castle Located next to the city’s anchorage, São Brás Castle was originally commissioned in 1552.

With a polygonal structure, it was designed by the Italian, Tommaso Benedetto. Several alterations were introduced during the 19th (...)

Centro de Portugal

Abrantes Castelo de Abrantes Address: Abrantes The fortress consists of mediaeval fortifications strengthened with bastions. The mediaeval castle still preserves its keep and some sections of wall with round turrets. Your attention is drawn to the brick-vaulted spaces.

Almeida Castelo de Castelo Bom Address: Castelo Bom (Almeida) The walls built on an ancient castro site, occupied since Bronze Age, now belong to Castelo Bom, in one of the oldest and highest regions of the country.

Castelo Bom sits at an altitude of 725 metres, overlooking the River Côa. The village, close (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 33/85 [email protected] Castelo Branco Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo - Castelo Branco Address: 6000 Castelo Branco Built in the 13th century within the castle walls, the Church of Santa Maria (St. Mary) was the first mother church in Castelo Branco. Through to the 14th century, it hosted meetings between the leading townsfolk and the monastic-military (...)

Castelo Rodrigo Muralhas do Castelo de Castelo Rodrigo Address: Castelo Rodrigo Castle walls at Castelo Rodrigo The walls encircle the village, with thirteen turrets and three gates remaining. One of these is the Traitors' Gate (Porta da Traição).

Your attention is drawn to the cubic turrets, the ruins of the palace of (...)

Celorico da Beira Castelo e Muralhas de Celorico da Beira Address: Celorico da Beira Castle and walls of Celorico da Beira The castle consists of the wall with two towers and the keep. It is entered through a raised gate.

The town climbs up the crag on which the castle stands and where there are remains of Manueline windows in (...)

Covilhã Muralhas da Cidade da Covilhã Address: Covilhã The castle and the city walls were built by King Dom Sancho I (1185-1211), the king responsible for the Christian Reconquest in this part of Portugal. The walls were later reinforced by King Dom Dinis (1279-1325).

There were five turreted entrance (...)

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Torre das Águias Address: Almofala Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 34/85 [email protected] Idanha-a-Nova Castelo de Penha Garcia Address: Penha Garcia - Idanha-a-Nova From Penha Garcia visitors can see the edge of the frontier. And from its majestic height you can enjoy an impressive view that stretches deep in the heart of Portugal.

The castle is situated on the southern slope of the Serra de Penha Garcia, (...)

Leiria Capela de São Pedro - Leiria Castelo de Leiria Address: Largo de São Pedro 2400-235 Leiria Address: Leiria The Church of St. Peter is the last remaining example of the Telephone: 244 813 982 Fax: 244 811 564 Romanesque architectural style in Leiria. It is of very simple Timetable: construction with but a single nave featuring worked capitals and April-September - Monday-Friday: 9am-6.30pm; Saturday and archivolts over the entranceway. Both these and the (...) Sunday: 10am-6.30pm. October-March - Monday-Friday: 9am-5.30pm; Saturday and Sunday: 10am-5.30pm; Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena - Leiria Address: Castelo de Leiria Coming up from the city, visitors enter Leiria Castle through the Albacara Gateway. Inside this defensive bastion, there are Located within the castle walls, the Church of Our Lady of Mercy various historical points of interest that have been well represents the medieval roots of the city. Seemingly in ruins, this preserved. is actually the deliberate result of the Romantic spirit driving its They include the Church of Nossa Senhora da Pena, the (...) restoration at the beginning of the 20th (...)

Sé Catedral de Leiria Paços Reais Address: Castelo de Leiria Address: Largo Cónego Maia2400-175 Leiria Telephone: +351 244 832 366 Leiria Castle Royal Palaces The castle stands imposingly tall over Leiria, guarding the city Timetable: with its Gothic ramparts running the length of the walls built by Monday to Saturday: 8.30 am.-7.00 pm.; Sunday: 10 am.-7.30 João I in the 14th century. His coat of arms can still be seen pm.; there. It was here royalty (...)

A Renaissance church with a unique history.On May 22, 1545, at the request of King John III, Pope Paul III established the Diocese Torre de Menagem of Leiria with the bull Pro Excellenti. His jurisdiction was Address: Castelo de Leiria entrusted to the reformist of the Monastery of Santa Cruz (...) Timetable: April-September: 10am-12pm / 1pm-6pm; October-March: 10am-12pm / 1pm-5pm; Closed on mondays.;

The Keep was built on the orders of Dinis on pre-existing foundations in 1324. A tablet stone near the entranceway, bearing the coat of arms of Portugal and Aragon (belonging to Isabel, the king's wife), testifies to its origins.The tower and its (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 35/85 [email protected] Lousã Castelo da Lousã Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Piedade Address: Morro na margem direita do Rio Arouca, a 2 Address: Lousã kms. SE da Lousã Telephone: +351 239 991 338 The castle is formed by the keep, whose base adds to its imposing majesty, a small wall and some cubic turrets. The Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Piedade whole of the castle is built of Silurian schist, the local stone, Carmelite sanctuary located on a hill overlooking a castle. The except for the decoration of the door of the keep, which is made sanctuary includes three chapels: Our Lady of Pity, Saint John of (...) and Our Lady of Agony. The sanctuary includes fifteenth century painted limestone (...)

Meda Castelo de Longroiva Address: Longroiva The castle is an old fortification of the Knights Templar that was restored by Gualdim Paes. There still remains a tower and walled enclosure that functions as a cemetery.

Monsanto Castelo e Muralha de Monsanto Address: Encosta Norte do Cabeço de Monsanto Castle and Wall of Monsanto D. Afonso Henriques gave this castle to the Knights Templar, who gave it its present-day form.

Having once been an imposing mediaeval fortress, all that now remains are the Torre de Lucena and the quadrangular Torre do (...)

Nazaré Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré Address: Largo de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré - Sítio 2450-065 Nazaré Telephone: +351 262 550 100 Fax: +351 262 550 108 E-mail: [email protected] Timetable: April to September: 9 am.-7 pm.; October to March: 9 am.-6 pm.;

Marian Devotion in the 8th century.The image of Our Lady of Nazareth is that of a black virgin. Carved in wood, it was brought from Merida to this oceanic promontory in the year 711 by Friar Romano, a monk of the convent of Cauliniana, who fled the (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 36/85 [email protected] Óbidos Castelo e Conjunto Urbano da Vila de Óbidos Igreja de Santiago - Óbidos Address: Óbidos This church was built in 1186 at the orders of Dom Sancho I. It Everywhere throughout the town, its mediaeval flavour is always was a collegiate church serving the castle. evident. The whole town is surrounded by high walls and the urban structure is clearly defined by the castle, the entrances to After being completely razed to the ground by the earthquake in the town and the parade ground. 1755, the church's reconstruction work ended in 1778, resulting in a very (...)

Ourém Castelo de Ourém Address: Ourém Ourém Castle is one of Portugal’s most innovative 15th century military architectural works. Commissioned by the Count of Ourém, the grandson of D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, the castle has a compact structure with modern active defensive system, (...)

Penamacor Castelo de Penamacor Address: Penamacor Visit the frontier castle of Penamacor, and meet one of the oldest guardians in Portugal's history.

Situated on a fortified summit, between the Rivers Ceife and Taliscas, the 573 metre castle dominates the landscape. Penamacor dates back to the (...)

Penela Castelo de Penela Address: Penela This castle is composed of sections of wall and several 15C and 16C towers which crown the hill and look down over the town. The main gate ("Porta da Vila") and the Traitor's Gate ("Porta da Traição") have been preserved. This latter gate has a (...)

Pinhel Castelo de Pinhel Address: Pinhel Pinhel Castle, the guardian of one of the oldest towns in the country, is a fine example of Portugal's unique Manueline architecture.

Surrounded by walls and rivers, and lying at the heart of a system of fortifications that included the castles of (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 37/85 [email protected] Pombal Castelo de Pombal Address: Monte do Castelo - Pombal There still remains the keep and the mullioned window which lit one of the rooms of the governor's palace.

There are remains of the military buildings to be seen in the parade ground. There is also clearly visible evidence of the castle's (...)

Porto de Mós Castelo de Porto de Mós Address: Porto de Mós This is one of the most interesting examples of Portuguese citadels. The design of the castle is an irregular pentagon reinforced by a tower at each corner. Four of the five towers have been restored.

Sabugal Castelo de Alfaiates Castelo de Vilar Maior Address: Alfaiates Address: Vilar Maior (Sabugal)

It used to be called the ‘Castle of the Moon’ because it seemed The castle of Vila Maior was probably built in 1232, on the orders to reach so far into the sky - come and see just why it was given of D. Afonso IX of León. It became part of Portugal in 1297, as a this name. result of the Treaty of Alcanices. It was granted a charter in 1296, and on the date of its renewal in 1510, the (...) Probably dating back to the 13th century and founded by King Afonso X of León, the ‘Castle of the (...)

Castelo do Sabugal Address: Largo de Santa Maria - Sabugal Sabugal Castle was the base for British and Portuguese troops during the third French invasion. It has played its part in the history of one of Europe’s oldest nations, so why not pay a visit?

This territory overlooking the River Côa was once (...)

Sortelha Castelo de Sortelha Address: Sortelha The main fortress still survives with its machicolations and embrasures that protected the castle entrance leading into the area where the keep is situated. The town is entirely surrounded by the wall, which has two gates flanked by towers.

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 38/85 [email protected] Soure Castelo de Soure Address: Rua Alexandre Herculano - Soure There are still remains of the castle's central fortress, defined by four towers in the corners, a Suevian-Visigothic gate and a Mozarab window.

Tomar Convento de Cristo e Castelo Templário Convento de Santa Iria Address: 2300 Tomar Address: Rua Marquês de Pombal Tomar Telephone: +351 249 313 481 Fax: +351 249 322 730 Telephone: +351 249 322 601 Website: http://www.conventocristo.pt Other informations: Timetable: Only the church can be visited. October/May: 9am-5.30pm; June/September: 9am-6.30pm Access for people in wheelchairs is hampered by a flight of steps Closed on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 24 and 25 at the entrance, and they can only move around independently December. on floor 0 (ground floor). Moving about inside is possible because ; there are large spaces, but there are quite a lot of barriers. There Other informations: is audio equipment to support the visit. The entire ground floor of the monument provides routes with Accessibility: access ramps for wheelchairs or small steps that are easily Reserved parking spaces; negotiated. It is also possible to use a service lift to gain access to the first floor. These special visits must be booked in advance The Convent of Santa Iria was built in the 16th century, on the so that useful information can be provided that enables them to site of an ancient building, erected prior to the foundation of the take place. In these situations, the north façade entrance of castle. It is located on the banks of the River Nabão, in the site the Convent of Christ should be used. where Saint Iria was martyred, decapitated at the (...) The blind and visually impaired can also enjoy a visit to the monument. This is achieved through a visit supported by audio guides, and they can feel the shapes and textures of the Igreja de Santa Maria do Olival - Tomar architecture. Address: Estrada de Marmelais de Baixo Tomar

Characteristics and Services: Other informations: Guided Tours; People in wheelchairs must enter from the right side of the Accessibility: building, via a ramp. Moving about inside is possible because Reserved parking spaces; Accessible route to the entrance: there are large spaces and the floor is level, without barriers. Partial; Accessible information: Interative and audiovisual Characteristics and Services: presentations, Items for tactile exploration; Guided Tours; Accessibility: Disabled access; Accessible route to the entrance: Total; The Convent of Christ In 1983, UNESCO awarded the Accessible entrance: Total; Accessible circulation inside: Total; classification of world heritage to the Templar Castle and the Convent of the Knights of Christ in Tomar, a unique monument in the history of the western world. Built on a site that was The Igreja de Santa Maria do Olival was built at the orders of the originally (...) knight Gualdim Pais in the 12th century to serve as the Pantheon for the Order of the Knights Templar. Inside the church are the Gothic tombs of Gualdim Pais, Mestre Lourenço (...) Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Piedade - Tomar Address: Rua da Capela 2300-546 Tomar Telephone: +351 249 322 427 A 14th-century sanctuary on the outskirts of the city.The Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy - former Chapel of Our Lady of the Hill - was built in 1397 by the governor of Óbidos, a village where the Virgin is a patron saint and recipient of particular (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 39/85 [email protected] Torres Novas Castelo de Torres Novas Address: Rua do Conde de Torres Novas The earthquake of 1755 caused serious damage to the castle, which was made even worse by the liberal struggles... Some sections of wall, gates and towers are all that remains.

Torres Vedras Forte de São Vicente Address: Monte de São Vicente - 3 Km a norte de Torres Vedras The Forte de São Vicente is situated on top of one of the highest hills surrounding the valley over which the city of Torres Vedras has gradually spread.

The fort includes an interesting series of ditches, trenches and firing positions, still (...)

Trancoso Muralhas e Castelo de Trancoso Address: Trancoso Trancoso Castle and Walls The irregularly shaped wall and citadel of the castle still survive in a good state of repair, thus contributing towards the mediaeval atmosphere in Trancoso.

According to historical data, the castle already existed in the (...)

Vila Nova da Barquinha Castelo de Almourol Address: Ilhota do Rio Tejo Praia do Ribatejo - Vila Nova da Barquinha Telephone: +351 249 720 358 Fax: +351 249 720 358 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.igespar.pt Timetable: Summer: 9am - 7pm / Winter: 9am - 5pm Closed: 1 January, Easter, and 25 de December;

In the middle of the River Tagus, the enigmatic Almourol Castle is one of the most emblematic monuments of the Christian reconquest.

Situated on an island in the middle of the River Tagus, Almourol is one of the most distinctive castles in (...)

Lisboa Region

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 40/85 [email protected] Lisboa Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte - Lisboa Castelo de São Jorge Address: Largo do Monte - Rua da Senhora do Monte, Address: 1100-129 Lisboa 741170-107 Lisboa Telephone: +351 218 800 620 Fax: +351 218 875 695 Telephone: +351 210 993 976 / 218 873 943 E-mail: [email protected] Website: Other informations: http://www.castelodesaojorge.pt;http://www.egeac.pt Monday -Saturday: 15.00 - 18.00 Timetable: Sunday: 9.00 - 12.00 9am - 9pm (From March to October); 9am - 6pm (From Closed: Thursday November to Febnruary); Closed: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; Where the chair of the first bishop of Lisbon is kept.Located at Characteristics and Services: the top of a hill from which one of the best panoramic views of Guided Tours; Restaurant; Shops; Cafeteria; the city can be enjoyed, this chapel was built just after the reconquest of Lisbon and, like the hill itself, dedicated (...) The Castelo de São Jorge is one of Lisbon’s most distinctive monuments, being situated on the city’s highest hill. Museu Arqueológico do Carmo / Convento do Carmo The oldest known fortification at this spot dates from the 2nd Address: Largo do Carmo1200-092 Lisboa century BC, although some of the remains found here date from Telephone: +351 213 460 473 / 213 478 629 as (...) E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.museuarqueologicodocarmo.pt/ Torre de Belém Timetable: Address: Av. de Brasília 1400 Lisboa Winter – October / March: 10am – 5pm (Monday to Saturday) Telephone: +351 21 362 00 34 / 38 Fax: +351 21 363 91 Summer – April / September: 10am – 6pm (Monday to Saturday) 45 Closed: Sunday, 1st January, 25 December, 1st May; E-mail: [email protected] Website: Characteristics and Services: http://www.torrebelem.pt Shops; Guided Tours; Timetable: October/April: 10am - 5.30pm (last visit at 5p.m.); The Convent do Carmo (Carmelite) was founded by Nuno Álvares May/September: 10am - 6.30pm (last visit at 6p.m.). Closed Pereira, Constable and loyal knight to king João I, for whom he Mondays, 1st January, Easter Sunday, 1st May and 25th fought at the 1385 battle of Aljubarrota in defence of the December.; Portuguese nation. After feeling he had completed his military (...) The harmony and delicate ornamentation of the Tower of Belém suggests a finely cut jewel to all laying eyes on her. However, its contemporaries took a rather different perspective: a formidable and imposing bastion defending the entrance to the (...)

Palmela Castelo de Palmela Igreja de Santiago de Palmela Address: Palmela Address: Castelo de Palmela The Palmela castle is located on one of the highest points in the Telephone: +351 212 331 669 Serra da Arrábida. It is difficult to get to and was hence ideal for Timetable: its role in defending the surrounding lands. 10am - 12.30pm / 2pm - 6pm. Closed: Monday; During the Christian Reconquest led by the first king of Portugal, (...) Located within Palmela castle, the convent´s construction was ordered at the beginning of the 15th century by king João I, grand master of the Order of Santiago. In 1443, it became the headquarters of Order and remained so through to 1834, when (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 41/85 [email protected] Sesimbra Castelo de Sesimbra Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo - Sesimbra Address: Sesimbra Address: Castelo de Sesimbra 2970 Sesimbra

Stamping its presence on the town of Sesimbra, the Castle is Located within Sesimbra Castle, the church of Santa Maria (Saint surrounded by the lofty peaks of the Arrábida hill range. Mary) was built in 1160 to commemorate Christian reconquest of Although there had been previous settlement on this site, it was the land. However, it underwent various modifications that during the Moorish period that a fort was constructed. altered its original structure. What can currently be seen is (...)

During (...)

Sintra Castelo dos Mouros - Sintra Santuário da Peninha Address: Castelo dos Mouros 2710-609 Sintra Address: Estrada Nacional 247 - Peninha - Serra de Telephone: +351 21 923 73 00 Fax: +351 21 923 73 50 Sintra 2710 Sintra Telephone: +351 219 247 200 Fax: +351 219 247 227 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pt The present chapel dates from the eighteenth century, the Timetable: period in which a hermit sought refuge here. Several years later Winter (25 October-1 March): 10am–6pm (Last ticket 5pm); work was carried out on the site of a former chapel, where Summer (2 March-24 October) 9.30am–8pm (Last ticket 7pm).; according to local legend, the Virgin Mary had appeared in the Characteristics and Services: (...) Guided Tours; Restaurant; Shops; Cafeteria; Payments: Credit cards accepted;

Winding over two ridges of the Serra de Sintra, the Moorish Castle dates back to the early days of the Moorish occupation of the Peninsula - the 8th Century.After various attempts it was definitively taken by Dom Afonso Henriques in 1147, and there (...)

Porto and the North

Arcos de Valdevez Paço da Giela Address: Giela4970-765 Arcos de Valdevez Telephone: +351 258 520 529 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://pacodegiela.cmav.pt Timetable: Tuesday-sunday: 10a.m.-1p.m. /2 p.m.-6p.m. (7p.m. - from 15 June to 15 september) Closed: mondays, 1st january, Easter sunday and 25th december. ; Characteristics and Services: Shops; Guided Tours; Accessibility: Disabled access; Accessible route to the entrance: Total; Accessible entrance: Total; Reception area suitable for people with special needs; Accessible circulation inside: Total; Accessible areas/services: Shop, Toilets, Auditorium; Accessible information: Information panels, Key, Interative and audiovisual presentations, Items for tactile exploration; Care skills: Visual impairment; Support products/services available: Motor disability, Mental disability;

The Manor House of Giela is an outstanding example of medieval and modern private civil architecture, classified as National

Barcelos Paço dos Duques - Museu Arqueológico de Barcelos Ruínas do Castelo de Faria e estação arqueológica Address: Rua Dr. Miguel Fonseca4750-322 Barcelos subjacente Address: Lugar do Castelo de Faria 4750 Abade de Timetable: Neiva Summer: 9am / 7pm; Winter: 9am / 5.30pm; Open every day;

Anyone entering Barcelos via the bridge over the River Cávado will immediately see a garden where the ruins of the former Palace of the Counts of Barcelos bear witness to the city´s mediaeval past.This is what remains of an early 15th-century (...)

Braga Castelo de Braga Address: Rua do Castelo Accessibility: Accessible route to the entrance: Total;

The Keep (Braga Castle)Set off by the Praça do Castelo and the Praça da República, the Keep is all that remains of Braga castle. This thirty-metre high granite structure gives an idea of the five towers that guarded over the medieval walls.At the (...)

Bragança Museu Militar / Castelo de Bragança Address: Rua da Cidadela5301 - 901 Bragança Telephone: +351 273 322 378 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https: //www.exercito.pt/pt/quem- somos/organizacao/ceme/vceme/dhcm/bragan%C3%A7a Timetable: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays and national holidays. In August it does not close during lunch time; Characteristics and Services: Guided Tours; Shops; Payments: Credit cards accepted; Accessibility: Accessible route to the entrance: Total; Accessible entrance: Total; Reception area suitable for people with special needs; Accessible circulation inside: Partial; Accessible areas/services: Shop, Toilets; Accessible information: Key;

Bragança Castle, one of the most characteristic examples of medieval architecture, was built in 1409 on the orders of king João I on foundations dating back to the times of the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques.Formed by an imposing keep (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 43/85 [email protected] Celorico de Basto Castelo de Arnoia Address: Castelo 4890-020 Arnoia Telephone: +351 255 810 706 Fax: +351 255 810 709 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com Castelo de Arnóia or Castelo de Moreira The hill fort consists of a (partly destroyed) quadrangular crenellated tower connected to a polygonal wall. The castle is entered through its only gate.

Inside the fortifications are the remains of a (...)

Freixo de Espada à Cinta Castelo de Freixo de Espada à Cinta Address: Freixo de Espada à Cinta The unusual Torre do Galo (Cockerel's Tower) still remains standing. This is a heptagonal tower which once formed part of the castle reconstructed by D. Dinis. There are sections of wall encircling the 16C Manueline parish church. In the tower's (...)

Guimarães Castelo de Guimarães Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira - Guimarães Address: Rua Conde Dom Henrique 4800-412 Guimarães Address: Largo da Oliveira 4800-438 Guimarães Telephone: +351 253 412 273 / 226 197 080 Telephone: +351 253 416 144 / 253 421 200 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://pa E-mail: [email protected] codosduques.gov.pt/monumentos/castelo-de-guimaraes/ Website: http://www.arquidiocese- Timetable: braga.pt/senhoradaoliveira/ 10.00 a.m.-6.00p.m. (last ticket 5.30 p.m.) Timetable: Closed: 1 January, Easter sunday, 1 May and 25 December; Monday to Saturday: 8.30am.-12.00 pm. / 3.30-7.30 pm; Characteristics and Services: Sunday: 9.00 am-1.00 pm. / 5 pm.-8 pm.; Shops; Characteristics and Services: Shops; The castle´s presence evokes the exciting mixture of legend, Accessibility: poetry and heroism that surrounds the beginning of Portuguese Accessible route to the entrance: Partial; Accessible circulation history. On this Monte Largo (Broad Hill) - referred to as alpis inside: Partial; Accessible areas/services: Shop; Accessible latitus in the Latin documents of the time - the nucleus of (...) information: Information panels, Key;

A place of Marian worship since the 10th century. The beginnings of the Insigne e Real Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira date back to the monastery dedicated to the Saviour of the World, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Apostles, which (...)

Lamego

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 44/85 [email protected] Castelo de Lamego Address: Rua do Castelo e Rua da Cisterna - Lamego At the highest point in the city stands the castle, built in the twelfth century to watch over and defend the region. It is reached via the Rua da Olaria.

The sturdy keep, which dominates the whole of the walled enclosure of the former parade (...)

Matosinhos Forte de Leça da Palmeira Address: Leça da Palmeira The Leça da Palmeira Fortress, also known as the Matosinhos Castle or the Fortress of Nossa Senhora das Neves (Our Lady of Purity), was built after Portugal regained independence in 1640. It belonged to a chain of coastal fortresses making up a (...)

Melgaço Castelo de Melgaço Igreja Matriz - Melgaço Address: Rua do Castelo4960-537 Melgaço Address: Rua Direita 4960-542 Melgaço Telephone: +351 251 410 191 Telephone: +351 251 402 440 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Timetable: The Igreja Matriz (Mother Church), also known as the Igreja de Summer (1st april - 30 september): 10am-12:30pm / Santa Maria da Porta - named after its proximity to the ancient 2:30pm-7pm; castle's main door.Although it was built in 1187, the present Winter (1st october - 31 march): 10am-12:30pm / 2pm-5pm. structure is the result of sequent reformations. It (...) Closed: monday, 1st January, Easter sunday, 24, 25 and 31 December.; Characteristics and Services: Guided Tours;

Upon a cliff overlooking the Town, you’ll find this ancient fortress, a witness for the first moments of the Portuguese sovereignty. Built by order of King Afonso Henriques during the 12th and 13th centuries, the only vestiges of the ancient (...)

Miranda do Douro Castelo de Miranda do Douro (vestígios) Address: Miranda do Douro A part of the citadel is left standing, together with some sections of wall, interrupted by ruined cubic turrets and the so-called Traitor's gate (Porta da Traição). Yet other gates can be seen in the castle walls: Porta da Senhora do Amparo, (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 45/85 [email protected] Mogadouro Castelo de Penas Roias Address: Penas Roias There still exists a tower which once belonged to the old Templar castle. Quadrangular in shape, it still preserves its entrance gate, which begins a few metres from the ground.

Monção Castelo de Monção Torre de Lapela Address: Monção Address: Lugar da Rua - Monção

The Castle was built on the orders of king Dinis in 1306 as part of On the left bank of the river Rio Minho, around 5 kilometres from a plan to reinforce national defences. Monção could hardly be Monção, there is the imposing Tower of Lapela. King Afonso left out given its close proximity to Spain. Henriques, the first king of Portugal ordered Senhor do Couto e Abreu, Lourenço de Abreu to build the castle in 1130. Two (...) It was rebuilt in the 12th century to implement "Vauban" defensive (...)

Montalegre Castelo de Montalegre Address: Montalegre The castle stands on a colossal rock. It has been fertile in archaeological finds showing the military importance that this castle has had over the centuries. The various inhabitants of the former Lusitania (Romans, Suevi, Visigoths) all found this (...)

Penedono Castelo de Penedono Address: Praça 25 de Abril - Penedono Whichever way the visitor approaches the town of Penedono, be it from the north or the south, they are certain to see the approximately hexagon, gracious and solitary profile of the castle perched on an outcrop, dominating its surrounding (...)

Ponte da Barca Castelo do Lindoso Address: Lugar do Castelo - Lindoso King D. Dinis, on his first journey to the territory of Lindoso, is said to have found it "so bright and exquisite that he called it Lindoso (Beautiful)". In fact, the name seems to be derived from the Latin Limitosum, which in Portuguese means (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 46/85 [email protected] Póvoa de Lanhoso Castelo de Lanhoso Address: Póvoa de Lanhoso The castle stands on the largest granite monolith in Portugal, perhaps even in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula. It affords panoramic views over the distant mountains and the valleys of the River Cávado and River Ave.

Parques de Sintra is the “World’s Leading Virtual Visits to Portuguese Heritage in Google Conservation Company” Anyone wanting to discover and have more information about The company Parques de Sintra won the World Travel Award for the main monuments in Portugal before arriving in the country the fourth consecutive time in the category of "World's Leading can now do so virtually, at home and before their journey, at the Conservation Company" at an official ceremony held in the Google Cultural Institute.The virtual visits display the (...) Maldives in December.Parques de Sintra has once again been the (...)

By car through the Upper Douro Wine Region Castelo Branco - Walking the City

Other informations: Other informations: By car through the Upper Douro Wine Region; Castelo Branco - Walking the City;

For those wishing to take in the river by car, first prepare Visitors to Castelo Branco inevitably end up in the centre, the yourself. The constantly undulating road is narrow and twisting. Alameda da Liberdade. If arriving by car, there is parking and the However, with due care and attention, and stopping off at the opportunity to pick up a map and other information from the sign-posted places of interest that exist all along these (...) Tourist Office located there.

Ella & Pitr On foot, head along Rua (...) Website: http://www.papierspeintres.net;https://vimeo.c om/101549722 Hugo Makarov/Mário Belém/Nuno Saraiva/Pedro Quando as crianças dormem… / When children sleep…Location: Soares Neves/UAT /Vanessa Teodoro 180 Creative Camp / Castelo de AbrantesThe work in Abrantes Fado Vadio / Fado bohemioLocation:Escadinhas de São Castle by Ella & Pitr Castle was done during the 180 Cristóvão, LisboaIn Lisbon, on the way to the Castelo de São Creative Camp, an event organised by TV Channel 180 in Jorge (St. George's Castle), we are surprised on the Escadinhas 2014.Ella (...) of São Cristóvão by a large mural depicting amateur fado singers, (...) Miguel Januário Website: http://www.maismenos.net Pedro Álvares Cabral Place: Mercado do Chão do LoureiroIn the Baixa district of Other informations: Lisbon, anyone who uses a lift to get to the Castelo de Sâo Jorge Pedro Álvares Cabral; (St. George's Castle) is bound to pass the former Chão do Loureiro market. The building, as well as housing one of the (...) Little is known of the life and personality of Pedro Álvares Cabral, even though he was one of the most important figures in the Penha Garcia history of the Portuguese Discoveries. Other informations: Penha Garcia; Born in Belmonte in 1467, he was the son of the governor of the castle of (...) The oldest part of the village of Penha Garcia, situated between Monsanto and Monfortinho stands perched on the top of an Places and patrimony of the region escarpment overlooking a deep narrow gorge of the River Ponsul. From here, where the modest houses display the sense Other informations: of (...) Places and patrimony of the region;

The Cistercian Order in the Alto Minho The human occupation of the region dates back to Neolithic times and there are still some well-conserved remains of this Other informations: ancient period in human history. The Cistercian Order in the Alto Minho; Around six kilometres away from the village of Soajo you can visit some important examples at (...) In the green and pleasant land of the Alto Minho, located nearby the great rivers that flow from East to West, in unforgettable The Cistercian Order to the south of the river settings, we can discover four important nuclei of Cistercian Douro monasteries – in locations that, from the 11th century (...) Other informations: The religious and military order of Avis The Cistercian Order to the south of the river Douro

Other informations: Beginning its trajectory in Spain, the river Douro crosses Portugal The religious and military order of Avis; from east to west, flowing into the Atlantic, next to the city of Oporto. Until construction of the railway in the 19th century, the The origin of the Order of the Knights of S. Bento de Avis dates river served as the region's main access route, (...) back to the Christian Reconquest, in the middle of the 12th century. Based in Évora, initially under the name of the Friars of Évora, after the city was conquered from the Moors. (...)

Alentejo

The best way in which to discover the Castelo de Vide Jewish Quarter is most definitely on foot.

Leaving from the main D. Pedro V square, head along Rua de Santa Maria as far as the Castle. This is the perfect time to take a look around before (...)

Moura The legend of the Moorish maiden Salúquia Other informations: The legend of the Moorish maiden Salúquia;

The legend of the moorish maiden Salúquia dates back to the time that the region of Moura was in the hands of the Moors, whilst the Christian kings of the Iberian Peninsula, most notably D. Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, were (...)

Centro de Portugal

Covilhã Ponte Pedonal da Covilhã Website: http://www.cm-covilha.pt The Footbridge in Covilhã One of the most recent works of modern architecture in Covilhã is the footbridge over the Ribeira da Carpinteira, designed by João Luís Carrilho da Graça. This has helped to make the city one of "the World’s Coolest (...)

Guarda Visiting Guarda Other informations: Visiting Guarda;

How about beginning your tour on Rua Infante D. Henrique in front of the Tourism Office. Cross the José Lemos garden, the former medieval Rossio, where fairs were once held. On the left, there is the imposing granite structure of the Convent of (...)

Other informations: Other informations: A Walking Tour of the Historic Centre; Along the banks of the Lis;

On arriving in Leiria, you naturally come to the Luís de Camões Leaving from the Luís de Camões Garden, where the Tourism Garden where the Tourism Office is located. Cross over Largo 5 Office is to be found, follow the curving bank of the River Lis, de Outubro and into Praça Rodrigues Lobo, the very heart of the historically key to the city’s prosperity. The Avenida Heróis de city and an ideal place to relax under the 16th century (...) Angola takes you down to a retail district that boasts (...)

Porto de Mós Miradouro Jurássico Address: Alqueidão da Serra (PORTO DE MÓS) Other informations: Partially accessible for persons with motor disabilities;

Located in the Natural Park of Serras de Aire e Candeeiros, around 500 metres above sea level, the Jurassic Belvedere offers an excellent observation point over the territory to the north and west of this mountain range, from where it is possible to (...)

Lisboa Region

Lisboa Praça do Comércio The conquest of Lisbon

Other informations: Other informations: Praça do Comércio; The conquest of Lisbon;

This is one of the most beautiful squares in all Europe, opening Prior to entering the Church of the Martyrs, look over at the southwards onto the huge Tagus estuary. profile of the St George castle that stamps the horizon at the Until the era of mass aviation, this was Lisbon´s great reception bottom of Rua Garrett, beyond the Chiado Shopping Centre. That hall for visitors arriving by sea even better able to enjoy its is the very same perspective had by participants in the (...) beauty from (...)

Setúbal A packed day out on the other side of the Tagus Other informations: A packed day out on the other side of the Tagus;

The beautiful landscapes of the Serra da Arrábida and the beaches around the Sado river estuary provide an excellent backdrop to this scenic tour to the south of Lisbon.

Do not get confused, there are two "Azeitão". Start in Vila Nogueira de (...)

A beach trip to 10 Portuguese beaches Along the wine routes of Portugal

Portugal by... Condé Nast TravelerOn a never-ending coastline Portugal by... Condé Nast TravelerWine tourism is very like this, it’s the culture of the sun that sets the rules. All fashionable in Portugal. It’s not just about knowing the vines and beaches are a microcosm with a host of fans who might travel tasting the wines, because innovative tourist complexes have great distances just to take a dip. Our selection of (...) been emerging around the vineyards where you can learn and (...) Discovering Porto and the North Sketch Tour set off to discover the north of Portugal and visited Green Portugal four World Heritage sites: the historic centres of Porto and Portugal by... Condé Nast TravelerWild, like it was in the Guimarães, the Douro Valley and the Foz Côa Archaeological beginning. Portuguese nature reserves can congratulate Park.The hosts were two sketchers from different (...) themselves for keeping the essence of the Iberian Peninsula and the volcanic islands of the Atlantic intact. It’s a journey through Portugal, road trips (...) Portugal by... Condé Nast TravelerAn unforgivable failure for any traveller is to believe that magic can only be found in the most Urban Sketchers in Lisbon remote places. It is no overstatement to say that Portugal is one of the world’s most wonderful destinations and, (...) The Urban Sketchers travels in Portugal would not be complete without a trip to Lisbon. This time around they are represented by Lis Watkins from Britain and by the host José Louro.They Viewpoints: the most beautiful views in Portugal visited the city’s most important sites such as the historic (...) Portugal by... Condé Nast TravelerPortugal treats you to countless landscapes and viewpoints. From the peaceful Lisbon viewpoints to the wild horizons of the Portuguese coast, these landscapes will enthral you at first sight. Portugal offers itself (...)

Alentejo

Barrancos Parque de Natureza de Noudar Website: http://www.parquenoudar.com Contacts Apartado 5 - 7230-909 Barrancos Tel: +351 285 950 000 Fax: +351 285 950 001 E-mail: [email protected]

Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Guided Tours;

Located in Barrancos, next to the border with Spain, Noudar Nature Park maintains a preserved environment in which agricultural and forestry activities are conserved in profound respect for the natural ecosystems.

With a landscape dominated by (...)

Algarve

Vila Real de Santo António Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://natural.pt/protect ed-areas/reserva-natural-sapal-castro-marim-vila-real-sto -antonio?locale=pt;https://natural.pt/protected-areas/res erva-natural-sapal-castro-marim-vila-real-sto- antonio?locale=en Contacts Head-office:Sapal de Venta Moinhos - 8950-999 CASTRO MARIM Tel.: +351 281 531 257 Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Park area: 2.089 ha.; Altitude: Máx - 50m; min - 0m; Accommodation facilities available;

After journeying around 850 km from its source in Spain, and just before flowing into the sea in Vila Real de Santo António, the River Guadiana winds its way through the plains, branching out into creeks and canals that flow into lakes, marshland (...)

Centro de Portugal

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 53/85 [email protected] Castelo Branco Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.naturtejo.com Contacts Naturtejo - Empresa de Turismo, EIMAv. Nuno Álvares, 306000-083 Castelo BrancoTel.: +351 272 320 176 Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Park area: 5.000 Km2; Altitude: 40 m2 - 1.227 m2; Accommodation facilities available; Guided Tours; Access: Buses; Train stations;

Located between the Tagus valley and the mountains in the centre of the country, Geopark Naturtejo was the first in Portugal to be integrated by UNESCO in its global network of geoparks, an international seal of approval which promotes the balance (...)

Porto and the North

Braga Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês Website: https://natural.pt/protected-areas/parque-nacio nal-peneda-geres?locale=pt;https://natural.pt/protected- areas/parque-nacional-peneda-geres?locale=en Contacts Head-Office:Av. António Macedo - 4704-538 BRAGA Tel.: +351 253 203 480 E-mail: [email protected] Reservations Centre:Largo da Misericórdia, 10 - 4980-613 PONTE DA BARCA Tel: +351 258 452 250 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Other informations: PAN Park The Peneda Gerês National Park has been officially certified as a PAN Park. This distinction has been awarded to only 11 European parks covering an area of no less than 20,000 hectares, and in which the “wilderness area” amounts to no less than 10,000 hectares, so that the fauna and flora can develop freely. The parks awarded this certificate must promote a strategy of sustainable development, through the implementation of measures for the conservation of nature and the local biodiversity, a policy for the management of visitors and the certification of tour operators. Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Park area: 70.290 ha; Altitude: Máx: 1.545m; min - 140m; Accommodation facilities available; Guided Tours;

In the extreme north-east of Portugal, between the Alto Minho and Trás-os-Montes, the Serra da Peneda and Serra do Gerês constitute the only Portuguese protected area that has been classified as a National Park. It is a world apart, where human (...)

Alentejo Centro de Portugal

The plains that extend as far as the eye can see start close to In the interior of the country, there are mountains and villages of the Tagus. While to the north, the pace is set by the green of the granite and schist. By the sea, fishing villages and cosmopolitan flatlands, further south the landscape combines with the sun, the beaches with water sports set the pace of the day. And heat and a slower pace of life. This is the (...) everywhere centuries old heritage proudly displays the (...)

Porto and the North It was in the Porto and in the North regions that Portugal was founded in the 12th century and the Portuguese became a people and a nation.Porto, a World Heritage city, is the gateway and departure point for a journey across the natural and cultural (...)

Alentejo

Alandroal A Maria Address: Rua João de Deus, nº 12, 7250-142 Alandroal Telephone: +351 268 431 143 / +351 963 945 937 / +351 960 188 984 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://restauranteamaria.com/

Alcácer do Sal Restaurante da Pousada Castelo de Alcácer do Sal Address: Castelo de Alcácer do Sal, 7580-197 Alcácer do Sal Telephone: +351 265 613 070 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.pestana.com/pt/hotel/pousada-alcacer

Alter do Chão Páteo Real Address: Av. Dr. João Pestana EN 245, nº 37, 7440-013 Alter do Chão Telephone: +351 245 612 301 / +351 968 024 537 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: http://www.pateoreal.com

Alvito Restaurante da Pousada Castelo de Alvito Address: Castelo de Alvito, 7920-999 Alvito Telephone: +351 284 480 700 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.pestana.com/pt/hotel/pousada-alvito

Crato Restaurante da Pousada Mosteiro do Crato Address: Mosteiro da Flor da Rosa, 7430-999 Crato Telephone: + 351 245 997 210 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pestana.com/pt/hotel/pousada-crato

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 56/85 [email protected] Estremoz Restaurante da Pousada Castelo de Estremoz Address: Largo de D. Diniz, 7100-509 Estremoz Telephone: +351 268 332 075 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pestana.com/pt/hotel/pousada-estremoz

Gavião Sabores de Guidintesta Address: Rua Capitão João Pires, nº 4, 6040-024 Belver Telephone: +351 241 635 041 / +351 938 507 201 E-mail: [email protected]

Marvão Churrasqueira Sever Sever Address: Rua Nova, 7330-328 Portagem Address: Estrada do Rio Sever - Portagem, 7330-347 São Telephone: +351 245 993 458 / +351 245 993 318 Salvador de Aramenha Telephone: +351 245 993 318 / +351 245 993 192 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.sever.pt/pt/

Mértola O Brasileiro Address: Cerro de S. Luís, 7750-352 Mértola Telephone: +351 286 612 660 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.obrasileiro.pt

Lisboa Region

Lisboa Via Graça Zambeze Restaurante Address: Rua Damasceno Monteiro, 9-B 1170-108 Lisboa Address: Calçada Marquês de Tancos - Edifício EMEL - Telephone: +351 21 887 08 30 Fax: +351 21 887 03 05 Mercado Chão do Loureiro - São Cristovão 1100-340 Lisboa E-mail: [email protected] Website: Telephone: +351 218 877 056 http://www.restauranteviagraca.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.zambezerestaurante.pt

3 Days in Portugal Cycling

In the extreme southwest of Europe, Portugal is a unique country Exploring Portugal by bike is a unique experience. You can take that justifies a delayed visit. Bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, it is a it at your own pace, sensing the aromas and sounds that might country known for its beaches and the practice of outdoor otherwise pass unnoticed. Whether you choose the sea at your activities and the fact that it has a good climate, with (...) side, to go up and down mountains, or to meander through the (...) Discovering the baroque in Portugal Travel across Portugal from north to south, including a trip to the Enjoy the good life archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores, and discover the Come to Portugal to enjoy the good life in every way. Just let fascinating icons that illustrate the “Golden Age” in yourself go and savour all the things we have to offer – the Portugal.Having arrived in Portugal later than it did in the rest different landscapes, the aromas and flavours of Portuguese (...) gastronomy, the sounds of nature, of fado and the guitar, or (...)

Family holidays From the north to the south of Portugal, along Portugal offers excellent opportunities for a family holiday, as it National Road 2 is a small country on the Atlantic coast, ideal for both outdoor and indoor activities.Portugal is about 800km from north to south Explore the interior of Portugal along National Road 2 as it on the mainland, which is easily travelled, (...) crosses the country from one end to the other. From Chaves, in the North, close to the Spanish border, to Faro in the Algarve on the Atlantic Coast, the longest road in Portugal is (...) Geoparks

Get to know the Portuguese geoparks that UNESCO has Honeymoon Ideas integrated into its World Network. They are unique territories with sites of high geological relevance, where you will discover After the wedding ceremony and a wonderful reception, comes breath-taking landscapes. This distinction was awarded to (...) the most-awaited moment: your honeymoon, a trip for you both to relax and celebrate your love for each other. Discover some of It's time to be the most romantic and inspiring places in Portugal.Close to (...) After more than a year of dreaming and saving the desire to leave home and travel, we finally arrived at a positive moment. Knights Templar And that means that everyone's effort was worth it.It’s time to Why not make a journey inspired by the mysteries of the history surfStart by discovering the sun and the sea, enjoying the (...) of the Knights of the Order of the Temple and their symbolism full of occult messages, to discover Portugal’s Templar Olive tourism treasures? The Knights Templar settled in Portugal in the 12th (...) With a fruity, slightly thick aroma, golden or greenish yellow in colour, bitter, spicy or sweeter, mild or intense. This is Portuguese olive oil.In a country so strongly influenced by a Places to inspire Mediterranean climate, the olive tree has been a feature on (...) Find the ideal setting to experience something special.The scenery, the mild climate and the blue sky make Portugal the Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features perfect place for enjoying the countryside. If you wish to be more There is a strong bond between Portuguese culture and the active, you can take part in outdoor activities such as (...) country's geographical location and history. Portugal is Europe's oldest nation and its Atlantic coastline provided the springboard Portuguese Music Festivals for the Discoveries. Portugal's cultural heritage as well (...) Music, sun and sea, partying every night and 850 km of beaches: it is one of the best combinations in music festivals in Portugal. Spring holidays in Portugal But there are other programs where the calm richness of sound With pleasant temperatures and plenty of sunshine to make you blends perfectly with historical heritage or rural (...) think of summer, a springtime mini-break is an excellent opportunity to discover Portugal. You can explore in the great Walking outdoors, visit monuments, sample the cuisine, do some shopping, go (...) With its mild year-round climate, walking around Portugal is one of the best ways to find those nooks and crannies that otherwise World Heritage in Portugal you would never get to know.Around city streets, crossing fields or strolling along the beach, walking tours could have (...) In Portugal, culture and heritage have unique characteristics stemming from historical events and the outlook of a people who, as they learned from the rest of the world, adapted this new knowledge to their way of living and their land.You’ll (...)

Nature in Noudar Come to Barrancos to uncover a well-kept secret – Noudar Nature Park. You have three options to enjoy this preserved environment – on foot, by bike or in an environmently-friendly vehicle. Before starting your trip, visit Monte da Coitadinha. (...)

Alandroal Relax at Alqueva, the Great Lake The Great Lake resulting from the Alqueva Reservoir provides the perfect place for spending a few days relaxing and in good company.We are talking about one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe, built on the River Guadiana. It has a reservoir (...)

Beja Beja We visit Beja in an atmosphere of peace and discover stories of conquests and lost loves.We begin with a visit to the Torre de Menagem (the Keep) of the Castle, which was so important in the battles to defend Portugal's borders. With its 40 metres (...)

Castelo de Vide Portalegre, Marvão, Castelo de Vide We cross Portugal in an instant and reach the northern Alentejo to discover a haven of wide horizons and hospitable people in the São Mamede Natural Park. For your first visit, we suggest a drive with stops at three unmissable places: Portalegre, (...)

Elvas Elvas - Accessible Itinerary Visit Elvas

Being the largest fortified bastion in the world, Elvas has played Located close to the border, Elvas fought to maintain the an important part throughout history in defending the independence of Portugal and its history. By doing so, it became Portuguese border, which justified its classification as a World an example for all mankind.Upon our arrival in the city, we are Heritage Site. The walls, dating from different periods, and (...) greeted by a magnificent Aqueduct extending a distance of 7 km (...)

Santarém Santarém – Accessible Tour Santarém, the belvedere city of Ribatejo

In the heart of Ribatejo, a region of great traditions linked to the Standing on the top of a plateau, Santarém is a belvedere over breeding of horses and bulls, the city of Santarém is situated on the fertile wetland region, the River Tagus valley known for a plateau, with a wonderful view over the course of the River farming, cattle breeding and bullfighting.The city incorporated Tagus and the surrounding flat floodplain. The best (...) the lands of the Order of Christ, which supported the (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 59/85 [email protected] Tróia Playing golf near Lisbon The mild climate and the beauty of its coastal landscapes makes Lisbon a very much appreciated golf region by golfers from around the world.Designed by architects known for challenging courses, such as Robert Trent Jones, Rocky Roquemore, Donald (...)

Algarve

Guadiana Grande Randonnée Discover the easternmost part of the Algarve, one of the least- known areas of the region, when you take the Guadiana Grande Randonnée that links Vila Real de Santo António to Alcoutim. This is one of the Algarve's best-kept secrets and you can (...)

Albufeira Albufeira and the beaches One of the busiest seaside resorts in the Algarve for its lively and carefree atmosphere, Albufeira owes its fame to the beautiful beaches and the many bars and nightclubs. But it's worth getting to know this town of white houses. Founded by the (...)

Aljezur Vicentina Coast The coastal strip between Odeceixe and Burgau is known as the Vincentina Coast, and is a different part of the Algarve, where the preserved nature has a strong, wild character, creating landscapes of breathtaking majesty. This area is part of the (...)

Castro Marim Ria Formosa and the Marshlands of Castro Marim Ria Formosa, the most important wildlife sanctuary in the Algarve, and the Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António marshlands – the River Guadiana wetland zone – are two protected areas waiting to be discovered on foot or by boat. Trips (...)

Lagos

In Lagos, everything seems to invite you to the beach and the Lagos is a city where you can enjoy peaceful walks, with the sea simple pleasures of life. But there are also stories of sailors and always on the horizon. Along the way you can discover its pirates, the result of a relationship with the sea that is historic past, whose heyday was in the 15th century, an era of maintained in the colourful trawlers that still bring fish (...) discoveries, or simply enjoy the scenery or the beauty of the (...)

Portimão Cruises in Portugal Portimão

The sea is a natural way of getting to Portugal and a good Located in the estuary of the River Arade, Portimão is known for starting point to gain an insight into the history of this country of its excellent sandy beaches with plenty of warm, calm waters, explorers. Boats from all over the world dock here, whether via which make it a very alluring holiday destination. Portimão has a the Atlantic to the west, or the Mediterranean to the (...) long fishing tradition that developed particularly (...)

Silves Silves Silves was the capital of the ancient Arab kingdom of Algarve, and its most important city. That era gave it a stately outline, the epitome of which is its red-hued castle, inviting exploration. Considered the most beautiful military monument (...)

Tavira A walk around Tavira Tavira - Accessible Tour

Tavira is very seductive, and from the streets along the River Spanning both banks of the River Gilão in a complex of narrow Gilão to the castle walls from which you have the best view over streets and white houses, Tavira is one of the most picturesque the town, it makes you want to discover its hidden corners and towns in the Algarve and it’s worth taking your time to get to unlock its secrets. There is a certain oriental charm in (...) know it. The visit, however, presents some difficulties (...)

Centro de Portugal

Historical villages Schist villages

Historical villages of granite and schist preserve memories of Hidden between mountain slopes of leafy vegetation, the schist ancient conquests and traditions and are remarkable for their villages are one of our best kept secrets, but one that their landscapes, their heritage and for the friendliness of the people pleasant, friendly inhabitants enjoy helping to reveal. In this who live there. Perched on the top of mountains, they can (...) magical world, where time passes more slowly, the hospitable (...)

Alcobaça In the Heart of Portugal Come and discover the “heart of Portugal” - following routes that we’ve prepared for you. Over the centuries, this zone - the cradle of Portuguese identity – has served as a vital cultural crossroads and the setting for key historical facts. (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 61/85 [email protected] Arruda dos Vinhos The Historic Route of Linhas de Torres Over 200 years old, the string of Napoleonic Wars forts known as the Linhas de Torres at Torres Vedras are the visible remains of the struggle between the Portuguese and the French for sovereignty that occurred at the beginning of the 19th (...)

Castelo Branco Tour of Castelo Branco Not too big, not too small, Castelo Branco is a town on a human scale that is well worth knowing. We give some suggestions, but discovering it should be done at your own pace, exploring nooks and crannies that are not always encountered by (...)

Celorico da Beira 3 days on Serra da Estrela At the top of Portugal This 3-day tour across the Serra da Estrela mountain range starts at Seia with a morning devoted to children.First, an educational, fun visit to the Toy Museum to see toys from all eras, and in all shapes and sizes. Then, (...)

Guarda Guarda – Accessible Tour In Guarda, the highest city of Portugal, the air you breathe is healthy and light, typical of the mountain range where it is located - Serra da Estrela, the largest protected area in Portugal. It is also from this serra that the granite (...)

Lousã Caramulo, Açor and Lousã – other mountain ranges to explore The most common image of Centro de Portugal is of nature in its purest state, massive mountains and many rivers in deep valleys, creating landscapes of great beauty. The highest and most famous mountain is Serra da Estrela, but Centro de Portugal (...)

Óbidos Óbidos The mediaeval town of Óbidos is one of the most picturesque and well preserved in Portugal.Quite close to the capital and located on high ground near the Atlantic coast, Óbidos has had a strategic importance in the territory. It had already been (...)

Tomar is usually known as the "Templar City", an allusion to the Former seat of the Order of the Knights Templar, Tomar is a city fundamental role that the Order of the Knights Templar had in of great charm for its artistic and cultural wealth, whose greatest its development and that it founded here the castle and the expression is in the Convent of Christ, one of the chief works of Convent of Christ, classified as World Heritage by (...) the Portuguese Renaissance. Whatever your (...)

Lisboa Region

Lisbon Web Summit Urban Sketchers in Lisbon

From 1st -4th November, Lisbon will be hosting another edition The Urban Sketchers travels in Portugal would not be complete of Web Summit. It is a great opportunity to catch up with the without a trip to Lisbon. This time around they are represented latest IT trends... and an excellent opportunity to get to know by Lis Watkins from Britain and by the host José Louro.They Lisbon.Not to be missed in LisbonLisbon is a city that (...) visited the city’s most important sites such as the historic (...)

Web Summit - What to do near Lisbon? In 2021, From November 1st to 4th, Portugal will be hosting the Web Summit, one of the top events on the technology calendar, where new trends and innovative projects are unveiled. It is an excellent opportunity to get to know Lisbon and places (...)

Lisboa 10 things to do and see in Lisbon Discovering Lisbon

Lisbon is a cosmopolitan city, with good access and a few hours Lisbon is a city that makes you want to go exploring, to discover away from any European capital.And there is so much to see and whatever might appear in every neighbourhood, on every street. do that it is difficult to have enough time to see everything you It’s a safe and friendly city, relatively small but with so much to want at your leisure... Here we present a selection of (...) see. It’s an ideal place to spend a few days or (...)

Lisbon - Accessible Tour Lisbon and Porto: 2 cities, 2 rivers Known as the ‘City of the Seven Hills’, Lisbon is increasingly Do you have a few days to spare and would like to discover a bit becoming a more accessible city by removing architectural and of Portugal? Why not start with the country's two main cities, just uneven barriers. The introduction of new paving, ramps and a short flight from some of Europe's major capitals? Lisbon, a city appropriate signposting has created conditions facilitating (...) filled with light standing next to the River (...)

Lisbon by Tram Lisbon for all the family Trams are the ideal means to explore some of the most interesting spots of Lisbon’s historical and architectural heritage, Lisbon is a perfect city in which to spend a few days with the or simply to tour the city.The most widely known is Tram no. 28 children. It's welcoming and safe, with a mild climate and easy to that runs from Martim Moniz to Campo de Ourique. Although (...) explore on foot, besides having numerous activities designed especially for kids, both outdoors and indoors.The whole (...) Lisbon in a day Lisbon through the eyes of... José Louro You can see the key points in the Portuguese capital in one day – museums, monuments and views that are an eyeful.Start with a The Portuguese host of the Sketch Tour Portugal in Lisbon was view from the top. From the walls of the São Jorge Castle, you José Louro. Although initially worried about meeting certain can take in the whole city, the hills, the Tagus, the (...) expectations Lis Watkins might have had of Lisbon, the feeling of surprise while discovering the city was mutual as it is (...) Street Art in Lisbon Lisbon is already a city renowned for urban art and in a simple walk through the centre or across the historic neighbourhoods we are surprised by works of art. We unveil some of the places where you can enjoy the sight.On the way to the Castle, in (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 63/85 [email protected] Palmela Castles and viewpoints south of Lisbon Very close to Lisbon, the Setúbal Peninsula offers places of incomparable beauty, ideal for family outings, but also for the romantic hearts of lovers.Cross the 25 de Abril Bridge towards Sesimbra, and then take the road to Cabo Espichel. On (...)

Sintra Discovering Sintra Sintra - Accessible Itinerary

Sintra, the Moon Hill, is a place full of magic and mystery, where Close to Lisbon, Sintra is a must-visit place in any tourist Nature and Man have combined in such a perfect symbiosis that programme because of its historical and cultural value and the UNESCO has granted it Word Heritage Site status.One-day striking beauty of a landscape that has been classified as a itineraryMorningWhatever your plan, a good suggestion is always World Heritage Site by UNESCO.In the town centre you can take (...) an (...)

Porto and the North

A tour round Gerês Romanesque Route

The Peneda-Gerês National Park, in the far northwest of Portugal The Romanesque Route is a tour covering 58 monuments between Upper Minho and Trás-os-Montes, is the only located in the north of Portugal, near the rivers Tâmega, Sousa Portuguese protected area classified as a such. It is a world and part of the Douro.It includes monasteries, churches and apart in which human activity and nature are harmoniously (...) memorials, bridges, castles and towers that have in common the (...) Sketches to discover Porto and the North Urban Sketchers have an eye and talent that give us a different The Douro Valley perspective of places and highlight details that often go The Douro Valley could as easily be called the enchanted valley, unnoticed. Landscapes, nature, heritage, cuisine, people, tucked- such is the beauty and magic that its landscapes offer.Departing away corners and details take on a new form, in black and (...) from Porto, where the river flows into the sea and where the Douro wines (table wines and Port wine), produced on its (...) The Vinho Verde Route The Vinho Verde Route (literally, “green wine”) in the far northwest of Portugal leads us through a landscape that is also green, divided into small plots which occupy the whole Minho region and extend south to the river Vouga. Vinho Verde is (...)

Braga Braga - Accessible Tour In the city founded by the Roman emperor Augustus more than two thousand years ago it is possible to follow an accessible itinerary in safety and comfort. In the historic centre, the fact that most of the streets are smooth, the pavement being even (...)

Situated in the far northeast of Portugal, Bragança is a city In the north of Portugal, Bragança was an important defence whose old castle still maintains a mediaeval urban core within its point of the Portuguese frontier throughout history. Within the walls. Entering the citadel or the bailey by the Porta da Vila preserved walls of this city, whose origins are medieval, stands (Town Gate), you will find yourself at the Pelourinho (...) the Castle keep, which gives visitors an amazing view over (...)

Guimarães Guimarães Guimarães - Accessible tour

Guimarães is considered the birthplace of Portugal because Located in the North of Portugal, Guimarães has a well preserved Afonso Henriques, who went on to be the first king of Portugal, mediaeval historic centre, classified by UNESCO as World was born here. The historical centre in the area that was within Heritage of Humanity and it is one that deserves a lengthy visit. the Guimarães city walls, is associated with the formation (...) This city has played a fundamental role in the formation of (...)

Alentejo

Alter do Chão Landescape Walks Address: Rua S. Braz, 347440-060 Alter do Chão Telephone: +351 919 776 184 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.facebook.com/landescapewalks

Borba Ecos da História - Momasidemybike Address: Rua da Restauração,18 7150-321 Barro Branco Telephone: 351 916 791 398 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://momasidemybike.wixsite.com/sidecartours

Santarém Heritage Tour - Animação Turística Address: Avenida Brasil, 5 - 1º2005-136 Santarém Telephone: +351 91 178 93 08 / 91 178 93 09 E-mail: [email protected]

Algarve

Albufeira 2CVALGARVETOUR Address: Montes Juntos, Vale Parra8200-995 ALBUFEIRA Telephone: +351 968 623 971 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.2cvalgarvetour.com

Vilamoura VTours Algarve Address: Vilamoura, Avenida da Marina8125-107 Vilamoura Telephone: +351 937 810 713 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://vtoursalgarve.com/

Centro de Portugal

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 66/85 [email protected] Coimbra Madomis Tours tailor-made experiences Rotas de Sicó Address: Rua Vicente Pindela 48/1 3030-030 Coimbra Address: Estrada de Assafarge, 11 - Pereiros3040-718 Telephone: +351 914 216 777 Coimbra E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: Website: http://www.rotasdesico.pt http://[email protected]

São Martinho do Porto Oestãolindo Address: Rua Comandante Alves 16 K 2460-095 São Martinho do Porto Telephone: +351 963 799 777 Fax: +351 262 990 051 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.oestaolindo.com

Tomar Templ'Anima-Associação Cultural Visithomar Address: R. Manuel Santos, 6 - r/c 2300-539 Tomar Address: Rua Aquiles da Mota Lima, 242300-401 Tomar Telephone: +351 913 612 411 Telephone: +351 916 632 033 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://templanima.blogspot.com http://www.visithomar.com

Lisboa Region

Ericeira Wonder Van Address: Praceta Vale de Janeiro, 23 2655-415 Ericeira Telephone: +351 910 225 257 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.visitportugal.com/ja/http/www.wondervan.pt

Lisboa Carapau de Corrida Limoutravel Address: Praça dos Restauradores - Em frente a hard Address: 1600-219 Lisboa rock café1170-249 Lisboa Telephone: +351 967 001 700 Telephone: +351 918 348 899 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.limoutravel.com https://carapaudecorridatuk.wixsite.com/website

Lisbon Walker No Map Tours Address: Rua José Leilote, 29 1900-279 Lisboa Address: Rua dos Remédios, 84 1100-449 Lisboa Telephone: +351 930 548 887 Telephone: +351 21 886 18 40 Fax: +351 21 88618 42 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://nomaptours.com http://www.lisbonwalker.com

The Cooltours (Oporto/Lisbon/Algarve) With Soul Tours Address: Rua Prof. Manuel Viegas Guerreiro, 8 (Loja C) Address: 1900 -045 Lisboa 1600-809 Lisboa Telephone: +351 960 362 488 Telephone: +351 910 124 199 E-mail: [email protected] Website:

Yellow Bus Sightseeing Tours Address: Carristur Av. Dr. Augusto Castro 1950-082 Lisboa Telephone: +351 21 361 31 93 Fax: +351 21 361 30 52 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.yellowbustours.com

Sintra Comboio Turístico de Sintra Go2Cintra® Address: Sintra Address: Rua Veiga da Cunha,282710-627 Sintra Telephone: +351 918 258 001 Telephone: +351 917 855 428 E-mail: [email protected] Website: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.comboiodesintra.pt http://go2cintra.com

Sightsintra, Lda. Tour & Snacks Address: Avenida Miguel Bombarda, 10 2710-590 Sintra Address: Rua Carracal, 4-3ºE 2725-256 Mem Martins Telephone: +351 919 835 573 / 917 845 427 Telephone: +351 964 526 898 E-mail: geral@sightsintra@pt Website: E-mail: [email protected] http://www.sightsintra.pt

Vila Franca de Xira Openlistours Address: Al. Aristides Sousa Mendes, 6 2625-265 Póvoa de Santa Iria Telephone: +351 916 413 548 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.openlistours.pt

Porto and the North

Celorico de Basto Quinta de Santa Cristina Address: Rua de Santa Cristina, 80 Veade4890-573 Celorico de Basto Telephone: +351 912 527 396 Fax: +351 229 571 740 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.garantiadasquintas.com

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 68/85 [email protected] Porto No Tecto do Mundo Address: Casa da Companhia - Rua das Flores, 69 - 1º/SL 5 4050-265 Porto Telephone: +351 220 968 100/1 Fax: +351 220 968 102 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.ntdm.pt

Alentejo

Alcácer do Sal Alcácer do Sal Graciously laid out over the right bank of the Sado river and rising up a gentle slope, Alcácer do Sal has been settled since the earliest of times. Archaeological remains have been found that date back to the Neolithic period not to mention (...)

Alter do Chão Alter do Chão A calm and peaceful town, Alter do Chão dates back to the Roman period.

At that time, it was called Abelterium and the public baths at Ferragial d´El Rei and the bridge at Vila Formosa are some examples of Roman remains to be found in the region. (...)

Alvito Alvito Situated at a high point in the midst of the Alentejo plains, and offering extensive views over the distant horizons, the graceful town of Alvito has grown around its palatial castle, where the Pousada de Alvito is now housed.

The white houses give (...)

Arraiolos Arraiolos Arraiolos is a pleasant Alentejo town, whose foundation dates back to the second century BC. The mediaeval castle was built at the orders of D. Dinis (1279-1325), although the town soon spread beyond its walls. An important part of the town's (...)

Avis Avis This picturesque Alentejo town, composed of narrow streets and white limewashed houses, holds within it the memory of the old and powerful Military Order of Avis. After the town had been captured from the Moors in 1211, the land was given by the (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 70/85 [email protected] Beja Beja The site of modern Beja has been occupied since the beginning of modern history. However, it was the Roman empire that most contributed to its early development. It was here, in 1 bc that Emperor Julius Cesar signed a peace treaty with the (...)

Borba Borba Borba was founded long ago when the Iberian Peninsula was occupied by Gallo-Celtic tribes, although the town's importance and development are, of course, closely linked to the Christian Reconquest and the defence of the Portuguese territory.

Borba (...)

Castelo de Vide Castelo de Vide The castle, surrounded by the town's white houses, dominates the surrounding landscape and is undoubtedly the first of many surprises encountered by the visitor. When seen from this high point, the Alentejo landscape is finally revealed in all of (...)

Estremoz Estremoz A white and noble city, Estremoz can be divided into two separate areas that testify to its different stages of development: the group of mediaeval houses near the castle and, outside the city walls, the modern town.Estremoz has a rich cultural (...)

Fronteira Fronteira A pretty typically Alentejo village, Fronteira is situated on the left bank of the River Avis, north of Estremoz and southwest of Portalegre.Traces of human occupation here date back more than 10,000 years, as is evidenced by the numerous megalithic (...)

Golegã

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 71/85 [email protected] Golegã Golegã is situated in a fertile region, irrigated by the two rivers that form its boundaries, the River Tagus and its tributary, the River Almonda. This geographical fact influenced the choice made to settle in this region and immediately benefited (...)

Marvão Marvão Between Castelo de Vide and Portalegre, and only a few kilometres from Spain, stands the peaceful town of Marvão, on the highest crest of the Serra de São Mamede.

The hilltop village of Ammaia, as it was then known, owes its current name to the (...)

Mértola Mértola The nesting site of storks where the gracious white houses roll down to the Guadiana contains all the charms of a thriving and surviving museum town.Formerly a Roman town before becoming the capital of the Arab kingdom and the original national home (...)

Monsaraz Monsaraz This extremely beautiful mediaeval town has succeeded in preserving its own distinctive characteristics over the centuries. Walking through the streets of Monsaraz is like going back in time, for it is a truly unique place where one can find all the (...)

Moura Moura There are many interesting features for visitors to see in this bright and cheerful Alentejo town situated close to the River Guadiana. This is a region of undulating hills, planted with extensive olive-groves and producing some excellent wines. The (...)

Odemira Odemira This beautiful name is said to have originated from the Arab words wad (meaning river) and Emir, leading to the name Odemira in Portuguese.

Despite being conquered from the Moors by the first Portuguese king D. Afonso Henriques, the town was not (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 72/85 [email protected] Portalegre Portalegre Located in the São Mamede Hills close to the border with Spain, Portalegre retained strategic importance for national defence throughout the Middle Ages. King Afonso III (1248-79) granted the settlement its first royal charter before handing it (...)

Santiago do Cacém Santiago do Cacém Santiago do Cacém is a peaceful town in the south of Portugal, whose origins date back to remote times. In the Roman period, it was an important town situated on the road linking Lisbon to the Algarve, a factor which greatly contributed to its (...)

Serpa Serpa Located on higher ground just a few kilometres from the left bank of the Guadiana, the great river that crosses southern Portugal, there is the town of Serpa. The site is known to have been settled since Roman times, around 2,000 years ago.

With (...)

Sines Sines An old fishing town, Sines has been gradually transformed by tourism and industry. Nowadays, it is a major port and oil-tanker terminal of great importance to the Portuguese economy.

Overlooking the bay are the ruins of a mediaeval castle, which (...)

Viana do Alentejo Viana do Alentejo Viana do Alentejo castle, built in the reign of D. Dinis, was later rebuilt at the orders of D. João II, who held a meeting of the cortes (parliament) here in 1482.

It is a walled enclosure with cylindrical towers in the corners. Built against the (...)

Algarve

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 73/85 [email protected] Aljezur Aljezur The boundaries of Aljezur are delimited by the sea and the hills reflecting this double influence in its landscapes. While the coast is marked by high cliffs hiding sandy coves and dunes, the hinterland is a place of rolling hills covered with (...)

Castro Marim Castro Marim On the top of one hill stands a castle, on the other a star-shaped fort. Between them the houses of Castro Marim, with their white walls with brightly-painted borders, their flat roofs and their ornate chimneys sculpted into lace-like patterns. (...)

Loulé Loulé The date of the city's foundation is uncertain, although it most certainly dates back to the distant past. There are, however, clear traces of the area's occupation by the Romans, with the fishing and fish-salting centre of Cerro da Vila in (...)

Silves Silves Located on a hill in the Serra de Monchique chain, Silves owes its foundation and development to the Arade river. This was long an important means of communication attracting settlers as far back as the Iron Age, 3,000 years before Christ.

The (...)

Tavira Tavira In the Algarve, archaeological remains have been discovered tracing settlement back over 6,000 years. However, it was under the Roman empire that the southern coastline was settled in a more organised fashion. The city of Balsa was established in (...)

Azores

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 74/85 [email protected] Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo Associated to the Discoveries during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Angra do Heroismo is the example of the creation of a city closely linked to its maritime function and was an obligatory port of call of the fleets of Africa and the Indies. (...)

Centro de Portugal

Abrantes Abrantes Situated on a hillside next to the River Tagus, Abrantes has always been an important place in terms of military strategy, since from its highest point one can enjoy an immense panoramic view, including most of the River Tagus, and extending to the (...)

Almeida Almeida Classified as a historical village, Almeida is a fortified town that, when seen from the air, has all the appearance of a 12-pointed star, this being the number of bastions and ravelins enclosing a space with a perimeter of 2500 metres. This (...)

Belmonte Belmonte All roads in this ancient settlement - its first charter was granted by king Sancho I in 1199- lead up to the hilltop granite castle. A document dated 1258 describes the construction: the lofty donjon, walls, bulwarks and the noble residence. (...)

Castelo Branco Castelo Branco The origins of Castelo Branco can be found in Roman times with the settlers who established Albi Castrum on the slopes of the Cardosa hill. In 1214, king Afonso II bestowed this land on the Order of the Templar Knights, entrusting them with its (...)

Castelo Mendo

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 75/85 [email protected] Castelo Mendo Built on the top of a hill at a point of great strategic significance, on the remains of earlier fortresses dating back to the Bronze Age and Roman times, Castelo Mendo is a historical village surrounded by walls that were rebuilt in the twelfth (...)

Castelo Novo Castelo Novo Set in the superb amphitheatre formed by the Serra da Gardunha, Castelo Novo has some surprisingly beautiful manor houses that once belonged to the region's noble families.

Built in the 12th century but badly damaged by the earthquake in 1755, the (...)

Castelo Rodrigo Castelo Rodrigo From its lofty hilltop position, the small village of Castelo Rodrigo looks down over the plateau stretching eastwards to Spain and northwards to the deep valley of the River Douro. According to tradition, it was founded by Alfonso IX of León, in (...)

Celorico da Beira Celorico da Beira Celorico da Beira sits 550 metres high but still at the foot of the Serra da Estrela mountains, with the Mondego river running through. Any visit to this region takes in centuries of history set against a granite mountain background cut by crystal (...)

Covilhã Covilhã Lying among rivers and mountains, the city of Covilhã is one of the gateways to the Serra da Estrela.The original inhabitants of the land were Lusitanian shepherds. Covilhã was reconquered from the Moors by King Dom Sancho I, who built city walls (...)

Guarda Guarda Set at 1,056 metres on the slopes of the Serra da Estrela, this is the highest city in Portugal. Given its strategic location, it has served as a battleground since pre-history and settled since pre- Roman times.

Recognising its importance as a key (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 76/85 [email protected] Leiria Leiria Leiria has a river that flows uphill, a tower that does not have a cathedral, a cathedral that does not have a tower, and a High Street that is not straight. (According to a popular Portuguese rhyme.)For Dom Afonso Henriques, the first Christian (...)

Linhares da Beira Linhares da Beira Situated on the western slopes of the Serra da Estrela, Linhares da Beira was originally a Lusitanian hill fort. In fact, the Montes Hermínios (this was the Lusitanian name for the Serra da Estrela), with its pastureland and abundant water supply (...)

Lourinhã Lourinhã Inhabited since ancient times, it was in the Lourinhã region that the most important evidence of the presence of dinosaurs in Portugal was discovered - the fossilised eggs and respective embryos, which are displayed in the Municipal Museum.

On the (...)

Mação Mação In the hinterland of the country, in the area of Pinhal, so called because it belongs to the largest forested area in Europe, Mação is a peaceful town which mingles characteristics of the Lower Beira (especially the landscape of hills and valleys) (...)

Marialva Marialva Because of its splendid location on the top of an almost inaccessible cliff, on the left bank of the River Alva, the small village of Marialva was an important military stronghold in the Middle Ages.

The same position was, in fact, also the cause (...)

Meda

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 77/85 [email protected] Meda In the mediaeval period, Meda was the setting for hard-fought skirmishes between Christians and Muslims, since at that time it was essentially a border town. Its watchtower (formerly known as the Torre de Vigia, but referred to nowadays as the Torre (...)

Monsanto Monsanto In their geography, climate and fauna, the plains of the Beira Interior region, between the foothills of the Serra da Gardunha and the River Ponsul, form the transitional zone between the north and south of Portugal. Standing above them on a high (...)

Montemor-o-Velho Montemor-o-velho Overlooking the fertile valley of the River Mondego, the streets of Montemor-o-Velho reveal the town's long history in all their nooks and crannies and in the many architectural details that it is well worth taking some time to discover.The region (...)

Nazaré Nazaré A typical fishing town, Nazaré is nowadays a busy summer resort, where side by side with the crowds of tourists, one still sees all over the streets of the town the fish-sellers, and the carapaus (horse mackerel) laid out to dry. The Sítio (...)

Óbidos Óbidos The delightful town of Óbidos, with white houses adorned with bougainvilleas and honeysuckle was captured from the Moors by the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, in 1148. D. Dinis later presented it to his wife, Queen Santa Isabel. From (...)

Oleiros Oleiros The town of Oleiros, situated in a region usually referred to as the Pinhal area, and nearby the Cabril Dam, is an excellent place for a few days of rest in contact with nature.

It still preserves from its distant past the vestiges of the presence (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 78/85 [email protected] Ourém Ourém At the top of a high hill, which was the ideal place for the building of a settlement in the old days, stands the older part of the town of Ourém, founded under the name of Abdegas. The Moorish occupation of the region from the 9th century onwards (...)

Pombal Pombal It was the Master of the Templars Dom Gualdim Pais who, in the 12th century, ordered the building of the Pombal Castle (which the town developed around), in a region that was then the dividing line between the territory already reconquered by the (...)

Porto de Mós Porto de Mós The name is thought to originate from the time of the Roman occupation, when there was a port here on the River Lena, navigable in those days, in which the millstones (Mós), extracted from a quarry in the region, were loaded and unloaded.

The fact (...)

Sertã Sertã According to legend, Sertã owes its name to the wife of a Lusitanian nobleman who, after her husband died in a battle against the Romans, threw a "sertã" (frying pan) full of boiling oil from the battlements of the castle over the Romans, (...)

Sortelha Sortelha Surmounted by a castle built on a formidable crag at an altitude of 760 metres, Sortelha still retains its mediaeval appearance intact through the architecture of its rural granite houses.

Sortelha had therefore part of an important line of defence (...)

Tomar

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 79/85 [email protected] Tomar The development of Tomar is closely linked to the Order of the Templars, which received these lands in 1159 as a reward for the assistance they gave Dom Afonso Henriques (the First King of Portugal) in the Christian reconquest of the territory.

It (...)

Torres Novas Torres Novas This region has been inhabited since Roman times, as evidenced by the ruins of the Vila Cardílio, with its precious polychrome mosaics. The most prestigious monument in Torres Novas is its castle with eleven turrets, the former residence of the (...)

Trancoso Trancoso With a past that parallels the history of Portugal, Trancoso is a town whose narrow streets and stone houses preserve the medieval atmosphere. The plateau on which it is situated, at an altitude of 870 metres, gave it a strategic position in the (...)

Vila Nova da Barquinha Vila Nova da Barquinha Located right next to the River Tagus, in an extremely green and fertile area, Vila Nova de Barquinha is a very picturesque place.

Opposite it, on an islet in the middle of the river, is one of the most attractive Portuguese castles - the Castle (...)

Lisboa Region

Almada Almada Almada, on the south bank of the River Tagus, has undoubtedly the best view of the city of Lisbon. The most outstanding views are from the castle, the panoramic funicular of the Boca do Vento (Mouth of the Wind), and above all the statue of Christ (...)

Montijo

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 80/85 [email protected] Montijo Situated next to the River Tagus, this area was donated in the 12th century by the King of Portugal to the Military Order of Santiago de Espada which controlled a vast territory with the Castle of Palmela as its highest point. For centuries it bore (...)

Palmela Palmela This town, located on one of the foothills of the Arrábida mountain range, has over the centuries attracted the various peoples who have passed through the Iberian Peninsula.

It is believed to owe its name to the Romans, specifically to a praetor (...)

Sesimbra Sesimbra Sesimbra, a picturesque fishing town set in a sheltered bay, was founded on the hilltop around the Moorish castle that Dom Afonso Henriques (the first King of Portugal) captured in 1165. This castle fell back into Moorish hands in 1191, and was (...)

Sintra Sintra A beautiful town at the foot of the mountain range of the same name, its unique characteristics have led UNESCO to classify it as a World heritage site. It was even necessary to create a special category for the purpose - that of "cultural (...)

Porto and the North

Bragança Bragança A wander around the historical centre inevitably leads to the calm of the medieval citadel, the home to the Dukedom of Bragança.

As a recognised settlement, dates back to the 12th century. Fernão Mendes, a member of the Braganções family, and (...)

Carrazeda de Ansiães

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 81/85 [email protected] Carrazeda de Ansiães In an area where granite tends to predominate, it is well worth paying a special visit to the mediaeval castle, Romanesque churches and the remaining evidence of the region's occupation in prehistorical times, with some excellent examples being (...)

Celorico de Basto Celorico de Basto Standing close to the River Tâmega, this town was of great importance in the mediaeval period, as it was here that the most strategic points for the region's defence were to be found - the castles of Celorico de Basto and Arnóias.

In more recent (...)

Chaves Chaves During the time of its occupation by the Romans, the city of Chaves was known by the name of "Aquae Flaviae", given to it by the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus (Vespasian), who recognised the excellent quality of the thermal springs located here. (...)

Guimarães Guimarães On 13 December 2001, UNESCO inscribed the historical centre of the city of Guimarães on the list of World Heritage. A distinction that is fully merited by this city, one that is full of historical memories and has so carefully preserved its (...)

Lamego Lamego Roughly 12 kilometres from the banks of the Douro, Lamego enjoyed a period of great prosperity in the eighteenth century when the city produced the so-called "fine wine" that later gave rise to the world famous Port wine. It is a very ancient city, (...)

Melgaço Melgaço Situated close to Galicia, the original settlement developed around the castle built in the twelfth century at the orders of the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques.

In the heart of the cool and luxuriantly green region where the famous (...)

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 82/85 [email protected] Miranda do Douro Miranda do Douro This very ancient city was once a Roman settlement and later on, in the eighth century, was occupied by the Arabs, who gave it the name of "Mir Andul", which later gave rise to Miranda.Its location by the border gave it great importance as a (...)

Mogadouro Mogadouro Mogadouro first became part of the kingdom of Portugal when it was conquered from the Moors in the thirteenth century. The land was then given to the Order of the Knights Templar, who founded a castle here, although this now stands in ruins.

The (...)

Monção Monção This fortified city on the bank of the River Minho, home to spas and the Alvarinho wine, was once the backdrop to the many battles between the kingdoms of Portugal and Castile... Its Sueve name Orosion was translated to Latin as Mons Sanctus that (...)

Montalegre Montalegre Located in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, this region offers visitors a wide range of stunning views, in an area where nature has been allowed to preserve all of its many charms.

The town of Montalegre is dominated by its castle, (...)

Penafiel Penafiel In a region that is known to be of very ancient origin, it is said that there were once two castles here, one by the name of Aguiar de Sousa and the other known as the castle of Pena. When the Moors occupied this region, they tried to invade the (...)

Penedono

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 83/85 [email protected] Penedono Penedono´s mediaeval castle stands on a huge rock, a unique example of military architecture that dominates the surrounding countryside.

There is plentiful evidence of the region´s occupation in prehistoric times, in particular the dolmen in the (...)

Ponte da Barca Ponte da Barca Situated in a luxuriant green region by the banks of the River Lima, Ponte da Barca is thought to have taken its name form the boat (barca) that connected the two banks before the bridge (ponte) was built in the fifteenth century. Previously, this (...)

Póvoa de Lanhoso Póvoa de Lanhoso The castle built on the top of the hill known as Monte do Pilar is the most important monument in the region and, according to tradition, D. Teresa, the mother of the first king of Portugal was held prisoner there in the twelfth century after the (...)

Santa Maria da Feira Santa Maria da Feira Situated in the centre of a region that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was known as "Terras de Santa Maria" and provided the link between the north of the country and Coimbra, this place gave its name to a fair that was held in the area at that (...)

Torre de Moncorvo Torre de Moncorvo The name of this town is linked to that of a Leonese noble, Mendo Curvus, the lord of this region, who, after taking part in the Christian Reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula, ordered a castle to be built both as his residence and for the defence of (...)

Vimioso Vimioso The town of Vimioso received its first charter in the sixteenth century, although the region had already been inhabited since prehistoric times, as can be seen from the remains found on the hill of Atalaia, which overlooks the town.

This frontier (...)

Alentejo

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