Accommodation

Alentejo

Castro Verde Hotel A Esteva Hotel accommodation / Hotel / *** Address: Rua das Orquídeas,17780-000 Castro Verde Telephone: +351 286320110/8 Fax: +351 286320119 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.aesteva.pt

Algarve

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 Companhia das Culturas Tourism in the Country / Agricultural Tourism Local accommodation Address: Fazenda S. BartolomeuRua do monte Address: Rua D. Pedro IV, 9, R/C C8950-411 Altura grande8950-270 Castro Marim Telephone: +351 910 620 507 / 218 861 624 Telephone: +351 281 957 062 Fax: +351 281 957 062 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.companhiadasculturas.com

Espargosa - Monte de Baixo Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Espargosa EN 125-6 8950-281 Castro Marim Telephone: +351 965 823 424 E-mail: [email protected]

Porto and the North

Ponte de Lima

2013 Turismo de Portugal. All rights reserved. 1/9 [email protected] Quinta de Cartemil Tourism in the Country / Country Houses Address: Rua da portelinha, nº29 4990-645-Gemieira- Ponte de Lima Telephone: +351 918 301 010 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.solaresdeportugal.pt/pt/quinta-de-cartemil

Alentejo

Castro Verde Basílica Real - Castro Verde Capela da Misericórdia - Castro Verde Address: Praça do Município 7780-217 Castro Verde Address: Castro Verde Telephone: +351 286 328 550 Telephone: 28622176

Timetable: Characteristics and Services: April - October: 10h00 - 12h30 / 14h00 - 18h00 Guided Tours; November - March: 9h30 - 12h30 / 14h00 - 17h30; Characteristics and Services:

Guided Tours;

A Royal Basilica in the heart of the village.The Church of Our Igreja de São Miguel de Castro Verde Lady of the Conception, known locally as the Royal Basilica, was rebuilt during the first half of the 18th century, on the site of the original parish headquarters, by the patronage of (...)

Ermida de Nossa Senhora de Aracelis - Castro Verde Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Aracelis - Castro Verde This hermitage is curiously shared between two neighbouring locations: the hermitage itself pertains to the municipality of Castro Verde whereas the churchyard is located in the municipality of (...)

New World Heritage Sites in Portugal Royal Building of Mafra and Sanctuary of Bom Jesus in Braga added to the World Cultural Heritage listAt the last meeting of the World Heritage Committee, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Portuguese list of UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage sites added two (...)

Alentejo

Castro Verde Centro de Educação Ambiental de Vale Gonçalinho E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.lpn.pt Contacts Herdade do Vale Gonçalinho - Apartado 84 7780 Castro Verde Tel.:+351 286 328 309 / 968 523 648 - Fax: +351 286 328 309 Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Guided Tours;

The Vale Gonçalinho Environmental Education Centre is the obligatory starting point for a visit to the Special Protection Zone for birds in Castro Verde, providing information on the region’s natural heritage. Known as the “Campo Branco” (...)

Alentejo The plains that extend as far as the eye can see start close to the Tagus. While to the north, the pace is set by the green of the flatlands, further south the landscape combines with the sun, the heat and a slower pace of life. This is the (...)

Birdwatching Despite being relatively small in terms of territory, Portugal is regarded as one of the best destinations in Europe for bird watching because it has an excellent concentration of different habitats. This richness and variety attracts a great (...)

Alentejo

Ecotourism in Castro Verde Take some binoculars with you and prepare to wile away the hours staring out over the plains. That is the only way to marvel at the wide variety of bird species, hidden in the golden plains around Castro Verde. These plains - which have a whitened (...)

Castro Verde Biosphere Reserves In Portugal there are 12 areas classified by UNESCO as Biosphere Reserves where the conservation of biological and cultural diversity is reconciled with economic and social development, maintaining the balance between people and nature.These 12 (...)

Centro de Portugal

Coimbra Coimbra - Accessible Tour Visit to Coimbra

Standing on the banks of the River Mondego, Coimbra is a very On the banks of the river Mondego, Coimbra is famous for its old city and visiting it is something of a history lesson, since you University, the oldest in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe, can travel across the centuries as you visit its remarkably rich which over time has shaped its image to become "the city of heritage. But the city is best known for other (...) students". We begin this visit, precisely at the (...)

Porto and the North

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 (...)

Porto and the North

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 (...)

Alentejo

Castro Verde Posto de Turismo - Castro Verde Address: Praça da Liberdade 7780-134 Castro Verde Telephone: +351 286 328 148 E-mail: [email protected]