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25 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
Palácio Hotel do Bussaco, located in Luso, Mealhada municipality, is a Manueline-inspired building built on a project by the Italian architect Luigi Manini, set designer of the São Carlos National Theater in Lisbon and responsible, among others, for...
24 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
The Christmas Crib is one of the main Portuguese Christmas traditions, especially if the person is of Catholic and Christian religion. On the day the Christmas tree is set up, which can usually vary from December 1 to 8, by tradition, the Christmas C...
23 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
The São Pedro dos Clérigos Brotherhood Church, in Porto, is organized into three juxtaposed bodies church, brotherhood dependency and bell tower (Torre dos Clérigos) the latter having such a visual impact that it has become the city's ex-libris....
22 Dec 2019 1 minute read 2 comments portugal
The town of Sines is located at the tip of Cabo de Sines, in the region of Alentejo, Portugal. This village, known as the birthplace of the famous Vasco da Gama, can be seen at the edge of an amphitheater-shaped cliff to the west by the Church of No...
21 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
Rua da Bica de Duarte Belo is undoubtedly one of the main candidates for the most beautiful street title in Lisbon. Recently, it was even considered to be one of the most beautiful streets in the world by a reputed international site dedicated to to...
20 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Begun to build on November 17, 1717 the Mafra National Palace is one of the greatest works of Portugal and the Portuguese World. Ordered by D.João V for the fulfillment of a promise of a son, had as main architect Johann Friedrich Ludwig, João Freder...
19 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Built by the Constable Nuno Álvares Pereira, it was for centuries the largest Gothic monument in Lisbon, until the 1755 earthquake marked it forever. The restoration has not erased the scars, but the ruins of Carmel retain a singular grandeur. Aft...
18 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
Bairro Chiado is considered along with Bairro Alto, a bohemian neighborhood of the Portuguese capital, where nightlife boils, as it is a region full of bars, restaurants and cafes. At the same time it is also a place of interest with its historic pla...
17 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Inaugurated on August 10, 1960, the Monument to the Discoveries was first raised, precariously, in 1940, at Empire Square. It was 50 meters high and was built in its architectural part by a light structure of iron and cement, and by a sculptural comp...
16 Dec 2019 1 minute read 2 comments portugal
It is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe, open south to the immense Tagus estuary. Until the era of air transport, it was the great reception room of Lisbon for those who came by boat and could thus enjoy its beauty even better. Here was the...
