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15 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
The Jerónimos Monastery is one of the most beautiful and imposing examples of Manueline style. Its construction began in 1502 with the sponsorship of King D. Manuel I of Portugal with the purpose of being consecrated to Santa Maria de Belém and to re...
14 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
Belém Tower is one of the seven wonders of Portugal and has also been considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It's undoubtedly one of the monuments that best identifies Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. Today we can visit the Belém Tower in one...
13 Dec 2019 3 minute read 0 comments portugal
Indeed, it is known that at least at the time of the Roman Empire wine was already widely cultivated in Portugal. Its production passed many phases over time, but it is worth mentioning the date of 1756, when the Marquis of Pombal created the General...
12 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
In the tranquility of Beira Baixa, Belmonte is a Portuguese village belonging to the Castelo Branco district. It is a land of good food, immense landscapes and above all a lot of history: did you know that Pedro Álvares Cabral was born here, responsi...
10 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments portugal
Vila Nova de Cerveira is a beautiful Vila Minhota, county seat, right in the northern region, overlooking the Minho River that separates it from the Spanish village of Góian. Border village, it developed around its walls, which protected it from Span...
9 Dec 2019 1 minute read 2 comments portugal
Talasnal has long been the Serra da Lousã Schist Village that has given more visibility and charisma to the whole. For its size and layout, but also for the many details of the recoveries of their homes. And also by the way the village of Talasnal se...
8 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Situated in a municipality of Montalegre, Pitões das Júnias is set in a more magical rural setting of the Peneda-Gerês National Park and is a village full of identity that prides itself on its ancestry, traditions and history. Much of the responsibil...
7 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
There were times when the road that led to Cerdeira, besides being steep, was on dirt. Today it is tarred and has open rails for deer to pass. The village, in the middle of the green, is a treat for the eyes, with its homogeneously restored schist ho...
6 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
The village of Cabeça, nestled in a valley of slopes dominated by schist, is located at the top of a granitic head and is particularly well adapted to the local orography. The old housing core is structured around the church of São Romão, former pari...
5 Dec 2019 1 minute read 0 comments portugal
Porto Covo remains the friendly fishing village of small white houses, which was recovered by the Marquês de Pombal after the 1755 earthquake. The visit is well worth it for the beautiful craggy and hidden beaches that lie along the coast. During...
