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Obidos castle
Obidos is a truly beautiful medieval town in the center of the Leiria district. The old town is mostly intact or recovered and seems to have stood still, freezing its appearance somewhere in the middle ages. In the winter it is deserted and only populated by the locals but in the summer it becomes a…
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Santa Maria tavern bar, Chamusca
The Santa Maria tavern , Chamusca is a bar of no pretense, no tourist wanders inside, no camera crews or Michelin guides are aware of its existence. Much like the small town of Chamusca where it is situated. We wouldn’t have known of its existence had we not passed through Chamusca many times noting some…
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Jerónimos Monastery Belém Lisbon
Jerónimos Monastery Belém is one of the best examples of late Gothic Manueline archtecture of Portugal. Its construction started in 1501 and it took 100 years to complete. The monastery is set in the parish of Belém on the shores of the mouth of the Tagus, 6 km from Lisbon´s city centre. Originally a small…
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Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora Was originally built at the order of the first king of Portugal Afonso Henriques shortly after the reconquest of 1147 when Portugal existed for 8 years and most of the country had been reconquered from the Moors after roughly 450 years of occupation by the Moors. Specifically in…
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Mercado da Ribeira, food market Lisbon
Trade Offer: Food: fresh fish, vegetables, fruit, meat, cod and the like, organic produce, gourmet products, eggs, bread, cakes, roast suckling pig, grocery, café / patisserie and food and beverage Not food: flowers, plants and gardening items, packaging The market is set in the Baixa district of Lisbon and is the main central market. In…
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San Miguel de Alfama church
San Miguel is one of the oldest parishes in Lisbon set in the oldest district of Alfama. San Miguel is one the most authentic fado districts of Lisbon and you’ll find tourists and locals alike climbing the narrow streets and stairs in search of the better fado experience. The church of San Miguel de Alfama…
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Praça do Comércio, Principal square in the center of Lisbon
The Praça do Comércio is the most central square of Lisbon in the Chiado area and close to the Tagus river. It is commonly known as the Terreiro do Paço which means palace square as it used to be the location of the Royal Ribeira palace before it was completely destroyed in the 1755 earthquake…
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Monastery Santa Cruz Coimbra
Monastery of Santa Cruz Coimbra or the church of Santa Cruz as it is better known is situated right in the centre of Coimbra and is one of the most impressive churches in Coimbra. It is situated on the Praça 8 de Maio. The Church is a national monument and the monastery and church where…
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Museum Machado Castro Coimbra
The Museum Machado Castro Coimbra is the national museum in the centre of Coimbra. The Machado de Castro Museum opened in October 1913 and became a national museum in 1965. The buildings formed the former Bishop’s Palace and was built on top of the cryptoporticus – the foundation of the forum of the Roman city…
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Jardim da Manga, Coimbra
The Jardim da Manga, Coimbra is one of the earliest examples of full renaissance architecture in Portugal. It was built in the XVI century and is a national monument since 1934. The Jardim da Manga is characterized by a central dome -shaped body which rests on eight columns and is surrounded by four small chapels.…
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Aldeias do Xisto – Schist villages, Serra da Lousa
The Aldeias do Xisto are schist villages which have been partially or fully recovered. Around the town of Lousa, in the mountain range called Serra da Lousa, you’ll find many lovely examples of schist villages and a memories of the previous rural mountain life. Visiting these villages is a very special experience as it will…
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Fonte das Figueiras
The Fonte das Figueiras (The source of victory) is situated in São Salvador, a parish of Santarém. The Fonte das Figueiras is situated between the city of Santarém in top of the plateau and the smaller town of Ribeira de Santarém in the valley. The Fonte was probably probably the result of the reign of…
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Exaltação de Santa Cruz Mother Church
The Church of Exaltação de Santa Cruz Mother Church or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1514 by demand of the people of the Batalha community who longed for a community church. It was completed in 1532 in the reign of King John III (1502-1557). The architect was Mateus Fernandes in the…
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Monastery of Batalha
The monastery of Batalha officially named the monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória was built after the battle of Albujarota of 1385 by king João I. It was built as a thanks for the kings victory in the battle which ensured him the throne of Portugal and guaranteed Portugal’s independence from Spain. The building of…
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Castle of Amieira do Tejo
The village of Amieira do Tejo is another lovely, well reserved medieval village close to the Tagus river. It was once an important town and a central point for travelling pilgrims, who would have travelled through the village and found here the places for rest, nutrition and guidance from the Knights Hospitaller who where among…
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Castle of Belver
The castle of Belver or Castelo de Belver was build in 1194 and completed in 1212 making it the first castle to be build by the Hospitalers in Portugal during the Middle Ages. It is build on the edge of the village of Belver and overlooks the Tagus river to the east. It was another…