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Points of interest
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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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Poço Corga beach
The praia fluvial at Poço Corga or translated the Swimming beach at Poço Corga in the Castanheira de Pera district of Coimbra is a lovely example of a rehabilitated natural beach in Central Portugal. The beach is situated on the river Ribeira de Pera which is a typical cristal clear and fresh mountain stream for…
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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…
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Beach and surf at Nazare
Nazare became world famous when Garrett McNamara, a famous surfer rode a 100ft World Record Wave in Nazare, Portugal. Before this happened Nazare was already a very popular beach for surfers as its a beach that generally has the highest waves. Nazare’s highest waves are actually mostly concentrated around the Northern part of the beach,…
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Beach at Vieira – praia de Vieira de Leiria
The beach Praia de Vieira de Leiria in the Leiria district is locally popular. It’s a long, reasonably deep beach with promenade close to the small town of Vieira. The beach at Vieira and the village of Vieira are both famous for their traditional fishing methods and to this day they still fish in this…