Calçada Portuguesa, Traditional Hand-made Portuguese Pavement

Calçada Portuguesa, Traditional Hand-made Portuguese Pavement

  The Portuguese Pavements are  a worthy heritage, a kind of decorative art mainly of Greek-Roman origin, is widely used to pave pedestrian areas, streets, squares and other public or private spaces. Beside their functionality, the various decorative patterns made on the basis of chromatic contrast of stones give rise to works of significant aesthetic […]

Bookstore Esperança

Bookstore Esperança

An ancient bookshop that can be found in Funchal in a 16th century Palace. Was founded in 1886 by Jacintho Figueira de Sousa and since then it has been cultural and historically part of Madeira Island. One of the biggest in Portugal and 2nd in the world!

São Pedro de Moel legend

São Pedro de Moel legend

A small town in the middle of Leiria´s Pinewood with a great beach, characterized by a cold and agitated water, that is well known among surfers and bodyboarders. Legend says that the Duchess of Caminha, daughter of the Counts of Faro, daily cried the death of her husband in a huge and imposing rock resulting […]

Peneda-Gerês National Park, North of Portugal in Minho

Peneda-Gerês National Park, North of Portugal in Minho

“There are places in the world that are as certain human existence: all combines to miss nothing of their greatness and perfection. Gerês This is one of them.” Miguel Torga, Diario VII The mountainous region received its charter in 1514 by King Manuel I. Found in Terras de Bouro old “Castro” of Chalcedon, erected by […]

Serra da Estrela, Portugal´s highest mountain

Serra da Estrela, Portugal´s highest mountain

Place of geological, natural and climatic phenomenas, Serra da Estrela is much more than we realize. It is the meeting point of fauna, flora and geology, at 2,000 meters altitude in perfect communion with nature. Ponds of clear water, with colossal stones in animal forms  and impressive healing  plants. The air one breathes can refresh […]

Batalha Monastery

Batalha Monastery

The Monastery of Batalha (Portuguese: Mosteiro da Batalha), literally theMonastery of the Battle, is a Dominican convent in the civil parish of Batalha, in the district of Leiria, in central region of Portugal. Originally, and officially known, as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory (Portuguese: Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória), it was […]

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