Are mythological beings that inhabited the river Tagus, first were mentioned in a poem by André de Resende and later immortalized by Camões in his masterpiece – Os Lusiadas. In the heart of Lisbon there´s a fountain called Luminosa /Luminous where some of these creatures were carved in stone some standing, some on their knees […]
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 […]
Legend of the Mermaid In the early times of the island of Flores a blond boy with blue eyes was fishing, after a few hours it seemed that he had caught something and began to hoist the wire. For his surprise he saw a very beautiful redhead girl with very shiny hair. The mermaid explained that […]
This is one of the best known Portuguese legends that extols the goodness of Queen Isabel to all her subjects, to whom she took alms and words of comfort . The story goes that a spiteful noble informed King Dinis that the Queen was spending too much on the work of churches , convents grants […]
Once upon a time in Leiria lived a very rich, powerful and covetous man who did not know how to save his treasures . He spent days and nights cogitate a way so that thieves would not steal his fortune .Until he decided to build three long tunnels and at the end of one tunnel […]
