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   Pilgrimages to Fátima

   The Sanctuary of Fátima annually welcomes hundred of thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Many come to participate in the celebrations that commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady to the three witness of Fátima. In the Fátima calendar, the dates May (...)

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   Pinhão Station

   One of the most beautiful Railway stations in Portugal, located in the heart of the Douro region. The station’s façades are decorated with 25 azulejo panels, that portray work in the vineyards and local landscapes.The station still adorns its walls (...)

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   Piscina das Marés

   The Leça da Palmeira beach has one of the largest stretches of sand to be found in the North of Portugal. It has been a popular destination since the very beginning of the 20th century when the English community living in Oporto adopted it as their (...)

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   Places and patrimony of the region

   The human occupation of the region dates back to Neolithic times and there are still some well-conserved remains of this ancient period in human history. Around six kilometres away from the village of Soajo you can visit some important examples at (...)

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   Ponte Pedonal da Covilhã

   The Footbridge in Covilhã One of the most recent works of modern architecture in Covilhã is the footbridge over the Ribeira da Carpinteira, designed by João Luís Carrilho da Graça. This has helped to make the city one of "the World’s Coolest Design (...)

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   Ponte Romana da Portagem

   Portagem BridgeTradition has it that Portagem Bridge, over Sever River, was one of the tollgates established by King John II of Portugal (1455-1495), to control and tax the entry of Jews expelled from Castile and Aragon, in Spain; hence the name of (...)

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   Portalegre Carpet Weaving

   Portalegre carpet weaving is an expression of the Portuguese creative spirit applied to the textile industry. From its very beginnings, there was innovation in technical traditions including the knot point technique developed by Manuel do Carmo (...)

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   Portuguese School of the Equestrian Art

   The Portuguese School of the Equestrian Art was the successor of the former Picaria Real, the riding school of the Portuguese Royal Court, which was closed in the 19th century. What has remained from those times is the special horsemanship and the (...)

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   Port Wine Lodges, Vila Nova de Gaia

   Port wine is born in the valley of the River Douro, but it is beside the city that gave it its name that it ages and gains the flavour that makes it quite unmistakable.It is cultivated on terraces carved long ago by man on the banks of the River (...)

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    Praça do Comércio

    This is one of the most beautiful squares in all Europe, opening southwards onto the huge Tagus estuary. Until the era of mass aviation, this was Lisbon´s great reception hall for visitors arriving by sea even better able to enjoy its beauty from (...)

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