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BeachesPraia da ComportaLocated on the southern tip of the Tróia Peninsula, the huge sandy extent of Comporta Beach is a regular summer favourite, given good means of access and plenty of parking space. Forming part of the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve, Comporta Beach has (...)
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Museums and PalacesPalácio Nacional da PenaPena National Palace The fantastic Palácio da Pena is one of the best examples of 19th-century Romantic revivalism in Portugal.Situated at the top of the Monte da Pena, the palace was built on the site of an old monastery belonging to the Order of (...)
Telephone: +351 21 923 73 00
Fax: +351 21 923 73 50
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pthttps://www.parquesdesintra.pt/pt/recursos-digitais/experien (...)
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Museums and PalacesPalácio e Quinta da RegaleiraVery close to the historic centre of Sintra is Quinta Regaleira, one of the town’s most enigmatic sights.The palace of Quinta da Regaleira was built in the early 20th century by the millionaire António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920), who (...)
Telephone: +351 21 910 66 50
Fax: +351 21 924 47 25
E-mail: regaleira@mail.telepac.pt
Website: http://www.regaleira.pt
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SuggestionsIn the country of tilesYou can’t miss them, wherever you are in Portugal. Tiles travel across all-time styles and languages and fill any pavement or visit with colour.Al-zuleique is the Arabic word that became the Portuguese azulejo (tile) and referred to the “small, (...)
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MonumentsTorre de BelémThe harmony and delicate ornamentation of the Tower of Belém suggests a finely cut jewel to all laying eyes on her. However, its contemporaries took a rather different perspective: a formidable and imposing bastion defending the entrance to the (...)
Telephone: +351 21 362 00 34 / 38
Fax: +351 21 363 91 45
E-mail: geral@mjeronimos.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.torrebelem.pt
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Protected AreasReserva Natural das BerlengasAt a distance of around 10 km from Peniche, the Berlengas Archipelago is a natural haven maintained in a virtually unspoilt state. Constituted by three groups of small islands - Estelas, Farilhões and Berlenga - the zone maintains extensive (...)
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EventsGuimarães JazzIf you're a jazz fan, don't miss this festival! The very first festival in 1992 was considered by critics to be the best of the year and, every year since then, in the first weeks of November, the Guimarães Jazz Festival has revealed a whole host of (...)
Website: http://www.guimaraesjazz.pthttp://www.ccvf.pt
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SuggestionsThe Alqueva Dark Sky RouteImagine a place where we feel covered by a majestic starry sky. The feeling is indescribable, and usually only possible artificially, in a planetarium, where we sit comfortably for a lesson on the stars. In Portugal, we are lucky to have that (...)
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SuggestionsA day of wellness at a spaFree your spirit and regain your balance. The mild climate and ideal location near the ocean make Portugal’s spas natural reserves for wellness.If you're looking for a quiet holiday destination, In the comfort of a hotel or at a resort, in Portugal (...)
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SuggestionsPico, the mountain islandWith an area of 448km2, the Island of Pico is the second largest in the Azores and one that is home to Portugal’s highest mountain, also called Pico, at 2,351m above sea level. Often referred to as the Mountain Island, Pico forms one of the points (...)
