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EventsFestivity of the Crosses or the Festivity of the CastleEvery year in May, Monsanto celebrates the Festivity of the Crosses, also known as the Festivity of the Castle, that recalls the local population’s heroic resistance to a siege. According to tradition, the population sought refuge in the castle in (...)
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Towns and VillagesSortelhaSurmounted by a castle built on a formidable crag at an altitude of 760 metres, the histocal village of Sortelha still retains its mediaeval appearance intact through the architecture of its rural granite houses.Sortelha had therefore part of an (...)
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SuggestionsHealth and Well-being in MadeiraDiscover an environment of perfect harmony between nature and man where the maxim “a sound mind in a healthy body” makes perfect sense.Madeira is much more than an island; it is a mystical place, one for discovering nature and oneself. Like us, who (...)
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MonumentsMosteiro de Santa Clara-a-VelhaThe Mosteiro de Santa Clara was built in 1314 at the orders of the Queen Saint Isabel of Aragon, replacing a small convent of nuns of the Order of St. Clare, founded in 1286. The building was completed in 1330, having been designed by the architect (...)
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EventsFesta das CruzesIn the beginning of May, the festivity of the crosses in Barcelos is the first annual great pilgrimage in the Alto Minho region.The town of Barcelos is filled with joy, as seen in the gestures, voices, dances, songs, traditional swirling dances of (...)
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OtherPilgrimages to FátimaThe 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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BeachesPraia da ConsolaçãoConsolação Beach is divided into two contrasting areas. To the south, a rocky zone, which is highly rich in iodine and perfectly placed to catch the sun, offering excellent therapeutic conditions and attracting many people seeking respite from any (...)
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Towns and VillagesLinhares da BeiraSituated on the western slopes of the Serra da Estrela, the historical village of Linhares da Beira was originally a Lusitanian hill fort. In fact, the Montes Hermínios (this was the Lusitanian name for the Serra da Estrela), with its pastureland (...)
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OtherPavilhão de PortugalThe Pavilion of Portugal, designed by the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, is constituted by two main bodies separated by a "construction joint". One of the bodies is a public square, measuring 60 x 50 m, covered by a thin concrete canopy, reinforced (...)
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SuggestionsWindsurfing and kitesurfingGliding along on the water, blown by the wind, guarantees a lot of fun and some really relaxing moments. But for an extra shot of adrenalin, there’s nothing like the Atlantic waves which bathe the Portuguese coast.With the right waves and a (...)
