SINTRA - 30 Km - 30 min #Nature #Heritage #History
Places to visit :
Guincho beach – one of the most famous beaches in Portugal, it’s excellent to practice water sports, with the amazing Sintra Mountain as the background. It was the stage of some “007 – Majesty’s Secret Service” movie scenes.
Pena Palace – it represents the maximum exponent of the XIX century Romanticism in Portugal, and it’s visible from any point of the gardens that surround it, with an absolutly incredible magic.
Cape Roca – it is the western-most point of Continental Europe with a surral viewing of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s described as the place “where the land ends and the sea begins".Republic Square - It's the central square at the historic area of Sintra, where i tis possible to witness the magic that the city is involved in, as well as taste the famous travesseiros de Sintra and the Queijadas.
Sintra National Palace - Also known as the Village Palace, as a set of styles in its construction, making itu nique. It is the most visited palace in Portugal and has free entrance.
Republic Square - It's the central square at the historic area of Sintra, where it is possible to witness the magic that the city is involved in, as well as taste the famous travesseiros de Sintra and the Queijadas.
Sintra National Palace - Also known as the Village Palace, as a set of styles in its construction, making it unique. It is the most visited palace in Portugal and has free entrance.
Regaleira Gardens - It's one of the most surprising monuments of Sintra, being worth the visit with time so you can get to know all of the corners and secrets of this place.
CASCAIS - 34 Km - 35 min #Beach #Sea #Leisure
Places to visit :
Cascais Marina – it’s the stage of big international events, lodging 650 boats, with a leisure area comfortable and dinamic including restaurants, coffes and shops.
Boca do Inferno (Mouth of Hell) – this is the name of this cliff given the tremendous and frightning sound of the waves impact on it. The landscape it’s divine and the sunset is unique.
House of stories – Paula Rego’s Museum – art museum with pieces from the artist Paula Rego and some of her inspirations. The architecture it’s curious and welcoming and it has an ideal garden to go for a walk or take a break.
FÁTIMA - 130Km - 1h20
Places to visit :
Fátima Sanctuary – located in Cova da Ira, it represents the apparitions miracle from the Blessed Mother to the 3 little sheperds in 1917, being na international place of worship.
Santíssima Trindade Basilica – this basilica impresses due to its great dimensions and architecture, built in a way that could harbour the hundreds of people who wanted to attend the mass.
Apparitions Chapel – built where was the first apparition from the Blessed Virgen to the Shepards, and it’s near where you can light up candles.
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PORTO - 315Km - 3h00 #City #History #Movement
Places to visit :
Oporto Cathedral – this catedral at the heart of the city it’s one of the main and oldest monuments in Oporto and its visit is mantarory.
House of Music (Casa da Música) – it’s the main show room in Oporto, built in 2005, but still a great city icon with an impressive and unusual architecture.
Clérigos Tower – with 75m hight and a fenomenal view over the city, it’s a bell tower, belonging to the Clérigos Church, and considered by many the Oporto ex-libris.
Aliados Avenue-It is the main avenue conected to the city center, being the busiest street and where you can find severall commerce points.
Douro's River-The river with 897km long, is the 3rd longer in Iberian Peninsula, but it is in Oporto that it has one of the most beautiful views to it, called Foz do Douro, being the scenario to one of the main vineyards regions in Portugal, wich is Portuguese Patrimonium, due to it's landscape.
D. Luis Bridge-The main connection between Oporto and Vila Nova de Gaia, it was inaugurated in 1886 and it is one of the most famous architectural constructions of Oporto, and even Portugal, with a metal structure and 2 trays.
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LISBOA #Capital #Culture #History
Places to visit :
Belém Tower – Located by the Tejo River margin, it was built to protect the city. The decoration refers to nationalism due to the Portugal coats and crosses of the Order of Christ. It’s classified by UNESCO as World Heritage, and it is also one of the 7 wonders of Portugal, being definitely a site to include in your itinerary.
St Jorge Castle – This XIV century castle rises at the highest of the 7 Lisboa Hills, which means that it’s visible from many points of the city, and presents us with a majestic view of the entire city, with a background that will leave you speachless.
Lisboa Oceanarium – Placed in Parque das Nações, it is the second biggest oceanarium in the world with a wide variety of birds, fishes, mammals and other aquatic species. It raised many awards and it’s considered one of the best oceanariums in the planet, offering an unique experience of contact and observation of the animals.
Jeronimos Monastery-It's one of the 7th portuguese wonders, and it has the status of National Pantheon, being one the main Hall Churches in europe, and naturally one of the nation Symbols and one of the main turistic atractons
Sta.Justa Lift-Also known as Carmo's lift because it's located on the street with that name, it allows the visitors to go up or down on it, giving them an unique view above Downtown of Lisbon, Rossio, St. Jorge Castle and Tejo River.
Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian gardens-Located near Praça de Espanha, it is a green space with 9ha, with many animals and plants, having a lake, creeks, terraces, tranquility, forgetting that you are in Capital Center.
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SESIMBRA 40KM - 45Min #Beach #Sea #Fish
Places to visit:
Espichel Cape-Marking the southwest extreme of the Setubal Peninsula, it allows us to contemplate the amazing view for the Lagosteiros bay, having serious atraction points, such as the Sanctuary of the Blessed Mother of Pedra Mua, the Cirios House and the Chapel of the memory.
Arrabida Mountain-Located at the north margin of the Sado River, it conciliates the natural parque with very rich fauna and flora, and also paradisiacal beaches.
COMPORTA/TRÓIA 120KM - 1H25Min #Gastronomy #Beach #History
Places to visit:
Dolphins watching at the Sado river-One of the ways to get to the Tróia Peninsula it's through boat, wich allows us to watch the famous dolphins of the Sado.
Troia's Roman Ruins-Rated as a National Monumento, they are at a conservation state worth to visit.
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