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OtherThe Chiado charmLocated on one of Lisbon´s hills, the Chiado evokes the bourgeois charm of its 19th century origins. The neighbourhood was then the cultural and social heart of the city, home to the São Carlos Opera House, the São Luís and Trindade theatres, (...)
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OtherOld Vila RealOld Vila Real - along Carvalho Araújo AvenueIn the early years of the 20th century, a section of houses, was demolished, to open up this broad, well laid out avenue with its pavements in Portuguese cobbles. It was named in honour of Carvalho Araújo, (...)
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OtherAveiro - On the right bank of the Canal CentralStarting in Praça Luís Cipriano, walk along Rua de Coimbra and into the Praça da República, framed by the buildings of the Paços do Concelho (the 18th-century town hall). The city´s coat of arms can be seen on the pediment, surmounted by a (...)
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OtherIn Viseu, from the Rossio to the Largo de São MiguelRua Formosa begins in the Rossio, and intersects first with the Rua do Comércio and further along with the Rua Direita, which is the city's longest street and one of its oldest. The street is bordered by several 15th century houses, with (...)
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OtherCampinoThe campino is the expressive and popular personality typically found in the vast Ribatejo meadowland. He is still considered today to be a representative national figure even though it has unfortunately now become much rarer to see him sitting (...)
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OtherOs GêmeosLocation: Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, LisboaBorn in 1974, in São Paulo, Brazil, Gustavo and Otávio Pandolfo have always worked together. As children in the streets of the traditional neighbourhood of Cambuci in São Paulo, they developed a (...)
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OtherCalouste Sarkis GulbenkianBorn in 1869 in Scutari, Calcedonia, near Istanbul, Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian came from a leading Armenian family from Cesareia, in Capadoccia, straddling the crossroads between Europe and Asia.This cultured, brilliant and highly eclectic man (...)
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OtherLamas de Olo circuitThe ascent up the Serra do Alvão Mountains from Vila Real is made via a winding municipal road. Before continuing on to Lamas de Olo, turn down a wide road that will lead you to the village of Arnal, perched on top of a large granite massif, a zone (...)
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OtherCampervanningDiscover Portugal by camper van/motorhomeWandering around Portugal in a camper van or motorhome is a delightful way of discovering the amazing variety of landscapes in our country. You can get to know the entire territory with more freedom, at your (...)
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OtherHoly Week Ceremonies in BragaIn Braga, which has been a diocese since the 3rd century, religion continues to play a dominant role at the heart of the community, and religious ceremonies are celebrated with great fervour. The most splendid of these is Easter. The city is (...)
