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  1. Museu dos Coches
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Rui Cunha
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    Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features
    There is a strong bond between Portuguese culture and the country's geographical location and history. Portugal is Europe's oldest nation and its Atlantic coastline provided the springboard for the Discoveries. Portugal's cultural heritage as well (...)

  2. Torre
Place: Serra da Estrela
Photo: José Soares
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    Serra da Estrela
    In summer or winter, mainland Portugal’s highest mountain is the perfect scenery for a few relaxing days in contact with nature. At 1,993 metres at its highest point in Torre, Serra da Estrela is an area of rare landscape beauty, with striking (...)

  3. Castelo
Place: Sortelha
Photo: Turismo de Portugal
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    Historical villages
    Historical villages of granite and schist preserve memories of ancient conquests and traditions and are remarkable for their landscapes, their heritage and for the friendliness of the people who live there. Perched on the top of mountains, they can (...)

  4. Olivoturismo
Photo: Porto & Convention Bureau
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    Olive tourism
    With a fruity, slightly thick aroma, golden or greenish yellow in colour, bitter, spicy or sweeter, mild or intense. This is Portuguese olive oil.In a country so strongly influenced by a Mediterranean climate, the olive tree has been a feature on (...)

  5. Biblioteca Joanina
Place: Universidade de Coimbra
Photo: Sebastião da Fonseca
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    Discovering the baroque in Portugal
    Travel across Portugal from north to south, including a trip to the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores, and discover the fascinating icons that illustrate the “Golden Age” in Portugal.Having arrived in Portugal later than it did in the rest of (...)

  6. Sinagoga de Belmonte
Place: Exterior da Snagoga "Bet Eliahu"
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    Jewish Legacy
    Set out on a journey of discovery through towns, cities and villages, of a heritage rich in memories evoking the Jewish presence in Portugal. Although there are some earlier references, it was between the 5th and 15th centuries that the Sephardic (...)

  7. Belmonte
Place: Belmonte
Photo: Aldeias Históricas de Portugal
    Towns and Villages
    Belmonte
    All roads in this ancient settlement - its first charter was granted by king Sancho I in 1199 - lead up to the hilltop granite castle. A document dated 1258 describes the construction: the lofty donjon, walls, bulwarks and the noble residence. (...)

  8. Sortelha
Place: Sortelha
Photo: Aldeias Históricas de Portugal
    Towns and Villages
    Sortelha
    Surmounted 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 (...)

  9. Companhia das Lezírias
    Tours and Other Tourism Services
    Companhia das Lezírias
    At the vast estate that forms the agricultural business of Companhia das Lezírias, you will not only be able to discover a delightful leisure area, but also find out how the Lusitano thoroughbred horse is reared.The Companhia das Lezírias is famous (...)

    Telephone: +351 961 523 119
    E-mail: turismo@cl.pt
    Website: http://www.cl.pt

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    Pedro Álvares Cabral
    Little is known of the life and personality of Pedro Álvares Cabral, even though he was one of the most important figures in the history of the Portuguese Discoveries.Born in Belmonte in 1467, he was the son of the governor of the castle of (...)

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