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   Accessibility on public transport

   AirportsAll Portuguese airports have specially adapted toilet facilities and transfers for people with special requirements. When required, passengers can also access MyWay, a personalised assistance service for passengers with reduced mobility. (...)

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   New Series of World Heritage Guide Books

   As part of the initiative by Turismo de Portugal (Portuguese Tourist Board) to promote itineraries that visit monuments and sites classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, the third series of " World Heritage Guide Books” has been released. This (...)

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   Celebrate Museum Day and Museums Night 2016

   Celebrate International Museum Day on the 18th of May.As happens every year, International Museum Day will be celebrated on the forthcoming 18th of May. The initiative is promoted by ICOM – the International Council of Museums.In Portugal, museums (...)

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   Rare species in Madeira

   Madeira, Desertas, Selvagens and Porto Santo are the names of islands that all pertain to the same archipelago, but have distinct characteristics. Come and discover their unique native species and fascinating differences. In Madeira, a large (...)

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   Cruising the Algarve coast

   With about 200 kilometres of coastline, great weather and calm waters, the Algarve is ideal for sailing, even if you don’t own a boat, since there’s always the option to rent one or to join the cruises that explore the beauty the coastline. Seeing (...)

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   Nazaré

   Nazaré beach, with its mild climate and natural beauty, has one of the most ancient traditions connected to fishing in Portugal.The long sandy half-moon shaped beach, which is also the town’s sea front, is known for its grandeur and for the (...)

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   Óbidos

   The mediaeval town of Óbidos is one of the most picturesque and well preserved in Portugal.Quite close to the capital and located on high ground near the Atlantic coast, Óbidos has had a strategic importance in the territory. It had already been (...)

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   Small villages near Alcácer do Sal

   Santa Susana villageNot far from the Pego de Altar dam, the village of Santa Susana (Saint Susan) holds quite some novelty: buildings in modernist architecture from the 40s. They were built by the benefactor, Henrique Louro Fernandes, whose monogram (...)

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   The Portuguese Discoveries

   In the reign of King João I (1385-1433)1415 - Conquest of Ceuta1418 - João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz discover the island of Porto Santo1419 - João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz discover Madeira1427 - Diogo de Silves discovers the Azores In (...)

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    Monuments

    Igreja da Misericórdia de Leiria

    The Misericórdia de Leiria was founded in 1544, annexing all the hospices (Santo Estêvão, Nossa Senhora da Graça, São Brás), hospitals (Hospital de Nossa Senhora de Todos os Santos, Tecelões, Espírito Santo, Ferreiros, Porto Covo, Arrabalde) and (...)

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