Nesta região do país a matança do porco é um acontecimento muito popular. Surgem, por isso, naturalmente algumas receitas de doces inspiradas nessa tradição, como esta versão adocicada das famosas papas de sarrabulho, vulgarmente conhecida como sangue doce em Valpaços.

O cação é um ingrediente muito frequente na gastronomia alentejana, sendo muito utilizado em sopas e caldeiradas. Tem a particularidade de ser um peixe resistente, o que em tempos era uma vantagem dado que chegava fresco às mãos da população.

Situadas na margem do rio Douro, em Vila Nova de Gaia, num edifício centenário, as caves Porto Barros podem ser visitadas gratuitamente. Aqui poderá ficar a conhecer um pouco da história do famoso vinho do Porto e degustar este saboroso néctar.

Golf Club located in Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória, with beautiful flower fields and small lakes. Was built and inaugurated by Americans from the Base of Lajes, in 1954. Features breathtaking scenery amidst trees, hills and small lakes where you can observe magnificent tree of hydrangeas and azaleas along the "fairways".

This House was built in 1917 and worked here so's only hotel-Hotel Club Baleal beach. While remaining within the same family, has become a Guest House, with views of the sea and the Ilha das Berlengas. The environment is familiar, apart from being a great place not only to relax, but also to practice water sports.

Located near the city centre, in the tourist complex and sporty Quinta das Pratas, allows a quiet stay in a space composed of 28 well-appointed rooms. It features a meeting room where available overhead projectors, flip-chart, TV and video. The restaurant features a menu High Pink very varied, with delicious results.

Na Casa da Eira a antiguidade e a leveza do moderno aliam-se num ambiente acolhedor. Esta casa tem três quartos, três casas de banho, sala, casa de jantar, cozinha totalmente equipada. No exterior, a eira com vista para a floresta onde poderá repousar.

Between Peso da Régua and Pinhão, get out at Covalinhas to reach the São Leonardo peak and its chapel. This space was an inspiration to the poet Miguel Torga, with its views of the Douro valley. The river, way down below, slowly flows to the mouth. The rugged hillsides and the peaks. The nearest green vineyards disguise the dominant grey.

Parque da Lavandeira is a large space with several themed gardens, including an aquatic garden, a grass garden, a neo-Gothic greenhouse, a garden with a labyrinth and an oriental garden. A popular place to practice sports, it often organizes outdoor activities, such as yoga or tai-chi classes. It has a children's playground, bar, picnic area and parking.

After the earthquake, the Marquês de Pombal promoted the opening of taverns, being the Martinho da Arcada the oldest (1782). Located in one of the arcades of the Comércio Square, the interior of the café gives a close image to what might have been the outline of the establishments of that period. Nowadays, there are poetry and musical events in the café that was Fernando Pessoa’s favourite.