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Quinta da Ventozela
- hotels
Lugar do Casal
4690-019, Cinfães
Space consisting of eight rooms spread over the main house, Casa da Eira and Caretaker's House. This unit of Turismo de Habitação resulting from recovery and modernisation of a Manor House dating back to the second quarter of the 17th century and overlooks the River Douro. Features a chapel dating from 1635, a still, mills, a swimming pool, pool table and a piano.
INATEL Caparica
- hotels
Avenida Afonso de Albuquerque
2825-450, Costa da Caparica
Between the Tejo river and the Atlantic Ocean, about 15 minutes away from Lisbon, by the Costa da Caparica sea sand, one finds the INATEL Holiday Centre - "A place in the Sun". Located in a prestigeous region in the Almada parish, accessible to those who live in Lisbon and in the southern bank of the Tejo river. It was the first "Holiday Centre" of FNAT, inaugurated on July 31, 1938.
Trilho Pedestre Pico do Pedro - Pico da Esperança - Fajã do Ouvidor (PR4)
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Pico da Esperança
9800, Velas
This trail begins at the base of the peak of Pedro, rises the Pico da Esperança (highest point on the island of São Jorge, with 1053 m above sea level) and ends in Fajã do Ouvidor, fajã oversized where one can see a small harbour, a restaurant, a bathing area, etc. This route passes in an area classified as a site of Community interest and forest reserve.
Trilho Pedestre na Calheta do Nesquim (PRC11)
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Largo do Terreiro Capitão Anselmo
9930, Lajes do Pico
Small circular route that begins and ends in front of the Church of Calheta do Nesquim. This location has a great whaling tradition and a small bathing area. The route begins at Portinho da Feiteira and passes by the Acute Stone, the highest altitude and location that offers stunning views of the parish of Calheta and the entire East side of the island. The end is near Mourricão mill, passing by the Church.
Trilho das Cascatas (PR1)
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Vila de Rei
6110, Vila de Rei
Circular pedestrian route with approximately ten kilometers long, starting and ending in Vila de Rei. It goes through Ribeira do Lavadouro, Ribeira do Vale Feito and Ribeiro da Vila, highlighting the various waterfalls and corners of great natural beauty, present in the surrounding area along the way. You can also observe a great diversity of fauna and flora.
Fonte Arcada
- country
- heritage
Fonte Arcada
3640, Fonte Arcada
A typical village on the right bank of the Távora river, with traditional houses and granite cobblestone streets. A special note to the romanesque church, restored in the 16th century, a romanesque fountain, the House of Paço, with a gothic portal, the Fountain of Mergulho, with a granite barrel vault and the Place of the Toca da Moura (The Moor Woman's Lair), a natural shelter. It has astounding views of the village and of the dam from a belvedere.
Penhas Douradas
- country
- heritage
Penhas Douradas
6260-200, Penhas Douradas
É uma aldeia de montanha localizada na Serra da Estrela, a cerca de 1300 metros de altitude. A sua designação deve-se à formação geológica aqui existente. Tornou-se numa estância de referência no turismo de natureza, destacando-se a vista sobre o vale glaciar do Rio Zêzere.
Pitões das Júnias
- country
- heritage
Pitões de Júnias
5470, Pitões de Júnias
In this traditional village of the Lands of Barroso, one can still view typical cul covered houses. A special note to the church and the ruins of the beneditin convent of Saint Maria, a national monument, whose existence may date back to the 9th century and still has the romanesque portico of the old church by the convent. Near Pitões das Júnias there is a natural waterfall of rare beauty.
Sistelo
- country
- heritage
Sistelo
4970, Sistelo
A castiça aldeia de Sistelo localiza-se no Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gêres, junto à nascente do rio Vez. Sendo conhecida pelas suas paisagens em socalcos, ganhou o epíteto de "tibete português". Encontra-se bem preservada, tendo sido recuperadas as casas de granito, os espigueiros e os lavadouros.
Oceanário de Lisboa
- leisure
Esplanada Dom Carlos I - Doca dos Olivais
1990-088, Lisboa
Designed by North American architect Peter Chermayeff, it is located at Doca dos Olivais, in the heart of Parque das Nações. It was one of the main attractions of Expo 98 and, since then, it has become one of the most emblematic places in the city. In this "global ocean" four different habitats are recreated – the North Atlantic, the temperate Pacific, the Antarctic and the Indian Ocean – arranged around a central tank.