Explore the best places
Results for Vila Praia de Âncora in Portugal
Biblioteca Municipal Professor Vieira Dinis
- heritage
Rua Rainha Dona Leonor
4590-612, Paços de Ferreira
The library has a computerized catalogue on the 2nd floor, where one can search for books, magazines, CDs, etc. On the same floor, one can also find the reading room with free internet service (30 minutes daily). On the ground floor, there is a room a room with audiovisual materials, open from 10 am to 12 am and from 3 pm to 6 pm. There is an auditorium just by it. The cafeteria is an informal space with coffee breaks and "Portos de Honra" according to the schedules. Theatre and body activities are possible in the spaces "A Hora do …
Museu da Guarda
- heritage
Rua General Alves Roçadas, 30
6300-663, Guarda
Space installed in the old Episcopal Seminary built in 1601 by Dom Nuno de Noronha, Bishop of Guarda. It opened to the public as a museum in 1985, under the name Museu da Guarda, showing the history of the district. The Museum's collection comprises collections of archeology, numismatics, sacred sculpture from the 13th to the 18th centuries, sacred paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries and armory from the 17th to 20th centuries. The museum's collection also includes ceramic objects, photography, regional ethnography, painting and drawing from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th …
Quinta do Casal do Condado
- hotels
Estrada dos Combatentes do Ultramar, 1499
4990-600, Facha
Enjoy nature in a special ambience is the motto of stay on this farm, located in the parish of Facha, Ponte de Lima. The property includes the Manor, a chapel, swimming pool, playground, tennis court, gym, casa da eira, a former watermill and an artificial lake of 3500 square meters, with a boat for tours. The relaxing environment and full of charm provides a tranquil holiday in the middle of the field. Stroll among old olive trees, camellias, Cedars, Oaks and pines. This unit has three bedrooms and three apartments with stunning views of the landscape and Lima where comfort …
Quinta da Casa Grande de Pinheiro
- hotels
Calçada da Casa Grande, 45
4640-589, Valadares
In broad green wine route, at the gates of the Douro and a stone's throw from the River Douro, open the gates of a farm to which it was assigned the name of Casa Grande de Pinheiro. This centenary building, made of history and true to its 18th century style architecture, was once a Manor House. Consisting of five rooms, four doubles and a single, have different names but with a common thread: the simplicity of the finer things in life. The rooms are decorated with comfort and good taste. Four of them with a balcony, with views to the …
Água Hotels Mondim de Basto
- hotels
Monte da Paradela
4880-162, Mondim de Basto
Water Hotels in Mondim de Basto, is a unit with 44 rooms, all comfortably decorated and with a great balcony, ideal to enjoy the stunning landscape. The surrounding space is still five villas 2 bedrooms, ideal for a family vacation, and a multipurpose area, conducive to sports practice. In this tourist resort, with about two hundred and fifty hectares of total area, the presence of water is a constant, and there are three small lakes and can be seen in the distance the river Tâmega. The hotel also offers Babysitting service by marking and kids club. In the hotel restaurant, …
Rota do Douro
- heritage
Carrazeda de Ansiães
5140-077, Carrazeda de Ansiães
The municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães maintains many aspects of cultural and natural interest that continue to justify a visit, but without a doubt the fact that part of its region is classified as a World Heritage Site - the Alto Douro Wine Region, gives special emphasis to these landscapes. The Douro Route, passing by some of the most important monuments in the municipality (Fountain of Sereias, Pillory, Main Church, Selores House, etc.), through breathtaking landscapes, with the support of high quality gastronomy and wines, represents one of the municipality's ex-libris worthing a visit to appreciate these "pure beauties".
Teleférico da Fajã dos Padres
- heritage
Rua Padres António Dinis Henriques, 1
9300-261, Quinta Grande
As incríveis vistas sobre a encosta da enorme falésia até à Fajã dos Padres marcam o percurso deste Teleférico da Fajã dos Padres. Ao longo de 4 minutos e 250 metros, proporciona uma viagem sobre a costa sul da Ilha da Madeira e a pequena baía da Fajã, local onde existem inúmeras plantações vitícolas. O transporte garante o acesso à zona balnear e ao pequeno restaurante ali existente.
Avô
- country
- heritage
Avô
3400, Avô
This village's name had its origin at the Couto de Avão, since there was no bridge on the Alva river and the Moura brook and one could only enter the old town "a vau" (ad vadum). The poet-warrior Brás Garcia Mascarenhas, author of the epic poem Viriato (18th century) once lived here. These lands were inhabited by the romans, perhaps the founders of the now ruined castle. Among the monuments, a special note to the mother church, whose construction may have been ordered by Dom Afonso Henriques, a 16th century manor, a pillory and a chapel.
Azinhaga
- country
- heritage
Azinhaga
2150, Golegã
This village was considered the most typical in the Ribatejo region, as it still preserves some of its traditional customs. It is located in the countryside, where cereal crops predominate and is bordered by olive groves. Here you can see the hermitage of São José, the Chapel of Espírito Santo with its Juncal faience jars, the Chapel of Santa Maria de Almonda, with an interesting architectural design, the parish church, some manor houses, courtyards and terraced houses. The typical campino and fisherman costumes are characteristic of this region. This area offers pleasant walks and offers conditions for canoeing.
Porto Covo
- country
- heritage
Porto Covo
7520, Porto Covo
A rustic village that is famous for its beaches. The houses feature popular Portuguese architecture dating back to the 18th century, built to shelter the families that were left without a home at the time of the earthquake (1755). Egarding the monuments, a special note to the Mother Church, the Marquês de Pombal Square and, in the Ilha do Pessegueiro (Peach Tree Island), the Pessegueiro Fortress, of the 17th century and the Church of Our Lady of Queimada (14th century). Concerning the craftswork activities of the region, a special note to fishing, leather artefacts, wood artefacts, paper artefacts, silk painting …