Sightseeing - Trips - Points of Interest

Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra)
Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra)
  • Serra do Buçaco with „Palace Hotel Buçaco“, manuelinic style (direction Coimbra)
  • Swimming/Beaches on the Atlantic Ocean: Praia de Mira, Praia da Tocha, Praia Costa Nova/Aveiro (also the ancient part of the town is very lovely)
  • Several lidos and indoor swimming pools
  • Local weekly Fairs and Markets    
  • Interesting cities: a.o. Viseu, Coimbra, Porto, Lisbon
  • Stunning viewpoints from “Cabeço da Neve” and “Caramulinho (1.076m above zero) in the “Serra do Caramulo”
  • Hiking area/region at “Caramulinho”, marked circular routes
  • Arts and Automobile Museum in Caramulo City (5km)
  • Theatres: “Trigo Limpo” (ACERT)1 in Tondela and “Viriato” in Viseu
  • Historical Village “Piódão” (Serra do Açor)
  • Serra da Estrela (Torre – 1.993m; storage lakes/reservoirs u.v.o.m)
  • Nature Park Pendeda-Gerês (Northern Portugal
  • Zoological Gardens (Lisbon, Porto)
  • “Quinta da Regaleira” (Sintra)
  • “Palácio da Pena” + “Palácio Nacional” (Sintra)
  • Mosteiros de Alcobaça, dos Jenlónimos (Lisbon) + da Batalha (all monasteries)
  • “Ambientes do Ar” (Souto Bom) – a watermill museum
  •       Museum “Terras de Besteiros”, Tondela
  •       Buddha Park "Buddha Eden" (Bombarral, Qta. dos Loridos)
 

 

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