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Casa da Música
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto
Casa da Música

Casa da Música
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto
Casa da Música
Fado
Place: Coimbra
Photo: Coimbra
Fado
Sé Catedral
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Lisboa
Sé Catedral
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Museu dos Coches
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Rui Cunha
Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features

There is a strong bond between Portuguese culture and the country's geographical location and history. Portugal is Europe's oldest nation and its Atlantic coastline provided the springboard for the Discoveries.


Palácio da Vila
Place: Sintra
Photo: José Manuel
Discover the Manueline style

Arising out of the will of a king and from the creative genius that existed in Portugal in the 16th century, Manueline art is a genuinely Portuguese form of artistic expression.The Age of Discoveries brought great wealth and knowl


Schist house
Photo: Turismo Centro de Portugal
Schist villages

Hidden between mountain slopes of leafy vegetation, the schist villages are one of our best kept secrets, but one that their pleasant, friendly inhabitants enjoy helping to reveal. In this magical world, where time passes more slo


Douro
Place: Douro
Photo: Filipe Rebelo
World Heritage in Portugal

In Portugal, culture and heritage have unique characteristics stemming from historical events and the outlook of a people who, as they learned from the rest of the world, adapted this new knowledge to their way of living and their land.


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