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   Surfing in Portugal: Go with the flow

   Portugal by... Condé Nast TravelerLike a chart full of pins, each point marking a dream spot. This is the map of Portugal for a surfer, finding in its 800 kilometres of coastline (plus the islands) a veritable amusement park full of loops, dizzying (...)

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   Jewish Legacy

   Set out on a journey of discovery through towns, cities and villages, of a heritage rich in memories evoking the Jewish presence in Portugal. Although there are some earlier references, it was between the 5th and 15th centuries that the Sephardic (...)

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   Monuments

   Sé de Braga

   The first cathedral, older than Portugal.The Cathedral of Braga was the first Portuguese cathedral, erected several decades before the founding of the country. It began to be built at the end of the 11th century, and was concecrated and dedicated to (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 253 263 317
   Fax: +351 273 263 731
   E-mail: info@se-braga.pt; geral@culturanorte.pt
   Website: http://www.se-braga.pt/catedral.php
   

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   Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture, World Heritage (UNESCO)

   What about tasting a wine that grows on basaltic rock? It seems strange that such conditions produce such a delicious nectar, but the truth is that in days gone by, this wine went directly to the table of the Russian Tsars.The cultivation of vines (...)

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   Thalassotherapy, the good done by sea water

   It’s no coincidence that we feel good when we’re by the sea. For those looking for well-being and caring about their health, the therapeutic properties of Atlantic waters that bathe the Portuguese coast are a source of balance.It is well known that (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia da Ilha de Tavira-Mar

   The Ilha de Tavira island forms part of the cordon of sandy islands separating the Ria Formosa estuary from the Atlantic Ocean and lies within the boundaries of the Natural Park and is, indeed, unique among these islands as it contains trees. (...)

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   Tours and Other Tourism Services

   Coudelaria de Alter do Chão

   A few kilometres from the town of Alter do Chão, amidst the vast plains of the Alentejo, there is a large orange gate: through it you enter a “fantastic world of horses”. In the 18th century, the Portuguese king John V was passionate about (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 245 610 060
   Fax: +351 245 610 090
   E-mail: geral@alterreal.pt
   Website: http://www.alterreal.pt
   

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   Beaches

   Praia da Tocha

   In the second half of the 20th century, the small fishing village of Tocha became a sought after resort without ever losing its original identity. Out on its sands, there are still examples of the traditional wooden stilt platforms built by (...)

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   Beaches

   Praia da Foz do Arelho - Mar e Lagoa

   On the confluence between the Óbidos Lagoon and the sea, Foz do Arelho Beach throws up the choice between two very different types of beach. On the one side the Lagoon, a place of great natural beauty with its banks covered in thick vegetation and (...)

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    Museums and Palaces

    Palácio Nacional de Queluz

    The Palace of Queluz and its gardens, represents one of the finest examples of late 18th-century Portuguese architecture.Built at the orders of Pedro III, the husband of D. Maria I (1734-1816), and used as a royal residence, this palace is one of (...)
    
    Telephone: +351 219 237 300
    Fax: +351 219 237 350
    E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
    Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pt
    

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