Cascais:
A really small pleasant town, with beautiful beaches, rather crowded in summer; To see: the
Mansion of the Condes de I castrate Guimarães, country-house with a beautiful park inside; The
Boca do Inferno, impressive stacks eroded by the sea; the Praia do
Guincho, beautiful dunes beach, much windy and so famous for the windsurf.
Lisboa:
The Portuguese Capital is a very fascinating place; The main places to see are: The quarter of the
Alfama, the old city with narrow winding alleys, the stairs and the picturesque small squares. Splendid the view from the
Miradouro di Santa Luzia; The High Bairro, quarter of artists with the small tram that climbs up by the steep narrow lanes; the Church of
Nossa Senhora do Carmo, romantic ruins of a monastic church; the castle of São Jorge that dominates the city with the huge walls from which you have splendid panoramas on the city; the church of
Madre de Deus, in whose cloister is the Museu Nacional de
Azulejo; the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, splendid building with rich ornaments and wonderful cloister; the
Tower of Belém, symbol of Lisboa and masterpiece of manuelin style of XVI
century.
Queluz:
Beautiful XVIII century pleasant palace in rococo style with gardens and elegant halls.
Batalha:
The Mosteiro de Saint Maria from Vitória is one of the most important buildings in Portugal; in gotic style with splendid portals richly decorated; Inside the Capela do Fundador and the Claustro Real, one of beautifulst of
Europe.
Alcobaça:
Beautiful Cistercian abbey: Inside remarkable sarcophagus of King Pedro and the lover Inês de Castro and the beautiful Claustro do Silêncio in gothic style.
Sintra:
Important place in the Portuguese history; Visit the Paço Real, beautifulst castle with his characteristic conical fireplaces, with magnificent furnishings in the inside; the
Palácio do Pena, bizare castle of an unusual and heterogeneous architecture; the colourful small village of
Azenhas do Mar, in the outskirts and the impressive Cabo da
Roca, most western point of the European continent with beautiful red soil
reefs.
If you want other informations, Take a look
to my articles as Travel
Guide of Portugal on SuperEva (only in italian).
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