When you visit Central Portugal you’ll discover Historic Villages such as Piódão and Sortelha, the mountain ridge of Serra da Estrela where you’ll find amazing landscapes and glacier lagoons.
But the Centre of Portugal is more than this – you can also visit cities where modernity joins tradition, cities like Coimbra, Aveiro, Guarda and Castelo Branco.
You can also enjoy Nazaré and Foz do Arelho beaches, visit Óbidos and the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha and Convento de Cristo in Tomar.
Don’t waste more time and check below what Central Portugal has to offer.
Viseu is a city unknown to many tourists (especially foreigners), however it has much to offer, unlike other cities in Portugal! It’s not by chance that this city has been elected for several times as the best city to live in Portugal. Located in Central Portugal, Viseu and its wonderful surroundings have so much to …
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Yes, you read it right! In this article I’m going to show you one of the most beautiful villages in the Portuguese coastline. Located in Central Portugal and 19 km away from the tourist region of Nazaré, São Pedro de Moel is a 389-inhabitant village surrounded by Leiria’s Pine Forest and the Atlantic Ocean. It …
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Would you like to discover a genuine Portugal where you can admire amazing landscapes, visit the most beautiful cave in Portugal and explore walking routes in the middle of the nature? In this article, I’m going to show you the beautiful Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park. Even though it is located near other points …
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Do you want to discover Nazaré and its beautiful beach, the fortified village of Óbidos, the Shrine of Fátima, the Batalha and Alcobaça monasteries, the Convent of Christ in Tomar or Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park but you don’t know where to sleep? Our suggestion is staying in Alcanede, in Meio Country House. I …
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When we think about visiting Portugal, the first places that come to mind are: Lisbon, Porto and Algarve, but, as you know, Portugal is much more than these three places. In this article you’ll discover villages like Monsanto, located in Central Portugal, secluded villages but with an extraordinary beauty. These villages are unique with their …
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There are so many things to do in Coimbra and soon you’ll realize that it has a very special mystique, the result of a past full of history. This city located in Central Portugal was the second Portuguese capital (the first was Guimarães) up until 1255, when Lisbon became the capital. Thousands of Portuguese people …
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