Historic sites
Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
Lisbon
Two masterpieces of the ornate Manueline style, built when Portugal's explorers sailed the world, and together a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Historic sites in Portugal
Historic sites
Óbidos town walls
Óbidos, Leiria
Óbidos is a perfectly preserved medieval village, entirely enclosed by its walls, with whitewashed houses trimmed in blue and yellow, bougainvillea a…
Historic sites
Ribeira and the Luís I Bridge, Porto
Porto
Porto's riverside district of colourful tall houses along the Douro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, below the double-decker iron Luís I bridge.
Historic sites
Alfama and Tram 28, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon's oldest district, a maze of steep, winding streets and stairways below the São Jorge Castle, which survived the great earthquake of 1755.
Historic sites
Évora Roman Temple and Chapel of Bones
Évora
Évora, the capital of the Alentejo, is a walled town and UNESCO World Heritage Site with whitewashed streets.
Historic sites
O Sítio and the Nazaré funicular
Nazaré, Leiria
Nazaré is an old fishing town where, before the harbour was built, the boats were hauled up on the beach by oxen.
Historic sites
Óbidos Castle (Pousada)
Óbidos, Leiria
The castle at the top of the walled village of Óbidos, which kings of Portugal traditionally gave to their queens as a wedding gift.
Historic sites
University of Coimbra
Coimbra
One of the oldest universities in Europe, founded in 1290, set on a hill above the Mondego River.