Tourism in Portugal

Is it true that the word "saudade" only exists in the Portuguese language? The answer is not so straight-forward. Back in 1610, the grammarian Duarte Nunes de Leão argued that "no other language can explain the meaning of saudade". Does this word describe a feeling that only native Portuguese speakers can grasp? 

Granite is not only a specific rock. It is part of the identity of a whole region, defining the character of its people. But also wine terroirs. 

The Zêzere is the common denominator of the identity of the six Aldeias do Xisto Villages located within its basin. Zêzere River is one of the wildest and most pristine rivers in the country. The landscapes it creates are unparalleled. The Zêzere Grande Route follows the river from source to estuary.

When King D.Dinis obtained from pope John XXII the creation of the Military Order of Christ, which was to render such inestimable services to Portugal and the World, his virtuous wife, Queen Isabel de Aragão – the Saint – laid the foundation of the great movement of Christian solidarity by instituting the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, over the Apostles, with festivities and rituals which in many cases undoubtedly of old pagan origin, like the “Festa dos Tabuleiros”.