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Tourism in Portugal
So this is Christmas!
There is something about Christmas time. Center of Portugal is home of quite unique Christmas celebrations that take place all over the region from the coastline to the inland. Feel the season spirit in all its splendour at Center of Portugal, the heart of Christmas!
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Center of Portugal destinations
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Villages filled with History
Mountain Villages
Inland Cities
Abrantes
Coastal Cities
Aveiro
Serra da Estrela
Serra da Estrela
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Figueira da Foz
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Covilhã
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Leiria
Villages filled with History
Historical Villages of Portugal
Inland Cities
Fátima
Villages filled with History
Schist Villages
Coastal Cities
Óbidos
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Castelo Branco
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Coimbra
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Tomar
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Batalha
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Alcobaça
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Nazaré
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Caldas da Rainha
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Peniche
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Guarda
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Viseu
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Bussaco Healing Forest: Cure and Connection with Nature
Bussaco National Forest is the first certified Healing Forest in the Iberian Peninsula. A soul-soothing place to connect with nature, leaving all noise behind.
Bussaco Healing Forest
What to do
The best things to do in Center of Portugal
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Churches & Monasteries
Cathedral of Castelo Branco
Raízes
Top 10 seaside hotels in Center of Portugal
Beaches & Surf
Baleal beach
Churches & Monasteries
Monastery of Alcobaça UNESCO World Heritage
Rupestre Arts Hotel Ródão
Monuments & Attractions
Joanine Library - Coimbra University
5 destinations to enjoy nature in Center of Portugal
Food & Drink
The Cherry Route
Churches & Monasteries
Chapel of the Apparitions
Nature & Outdoors
Parque do Barrocal
Monuments & Attractions
Vista Alegre Theatre
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Cities & Villages
Sleeping in Guarda
Excellent options at the heart of Portugal's highest city!
Beaches & Surf
Beaches of Nazaré
Discover the incredible sandy beaches in the region of Nazaré. The perfect destination for your Summer vacations !
Food & Drink
Eating in Tomar
Tomar is a great destination for gastronomy lovers, especially sweet-toothed travellers. Apart from welcoming restaurants, where we can taste the best local cuisine, there are countless regional sweets. True temptations that are very hard to resist!
Shopping
200 years of Vista Alegre
On July 1st 1824, the visionary entrepreneur José Ferreira Pinto Basto founded the porcelain factory Vista Alegre, putting into motion a true revolution.
Beaches & Surf
Allegro
The fourth movement of the Pastoral Symphony, "Allegro", is the part where Beethoven calls for the largest instrumentation in the entire piece. It depicts a violent thunderstorm with painstaking realism. The (Grand) Canyon of Nazaré is a place of inner storm that nevertheless creates world's most powerful and beautiful waves!
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Edition 94 - Small charming accommodations
17.09.2024 • 01.10.2024
Small, handmade, human. Center of Portugal offers a handful of such stunning accommodations. A second edition was absolutely necessary. Away from the crowds, closer to the sparkle of uniqueness.
Edition 93 - Small unique accommodations
16.09.2024 • 30.09.2024
Center of Portugal brings you closer to what really matters. To the essence of life. Embraced by Nature. These are quite outstanding accommodations at the heart of peaceful natural settings, ruled by silence. Small, handmade, human. This is the motto for 2025.
Edition 92 - Aristides de Sousa Mendes
05.08.2024 • 19.08.2024
“What kind of world is this where you have to be mad to do the right thing?”. This edition pays homage to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul who saved millions of lives from the horror of the holocaust. The man who had the courage to do the right thing, only following the rules of his enlightened disobedience.
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