Tourism in Portugal
Weddings in Center of Portugal
Center of Portugal has all it takes to be a perfect wedding destination: breath-taking venues, unique natural landscapes along with top-professional wedding planners who put all their passion into every single detail. Because love will always be the secret ingredient.
Where to go
Center of Portugal destinations
Castelo Branco
Garden Tour
Discover the most amazing gardens of Centro de Portugal region and surrender to the unique beauty of these breathtaking places of inner peace and sheer bewilderment!
Gardens of Center of Portugal
What to do
The best things to do in Center of Portugal
Articles
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Archeology & Heritage
Dinosaurs in Figueira da Foz
A fossil of a 154 million-year-old dinosaur footprint was discovered recently in Figueira da Foz, by mere chance, following earth-moving works on the southern slope of the Boa Viagem Mountain, in Figueira da Foz.
Cities & Villages
Aveiro, Tech City
The event Aveiro Tech Days is the living proof that technology is part of the city's DNA, as well as of its way of living.
Cities & Villages
Christmas in Cabeça
Between December 6th 2025 and January 1st 2026, Cabeça, a Mountain Village, located in Seia municipality, in Estrela Mountain, becomes the most traditional and eco-friendly Christmas village in Portugal, offering an alternative to the increasingly globalised and commercialised holiday season.
Cities & Villages
Trays' Feast in Tomar
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”.
Magazine
Edition 102 - Cutting edge
27.04.2026 • 11.05.2026
The city of Caldas da Rainha, once a glamorous thermal resort, founded by Queen D. Leonor back in the 15th century, has always been at the forefront of innovation and creativity. The genius of Bordallo Pinheiro ceramics or the ground-breaking cutlery tradition are among the many examples of this cutting-edge destination.
Edition 101 - The road not taken
23.03.2026 • 19.04.2026
Travelling with books across the inspiring landscapes of Center of Portugal. Through the creative visions of extraordinary Portuguese authors. Fictional paths that shed a new light on the Portuguese soul.
Edition 100 - Hasta la beach, baby!
02.02.2026 • 22.02.2026
The 100th edition unveils absolutely mind-blowing coastal relics of Center of Portugal! Away from the crowds. Closer to the uniqueness of the dazzling west coast region. Blessed by Nature.
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Ovar sponge cake
Ovar “Pão de Ló” is one of the top sweet delicacies of Centro de Portugal!
Aqua Hotel Ovar
A unique hotel with facilities, services and amenities to welcome the business and leisure traveler, the Aqua Hotel has harmonized a building from the 80's with the needs of the received guests, so that the hotel has 52 double rooms and 4 suites to offer a excellent stay to anyone visiting us.
Tile tour in Ovar
If you are a fan of the typical Portuguese tiles “azulejos”, then one of the best places to go is to the city of Ovar! This Arab-origin art dates back to the second half of the 15th century.
Ovar
If you are a fan of the typical Portuguese tiles “azulejos”, then one of the best places to go is to the city of Ovar!