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Tourism in Portugal
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Feel the season spirit in all its splendour at Center of Portugal, the heart of 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.
Discover our Christmas suggestions
Where to go
Center of Portugal destinations
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Coastal Cities
Alcobaça
Villages filled with History
Mountain Villages
Coastal Cities
Caldas da Rainha
Coastal Cities
Batalha
Villages filled with History
Historical Villages of Portugal
Villages filled with History
Schist Villages
Coastal Cities
Figueira da Foz
Coastal Cities
Peniche
Coastal Cities
Nazaré
Inland Cities
Viseu
Inland Cities
Fátima
Coastal Cities
Aveiro
Inland Cities
Castelo Branco
Inland Cities
Tomar
Inland Cities
Abrantes
Inland Cities
Covilhã
Inland Cities
Guarda
Inland Cities
Leiria
Coastal Cities
Óbidos
Serra da Estrela
Serra da Estrela
Inland Cities
Coimbra
Learn how to prepare 4 mouth-watering Portuguese Christmas delicacies
Discover the best Christmas recipes
What to do
The best things to do in Center of Portugal
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Food & Drink
Bairrada wines
Kids & Families
Portugal dos Pequenitos
Shopping
Miguel Gigante | Atelier de Burel
Nature & Outdoors
Aveiro salt ponds
Nature & Outdoors
Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve
10 coolest Summer spots of Center of Portugal. There is more to summer life than the south.
Cities & Villages
BODE Country House
Estalagem de Santa Iria Hotel & Spa
Shopping
Mercado Negro (Black Market)
Kids & Families
Endless Summer at Center of Portugal!
Monuments & Attractions
“Barra” Lighthouse
What makes thermal baths so special? Discover 5 inspiring spas in Centre of Portugal
Articles
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Nature & Outdoors
Peniche, Portugal's geological paradise!
The peninsula of Peniche presents a geological succession of sedimentary carbonate rocks strata of the Jurassic Age, a unique systematic register of 20 million years of Portuguese geological history. Otherworldly dramatic landscapes like you have never seen before that will leave you breathless. A one-of-a-kind ecosystem that turns Peniche into the best place in Europe to watch migrating birds.
Nature & Outdoors
Great Route of Zêzere
The 370km stretch from source to mouth of one of the wildest rivers in Portugal, the River Zêzere. A sport challenge, on foot, by bike or canoe. A deep immersion in the natural and cultural diversity that makes the Zêzere river valley a unique landscape in the heart of Center of Portugal.
Arts & Culture
The Tale of Peter and Inês
There is a love story which has left a mark on the History of Portugal: the tale of forbidden love between Infante Peter and Inês de Castro, lady-in-waiting to his wife Constance.
Shopping
Embroideries of Castelo Branco
The fact of the Iberian Peninsula was under Arab rule led to the production of textiles and embroideries that met the aesthetic canons of the Arab world.
Beaches & Surf
Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge presented by Jogos Santa Casa
The world's best big wave athletes are returning to Portugal for the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge presented by Jogos Santa Casa, which will take place some time between November 15 2021 and March 31 2022.
Magazine
Edition 81
13.11.2023 • 27.11.2023
Comfy hotels housed in century-old manor houses or at the heart of blossoming wine regions. Exquisite accommodations with an unrivalled view over the Tagus River in all its splendour or in the surroundings of World Heritage sites. Restaurants for comfort food lovers with that special touch of contemporaneity. And warm-hearted hospitality. Renovated hotels showing their new colours in one of the most prestigious university cities in the world. Welcome to Center of Portugal!
Edition 80
25.10.2023 • 07.11.2023
The world is currently facing huge challenges. In this edition, we look up at the starry dark skies above. Looking for peace.
Edition 79
02.10.2023 • 16.10.2023
Beauty lies in the eye of fragility. In the smallest yet meaningful detail. This edition celebrates the unstoppable force of delicacy.
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