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Portugal
Culture, places to visit and food in Portugal, all in one place.
Culture guide20 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 50 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Lisbon, PortugalBelém TowerManueline fortified tower on the Tagus, built to guard Lisbon's harbour in the Age of Discovery.Lisbon, PortugalJerónimos MonasteryOrnate Manueline monastery with a vaulted cloister and the tomb of Vasco da Gama.Sintra, PortugalPena PalaceColourful Romantic palace on a hilltop in the Sintra hills, surrounded by a wooded park.Porto, PortugalRibeiraRiverside quarter of tall, colourful houses and narrow alleys along the Douro.Lisbon, PortugalAlfamaLisbon's oldest district, a hillside tangle of lanes, viewpoints and fado houses.Lisbon, PortugalSão Jorge CastleMoorish hilltop castle with restored ramparts and wide views over Lisbon.Douro, PortugalDouro ValleySteep terraced vineyards along the Douro, the home of port wine production.Sintra, PortugalQuinta da RegaleiraRomantic estate with a neo-Manueline palace, grottoes and a spiral initiation well.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Museum of Aveiro / Santa JoanaMuseum · Aveiro
- Theatro CircoTheatre · Braga
- MUDAS Museum of Contemporary Art of MadeiraArt · Calheta
- Joanina LibraryArchitecture · Coimbra
- Lethes TheatreTheatre · Faro
- Palace of the Dukes of BraganzaMuseum · Guimarães
- Belém Cultural CentreMusic · Lisbon
- Calouste Gulbenkian MuseumMuseum · Lisbon
- Dona Maria II National TheatreTheatre · Lisbon
- Jerónimos MonasteryArchitecture · Lisbon
- MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and TechnologyArt · Lisbon
- Teatro MicaelenseTheatre · Ponta Delgada
Taste
Food of Portugal
PortugalBacalhau à BrásSalt cod scrambled with eggs, onion and matchstick potatoes.PortugalCaldo verdePotato soup with shredded kale and slices of chouriço.PortugalCozido à portuguesaBoiled dinner of meats, sausages and vegetables.PortugalFrancesinhaLayered meat sandwich under melted cheese and beer sauce.PortugalBifanaMarinated pork steak in a crusty roll.PortugalArroz de patoDuck rice baked with chouriço until crisp on top.PortugalCataplana de mariscoSeafood steamed in a hinged copper pan.PortugalSardinhas assadasWhole sardines grilled over charcoal with bread.Eat out
Restaurants in Portugal
Lisbon, PortugalBelcantoJosé Avillez's Chiado restaurant, known for inventive reinterpretations of Portuguese classics.Leça da Palmeira, PortugalCasa de Chá da Boa NovaÁlvaro Siza's teahouse set into the rocks by the Atlantic, serving seafood-led tasting menus.Lisbon, PortugalCervejaria RamiroBustling beer hall known for garlic prawns, percebes and a steak sandwich to finish the meal.Lisbon, PortugalPastéis de BelémBakery near Jerónimos Monastery making custard tarts to a secret recipe since 1837.Albufeira, PortugalVila JoyaClifftop villa restaurant above the Algarve coast, known for refined cooking with Atlantic produce.Funchal, PortugalIl Gallo d'OroRestaurant at The Cliff Bay hotel, known for tasting menus built on Madeiran produce.Porches, PortugalOceanRestaurant at the Vila Vita Parc resort, known for seafood-focused tasting menus by the sea.Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalThe YeatmanHotel restaurant above the port lodges, known for refined Portuguese cooking and views over Porto.Travel
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