Nov 11, 2015 | Featured 1, Opinion article
Alcina Cerdeira Municipal Council for Tourism in Fundão Fundão is the council where the ratio diversity/quality is most obvious in the entire Beira Interior region, at the level of the agro alimentary and tourism sectors. Around ten years ago, the municipality of Fundão assumed as.... read more
Nov 10, 2015 | Curiosities, Featured 2
The apparition of Our Lady of the Mountain The moment of the apparition of Holy Lady of the Mountain is very old. The legend tells us that, one afternoon, a woman, claiming to be from Alcongosta, carrying her daughter, went to Gardunha's mountain to gather wood for the fire, at the same time... read more
Nov 10, 2015 | Featured 1, Recipes
Flavours from Fundão – Roasted Lamb in a Wood Oven Ingredients: • 1 Lamb with 6kg • 2 garlic bulbs • Onions • 5 cloves • Bay leaves • Salt • Paprika • Parsley • 1l of White Wine • Olive Oil • Small pieces of Bacon. How to... read more
Oct 20, 2015 | Curiosities, Featured 1
Everyone is invited to come and visit us : Friday- October, 23 , 2015, at the Oporto and North Tourism Interactive Shop in Santiago de Compostela (Spain), between 10 am and 5 pm. Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 , 2015, the at the Oporto and North Tourism Interactive Shop ... read more
Oct 13, 2015 | Featured 2, Opinion article
António Ponte Regional Director for Northern Culture In Portugal the expansion of Romanesque architecture coincides with the reign of D. Afonso Henriques, when the works on the Cathedrals of Lisbon, Coimbra and Oporto and Coimbra and Oporto began and the Monastery ... read more
Oct 8, 2015 | Curiosities, Featured 1
radition indicates that the construction of the Memorial of Sobrado, like the one in Ermida and Alpendorada, marked the passage of the funeral procession of D. Mafalda. However, there is another story, much more epic. The legend tells us, that nearby lived ... read more
Sep 30, 2015 | I did that, My Own Book
This month we travel the world of books. Therefore, We propose that decorate your home by recycling some old copies. This should be the DIY easier to make and requires only: Material Needed 1 Old book frames Printer Images MyOwnPortugal ... read more
Sep 29, 2015 | Recipes
Letters Pasta with Seafood Ingredients (for 2 people) 250 gr shrimp 1 kg de amêijoas 1 chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 whole can of tomatoes 2 ½ green pepper fresh tomatoes ½ red pepper ½ bunch coriander (separate the leaves from the stalks) 1/2... read more
Sep 15, 2015 | Curiosities, My Own Book
In September we celebrate the Bookstores of Portugal so we went looking for hotels dedicated to reading lovers.. Have you ever dreamed could stay closed in a bookstore or library for a night and read all the books that he liked? Because... read more