Once named the most "Portuguese city in Portugal."  the Monsanto Village (Alcains, Portugal) Houses are tucked between, on, and under giant rocks. 

At the top of the 400 feet high hill and defined with the cooperation of its landscape, Monsanto hangs up on the mountain top overlooking the…

Moura is a Portuguese city of the central region of Alentejo. It was built strategically on a hilltop to defend it from the invaders who had to cross long wheat fields, olive groves and rivers before reaching the foot of the mountain where it was located.

Moura’s culture and architecture …

Egend has it that while hunting on the edge of the mountain, King Manuel I saw the ship of Vasco da Gama entering the Tajo River on his pioneering ocean trip to India.

The king chose to construct a convent on the same place where a chapel stood in honor of the exceptional accomplishment o…

A truly unique experience is what awaits you in this place, which is located in Arouca, one hour away from Porto, Northern Portugal. Here, between the Mountains of Freita and Montemuro, lies the Paiva, considered to be one of the most beautiful and wild rivers in the whole country. Following the…