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Places to visit  

VILLAGES, TOWNS & CITIES:

 
 

*PORTO DE MÓS - 20 minutes drive from the apartment: Market town with shops and castle. Market every Friday, selling a wide range of fruit, vegetables, clothes, garden tools, kitchenware and pottery. Road up to viewpoint from Serra dos Candeeiros hills national park. Caves.

           Villa holiday apartment Portugal PORTO DE MÓS
 

* ÓBIDOS - 35 minutes: Picturesque medieval walled town and castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Try the red cherry liqueur in a dark chocolate cup, then eat the cup!

http://www.cm-obidos.pt     Villa Holiday Apartment Portugal Obidos




Villa holiday apartment Portugal Obidos
* CALDAS DA RAINHA - 30 minutes: Picturesque town with 3 daily markets (flower/fruit/vegetable “Praça da Fruta”, fish and durable goods), beautiful park with a boating lake and children’s playground, thermal spa, shopping and ceramic shops/museums/factory outlet.

http://www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Caldas da Rainha
* ALCOBAÇA - 5 minutes from the villa: Monastery/cloisters - Portugal’s largest church, containing ornate tombs of King Dom Pedro I and Dona Inês de Castro, the "Romeo and Juliet" of Portugal (UNESCO World Heritage site, open to public); shops, cafés and restaurants. Market day: Monday - fruit, vegetables, fish, poultry, flowers. Nearby: The village of Aljubarrota, where the Portuguese defeated the invading Castilian army in 1385, aided by 600 English longbowmen.

http://www.rt-leiriafatima.pt

http://portugal-info.net/costaprata/alcobaca.htm

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* NAZARÉ - 20 minutes from the villa: Portugal’s most popular traditional fishing village with locals in costume, fishing boats and a large, beautiful beach with a cobbled boulevard that’s perfect for strolling. Take the funicular up the 110m cliff for a wonderful panoramic view of the town, beach and hinterland.

http://www.golisbon.com/portugal/cities/nazare.html

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Nazaré
* SÃO MARTINHO DO PORTO - 25 minutes: Quieter beach than Nazaré, mostly enclosed within a bay which makes it ideal for families with small children. Shops, cafés and restaurants. Villa holiday apartment Portugal Sao Martinho
* PENICHE - 50 minutes: Portugal’s largest fishing port. Well known for its delicious shellfish and fish. Infamous for its “Fortaleza”, a 16th Century fort that was used as a prison for political prisoners during the dictatorship of Salazar. Perfect starting point for boat trips, including to Berlenga Island.

http://tinyurl.com/s7g8d

http://www.cm-peniche.pt/

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Peniche
* FÁTIMA - 40 minutes: Pilgrimage point for Roman Catholics after the vision of the Virgin Mary in 1917 by three young children while tending their flocks.

http://www.rt-leiriafatima.pt

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Fatima
* BATALHA - 25 minutes drive from the villa apartment: Massive abbey, noted for its gorgeous Gothic/Manueline architecture (UNESCO World Heritage site), built after victory over Castilian (Spanish) invaders in 1385.

http://www.rt-leiriafatima.pt


http://portugal-info.net/costaprata/batalha.htm

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Batalha
* LEIRIA - 30 minutes from the villa: a thriving town with castle, football stadium and shops.

http://www.rt-leiriafatima.pt/

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Leiria
* LISBON - 70 minutes/110km: sights along the way include National Palace of Sintra, Mafra Palace/Convent, Pena Palace and Palace of Queluz. Shopping and clubbing. Historical sights. Easy access to resorts such as Cascais, Estoril and Sintra.

http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadelisboa/

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Lisbon
* TOMAR - 1 hour/95km (Convent of Christ: UNESCO World Heritage site) - Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of the Trays) - extravaganza held only every 4 years.

http://www.holidaysinportugal.com/Default.asp?Page=40

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Tomar
* COIMBRA - 1 hour 15 minutes/120km - a beautiful old town with the oldest university in Europe.

http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costadeprata/coimbra/ukcity.html

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Coimbra
* CONIMBRIGA - 1 hour 5 minutes/110km - one of the finest examples in Europe of a complete Roman settlement. A National Monument.

http://www.quintadoriodao.com/eng/out/conimbriga.html

Villa holiday apartment Portugal Conimbriga
* PORTO (Oporto to the English!) - c. 2 hours drive from the villa / 200km (UNESCO World Heritage site). Famous for Port wine

http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costaverde/porto/index.html
http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/costaverde/index.html  (Costa Verde)
http://www.portoturismo.pt

Villa holiday apartment Portugal PORTO

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