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Casa da Música
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto
Casa da Música

Casa da Música
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto
Casa da Música
Fado
Place: Coimbra
Photo: Coimbra
Fado
Sé Catedral
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Lisboa
Sé Catedral
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Museu dos Coches
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Rui Cunha
Portugal's Top 10 Cultural Features

There is a strong bond between Portuguese culture and the country's geographical location and history. Portugal is Europe's oldest nation and its Atlantic coastline provided the springboard for the Discoveries.


Bordalo II
Place: Covilhã
Photo: Wool / Bordalo II
Street Art in Portugal

Fleeting, irreverent and unexpected. Street art surprises visitors to Portugal. We are often surprised by drawings on the streets, on billboards, on façades and large walls.


Cortiça
Photo: Corticeira Amorim
The cork

Very environment friendly. Natural and soft, keeps the cool and also the warmth when it is necessary, and it is used to create a comfortable and welcoming ambiance.


Palácio da Vila
Place: Sintra
Photo: José Manuel
Discover the Manueline style

Arising out of the will of a king and from the creative genius that existed in Portugal in the 16th century, Manueline art is a genuinely Portuguese form of artistic expression.The Age of Discoveries brought great wealth and knowl


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