Art and Culture
![Casa da Música
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto Casa da Música
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/destinos_galeria/public/mediateca/N10081.jpg?itok=ab1Xq0gT)
![Museu dos Coches
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Rui Cunha Museu dos Coches
Place: Lisboa
Photo: Rui Cunha](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/Museu-dos-Coches_Rui-Cunha_D_0.jpg?itok=aRbxyGS3)
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 Bordalo II
Place: Covilhã
Photo: Wool / Bordalo II](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/WOOL_BordaloII_p.jpg?itok=r5c3iaHD)
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 Cortiça
Photo: Corticeira Amorim](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/Arte_Cortica_Amorim2_p.jpg?itok=_F29ZY08)
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 Palácio da Vila
Place: Sintra
Photo: José Manuel](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/N2044p.jpg?itok=ll_UVKPm)
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