And the 7 Wonders of Portuguese gastronomy are ...

And the 7 Wonders of Portuguese gastronomy are ... Sausage Mirandela, Serra da Estrela cheese, Caldo Verde, Seafood Rice, Grilled sardines, Piglet Bairrada and Pastel de Belém Behold the 7 Wonders of Portuguese gastronomy, elected by from " more than one million votes "and revealed tonight in a gala held in Santarém The 7 Wonders of Portuguese gastronomy Entries: Sausage Mirandela (IG) - Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro Inputs: Mountain of Cheese (Read Full Article)

Cloister of the Cells (Coimbra) (**) (part 2)

Cloister of the Cells (Coimbra) The facade of the Monastery of Cells is pierced by a sixteenth-century noble portal. On the right side opens a Manueline portal. The top floor is marked by seventeenth-century gallery deck and railings torn from nine spans. In the courtyard to the right was the house of the abbess (today is a former elementary school), kitchen and cafeteria, to the left we see the ruins of old inns, the office of the seventeenth century convent and in the background, a (Read the article complete)

Cloister of the Cells (Coimbra) (**) (Part 1)-A History

Cloister of the Cells (Coimbra) (**)-Did you know ... The History of the Monastery Cells were female and belonging to the Cistercian Order was founded, is the express wish of the Prince Sancha, daughter of D. Sancho I, King of Portugal? Around the Infanta Sancha and her two sisters led to a popular cult that would lead to his beatification. The Princess Teresa, and Mafalda Sancha created just three notable female Cistercian monasteries: Monastery Lorvão (**), Monastery of Arouca (***) and (Read Full Article)

Sacristy of the Church of Santo António dos Olivais (Coimbra) (*) - (Part 2)

Sacristy of the Church of Santo António dos Olivais (Coimbra) Those who visit the church of St. Anthony of groves, usually gets a little disappointed because they expect to see more beauty, but this is not always necessary and it displays like it, but as we are here to help-friend visitor, we ask that you do not leave now and try to visit the remarkable sacristy of the church of Santo António dos Olivais, because it is a true architectural gem, its structure and especially in his (Read Full Article)

St. Anthony's Church Olivais (Coimbra) (*) - With particular reference to its sacristy (Part 1) (*)

St. Anthony's Church Olivais (Coimbra) - With particular reference to its sacristy Did you know ... the church of St. Anthony of Olive groves in Coimbra was the place where Fernando was transmuted in San Antonio? The church of Santo António dos Olivais sits on top of a hill where once stood the small hermitage of St. Anthony, Dona Urraca donated by the Franciscans in 1217. Before departing for North Africa on a mission of evangelization came the church of St Anthony (Read Full Article)