Landscape in Old Bogalhal (Pinhel) (*) - Place of forgetfulness or reunion?

There are beautiful places in Portugal and completely oblivious of the tours, are lost somewhere in the mists of time and fell into oblivion. This is the case of this scenario grandiloquent Bogalhal Old. An example is the abandoned medieval village of Puerto de Santa Maria de Vide, commonly known as Old Bogalhal. It is a solemn place of immense scenic beauty. Upon arrival we find the ruins of a village poetic, he had some important medieval (Read Full Article)

Old Village Azevo (Pinhel) - Jose Saramago Has ever noticed this hill?

In the three times they went to Jose Saramago Cidadelhe (***), must have seen at a glance, and the distance without stopping, the village of Old Azevo. Desaproveitou, because sometimes the readiness sometimes prevents us to see the obvious. It is not the author who says, "If you can look, see. If you can see, notice. "(Blindness)? Village site is a ghostly, uninhabited, but with charm. Who sees in the distance, ruined brownish spots, surrounded by walls and rough on top, a (Read Full Article)

Central Square Pinhel (*)

This central square Pinhel hides its real beauty to unsuspecting travelers. For those who know, know you have a national monument: the pillory in Manueline cage, three properties in the Public Interest: The Church of Mercy with a fine Manueline portal, the Church of St. Louis (where stands the chapel Mannerist camellia with artistic tiles, coffered ceiling and two beautiful small boards sixteenth century Portuguese painting representing the Baptism (Read Full Article)

North Tower of the Castle Pinhel (*)-is one of the most beautiful medieval towers of Portugal

The structure around the old medieval Pinhel is well preserved, with 800 meters of perimeter. Just missing a small section that gives the Engineer Largo Duarte Pacheco. The wall now hides now finds himself between the old houses and backyards, opening the doors of St. James, St. John, Port of Morocco, Port and Port Marialva Alcavar. Between the port and old Alcavar Port Vila (nonexistent), stands the beautiful, the clock tower of the nineteenth century. All (Read Full Article)

7 Notable Places of Tourism Pinhel

The county of Pinhel, in addition to its interesting landscape have a heritage that deserves your visit mandatory, however has been arredado tourist routes, and the fault is not all stakeholders have known maximize their potential, they highlight Cidadelhe Pinhel and Historical Center. But we here in Portugal Remarkable not given up on the promotion of all concerned. Notable Places of Pinhel-Pinhel History Center (MN) (*)-Square (Read Full Article)

Landscape, and Castro Village Cidadelhe (Pinhel) (***)-Heel World

I do not know who told me that Cidadelhe was only a village. Also even before I read on to see "Journey to Portugal" by Saramago, who delivers a long list of accolades to the site. On a wintry afternoon in 2005 then in labor demand. The road, which Pinhel is tortuous Azevo after we passed a large open field fragões of granite, we know beforehand that the existence of such rock requires the Coa River to flow into the canyon, which is the omen for us ( Read the full article)

Historic Centre of Pinhel (*) - Why the Portuguese did not know you exist?

In late spring of 2002 and visited the historic city of Pinhel isolated and were amazed by its beauty. Quickly understand the importance of this small town serene and abandoned their bad luck and we knew it would be our home for a year. A little history of Pinhel The town had five charters, the first in 1179 for D. Afonso Henrique, and the last in 1510 at the behest of King Manuel I. Pinhel is located on the left bank of the river, though this is (Read Full Article)

Solar in the Távoras Souro Pires (Pinhel) (*)-One of the most beautiful palaces of the Portuguese half a century

The beauty of Távoras Solar Solar Távoras of which is disparaged, was built between the late fifteenth century and the beginning of the sixteenth century, at the behest of the Tavora family that is linked to the history of the town of Souro Pires since its inception, being attributed to its foundation, Soeiro Peres de Tavora. The Solar Távoras has a rectangular plan, with facades arranged symmetrically, and the set also includes a separate chapel, a square plan. The main facade is (Read Full Article)