The medicinal waters of Termas do Cró, located 15km north of Sabugal in Central Portugal, in all likelihood have been used for their therapeutic properties in Roman times, but, although some ceramics and coins have been found in the vicinity, there is no concrete evidence of it. The oldest reference dates from as recent as […]
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Doomed Love: The Story of Pedro & Inês
“When pale and sinking to the dreadful fall,You heard her quiv’ring lips on Pedro call;Your faithful echoes caught the parting sound,And Pedro! Pedro! mournful, sigh’d around.Nor less the wood-nymphs of Mondego’s grovesBewail’d the memory of her hapless loves:Her griefs they wept, and, to a plaintive rillTransform’d their tears, which weeps and murmurs still.To give immortal […]
Traditional Crafts – Arraiolos Rugs
“History is a never-ending chain of events, but it is hold together by strings. If we cut one of the strings, we can no longer take any event for granted.” – Rui Tavares Perhaps the most defining moment impacting and shaping Arraiolos’ history was a decree by King Manuel I, who inherited the Portuguese throne in […]
Abandoned Places: Hotel Águas de Radium
Not far from the historic village of Sortelha lies the ruins of a towering granite building. Visible just above the tops of some pine trees, as one approaches, and against the flank of the Serra da Pena, it can easily be mistaken for a scene from the pages of a fairy tale. The origin of […]
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