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Centro de Portugal

An independent guide to Portugal’s Centro region: cities, mountains, coast and flavours.

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A traditional moliceiro boat on an Aveiro canal, lined with palm trees

Aveiro

Central Coast

Canals, moliceiro boats and Art Nouveau in a city known as the "Venice of Portugal".

View of Coimbra's hillside with the University and the Mondego river

Coimbra

Central Coast

A university city on the banks of the Mondego, home to one of Europe's oldest universities.

Snow-covered summit of Serra da Estrela above a sea of clouds

Serra da Estrela

Central Interior

Mainland Portugal's highest point, with winter snow and villages of schist and granite.

Red rooftops and white houses in Óbidos, seen from inside the castle wall

Óbidos

Oeste

A walled medieval town of whitewashed streets and red rooftops, once given as a wedding gift to a queen.

Cliff by Nazaré beach, with the Sítio viewpoint in the background

Nazaré

Oeste

An Atlantic fishing town famous for its giant waves and the clifftop views from Sítio.

South facade of the Convento de Cristo in Tomar, with its cloisters

Tomar

Médio Tejo

A Knights Templar town on the Nabão river, dominated by the Convento de Cristo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima and the shrine's esplanade

Fátima

Médio Tejo

One of the world's largest Marian shrines, a pilgrimage site since the apparitions of 1917.

Aerial view of Piódão village at dusk, with the schist houses lit up

Piódão

Central Interior

A historic schist village tucked into the Serra do Açor, with grey stone houses and blue doors and windows.