- Hospital Termal Rainha D. Leonor - We will visit the very first Thermal Hospital in the world. Inside we are going to explore the ancient Pool of the Queen and the Noble Salon
- Praca da Republica - At the Praça da Republica we will find the only street market that is open every day of the year in Portugal. Were is all about local vendors that sell local products as Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Cheese and flowers.
- Chafariz das Cinco Bicas - Visit the biggest fountain in the city and the Water Garden - one of the most urban biggest ceramics work in Portugal made by the great master Ferreira da Silva from Porto
- Parque Dom Carlos I - We are going to pass by the Park Pavillions one of the city icon and talk about their history. After we go to talk about the José Malhoa Museum and the great history behind the building.
- Praca da Republica - Visit the fantastic ceramics pieces that makes part of the Bordaliana Route. A set of ceramics pieces in human scale made by the great Portuguese master Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro!
Snails, Turtles, Cabbages, Police man and others…
- Praca da Republica - We are going to make a stop at the Central Café to taste Cavacas das Caldas (pastry) and Sour Cherry Liqueur (ginjinha) and see the famous painting of the fifties by Júlio Pomar - The Unicorn.
- Local guide
- All activities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Join us on a journey to the oldest continuously functioning Thermal Hospital in the globe, with a history spanning over half a millennium.
Long before the concept of SPAs was introduced, Portuguese Queen D. Leonor possessed her personal ‘Pool’, which you’ll have the opportunity to visit. She devised this idea after witnessing people bathing in naturally heated springs in a quest to alleviate their ailments. Struck by the sight, the Queen commissioned a thermal hospital to be constructed at that exact location the subsequent year (in 1485).
This excursion also involves a visit to the local Church of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, colloquially known as ‘Our Lady of the People’. Despite its modest size, the church boasts rich artistic grandeur and houses some of the initial exemplars of the ‘Manueline Architecture’, an architectural style intrinsic to Portugal.
To conclude, you’ll be led to the visually stunning and passionately designed D. Carlos I Park. Here, you’ll learn about the city’s past, with a special focus on its prosperous period in the 19th century. Discover how the city evolved into a nucleus of industry and art, where accomplished artists like Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro and José Malhoa made their mark.
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