Sesimbra´s Sea Museum is located at Largo Luís de Camões and contains several and important collection of ethnographic items. There is a range of items since the XVII century to our present days, special from the sea ( Atlantic Ocean ) and the village´s with fishing traditions. Has a tourist and visitor what you will find at the Sesimbra ´s Sea Museum is a...

Sesimbra´s Castle is the last Portuguese coastal castle built according to the medieval style with a irregular lavout on top of the hill. On the eastern side lies the fortress, made up of the turrets and donjon, while the rest of the perimeter is defined by the village’s wall, featuring turreted gates and it ends with a tower on the western side. Reinforced...

Casa da Baia in Setúbal is open to the public with several facilities and services for their visitors, thus complementing other offerings from Setúbal region and more specifically the valuation of the Municipality of Setúbal. Casa da Baía promotes, advertises and sells products from Municipality of Setúbal, such as cheeses, wines, confectionery, honey,...

The statue of Christ the King was erected at a height of 113 meters above sea level, as sign of gratitude of peace because Portugal didn’t went on the World War II according Cardeal D. Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (the mentor of the project) . D. Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, after a trip to Christ Redentor in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) in 1934 though on his...

Designed at the beginning of last century by the renowned Portuguese architect Raul Lino, this manor house is located at the mouth of the Comenda Creek, near old Roman ruins on the Arrabida Hills and considered one of the main attractions of the region of Setubal. The palace used to be owned by the French Armand family and legend has it that the Armand count...

The Mourisca Tide Mill is located near the village of Mourisca and in the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve. It has been restored and is now an environmental education centre and museum. Built in 1601, it remained a working mill until the 1960s when it fell into disuse. Reconstruction work started in 1995. The structure is some 280 square metres and houses eight...

Located on the N10 road, in the small town of Vila Fresca de Azeitao some 19kms west of Setubal, is the delightful Quinta da Bacalhoa, also referred to as the Bacalhoa Palace. It is regarded as one of the finest early examples of domestic Renaissance architecture in Portugal. It is highly likely that “Bacalhôa”, by which the old Vila Fresca estate...

Azeitao Market is held on the 1st Sunday of every month just off the N10 road in Azeitao. Here you see tradtional gypsies all dressed in black. You will find the locals doing their shopping whether it be food, livestock, or clothes. A great day out and a fabulous lunch where you’ll find wonderful traditional food available on the market stalls. You can...