Monday, August 22, 2011

Herdade da Comporta Wine Tasting, Évora Boat

August 26 will be another amazing day to make a tour at the Évora Boat. Starting in Tróia and then Setúbal at Docapesca, will be the beginning to a small journey crossing the Sado River and tasting the amazing wines of Herdade da Comporta .

Has usual the tour will take 2h30 hours where you can watch the Arrabida Hills and several monuments from the river like the Comenda Palace, Fort S. Filipe and many more. See more informationa of Herdade da Comporta Wine Tasting, Évora Boat

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Setúbal, 13th Festival of Theatre

Will start tomorrow the 13th edition Festival of Theatre and will end on the next 28 August. Several shows will be happen at Setúbal in different points of the city. organized by Teatro Estudio Fontenova this ten days event is another key point of the activities in the city of Setúbal, Portugal.

Several theatre companies from Portugal and United Kingdom will be present during this amazing event. Additional informations concerning to the Festival of Theatre at Setúbal through hotline 265233299 or 967330188.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Food Photos, delight your senses.

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Setúbal is well known by his famous dishes of fish and more precisely seafood. From oyesters where the region has a biggest tradition, to the famous Fish Stew among many others dishes.


The region has another amazing products, since fruit to cheese and even the famous honey from Arrabida Hills.

Take a look on the pictures and feel free to comment and suggest more pictures or even recipes you would like to see on Portugal Dream Coast.

Pictures were posted on Flickr profile from Portugal Dream Coast, on Gastronomy album.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Monestary of Jesus

Located in Setúbal the Monestary of Jesus is one of the greatest treasures of the Setúbal region with Manueline style. It is classified as a National Monument. The Convent of Jesus building was founded in 1490 by the nursemaid of king D. Manuel the 1st: Justa Rodrigues Pereira.

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The amazing Gothic Church presents a sumptuous interior and was the very first attempt of an hall church in Portugal . Three naves with vaults with the same height, allows an uniform illumination of the interior. The Church is famous for its lovely twisted columns built in one typical rock of this charming Arrábida region named “brecha”.

Monestary of Jesus, um álbum no Flickr or more information of the City of Setúbal here.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Arrabida Hills , amazing pictures

The originality of the scenery and harmony of Man in his environment reveal a perfect integration of the two in a natural and socio-cultural context which surrounds the Arrabida Hills in Setubal.

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Viewpoints of Arrabida, um álbum no Flickr.

More information on Arrabida Hills .

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Medieval Recreation in Setúbal

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Medieval Recreation in Setúbal, um álbum no Flickr.

Medieval is a theme in Setúbal with several activities into different places. We present you a small gallery with pictures from the last years.