OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE ZINAIDA BATRAKOVA
EXCURSIONS, PRIVATE TOURS AND TOUR GUIDE SERVICES
In the Belem area; the National Palace of Ajuda, where are currently made the most solemn presidential banquets with a collection of ancient tapestries, furniture, Saxon porcelain chandeliers from the 19th century, fresh paintings and resplendent interiors. With its beautiful salons, where they performed traditional ceremonies like the "kiss hands" and the royal dances.
Jeronimos Monastery; a monument recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage, a world masterpiece, an inexhaustible source of mysteries and symbols of the Renaissance rise.
Carriages Museum; with the best collection of carriages in Europe, a unique ceremonial instances of the "Golden Age of Portugal".
And others... like the Tower of Belem, in addition a visit to the Pastry Belem, the most famous pastry of the city, where a convent secret recipe makes a stunning and delicious custard tarts. (See page "LISBON")
All day excursion through the region of Sintra, Cascais and Estoril. It begins with a visit to Pena National Palace, as it were a fairytale castle on the top of Serra de Sintra with a protected forest park that has remained untouched by man.
Regaleira Estate and his philosophical park; nature's splendor and elegance of its symbolic sculptures, underground labyrinths, cold and mysterious.
Roca Cape; the western most point of continental Europe. Its not enough to view the majestic cliffs overlooking a vast abyss, which is always something new and unique.
Passing along the sea overlooking the wild waves in Guincho and the tourist resorts of Cascais and Estoril. (See page "SINTRA")
The trip includes visits to four famous holy sites in Portugal and a fishing village.
Fatima; place internationally recognized after the phenomenon of the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1917.
Batalha; Portugal is a beautiful gothic cloister! Monastery built in the fifteenth century with an amazing lacework decoration... the oldest stone splendor in the country with stained-glass windows.
Alcobaça; the largest of the ancient monasteries, to admire the purity of lines and the harmony of the stone arches.
Nazare; a fishing village on the Atlantic coast with a captivating landscape, a huge beach, the admiration of the blue sea and sandy coves between the rocks.
Obidos; the "City of Kings", inexpugnable fortress full of flowers, with many small cork and ceramic crafts shops. (See page "FATIMA")