Portugal links
General
The Instituto Português do Património Arquitectórico offers information about many Portuguese castle hotels. The majority of the site is in Portuguese, which is unfortunate, but you can click on the photos to have a look.
The Instituto Português de Museus (the Portuguese Institute of Museums) site carries a page of links to dozens of Portuguese museums, with visitor information, public bus lines that will get you there, and collection notes.
Most of the historical castle hotels of Portugal are part of the Pousadas of Portugal network. Here you'll be able to book a room, learn more about each hotel's history, traditions, and cuisine.
Transportation
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The Instituto Português do Património Arquitectórico has background information about many of the castles in Alentejo. Everything is in Portuguese, but you can click on the pictures for a good look. Included castles are Elvas, Terena, Évoramonte, and Castelo de Viano do Alentejo.
More about the ancient megalithic sites of Alentejo can be found on the Stones and Stars project site.
RETURN TO ALENTEJO REGION PAGE
Visitor information, virtual tours, and background history covering the Roman ruins of Conimbriga can be found on its official site. In English.
The Mosteiro de Jerónimos in Belém is one of the few monasteries in Portugal that runs its own website. Although in Portuguese, you can take virtual tours to give you an idea of what's on offer.
The Museu Calouste Gulbenkian operates an excellent website with lots of information and pictures of its collection.
Although in Portuguese, you can click around and see what's on offer at the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga.
A lot of Fátima websites exist out there, but this is the official one for the Fátima Sanctuary.
RETURN TO LISBON/ESTREMADURA/RIBATEJO REGION PAGE
The Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis hosts its own website with a good overview of its collection. In Portuguese.
It's possible to tour a number of the quintas, or wine estates in the Douro Valley. The websites of these vintners will get you started: Quinta do Panascal, which produces Fonseca, and the family-run Quinta de la Rosa in Pinhão.
The official Casa de Mateus website has one page in English with all the information you need to visit. Check out the photos even if you don't read Portuguese.
The University of Minho hosts a virtual tour of the archaeological ruins of Citânia de Briteiros.
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