Looking across the River Mondego by the Santa Clara bridge in Coimbra

A rural scene on the road between Luso and Penacova in the Beira region

The Carmelite Convent in Bucaco.

Bussaco has a long history of religious settlement with Benedictine monks arriving in the 6th century. In the 17th century it was taken over by Carmelite monks who built a monastery and erected a wall around the surrounding forest

Tree trunks on a foggy day in Busaco national park

A foggy day in Bussaco (Buçaco) National Park. One of allegedly over 700 types of tree in the park

A closer look at the intricate Manueline design and azulejos of the Palacio do Buçaco

A closer look at the stunning Manueline architecture of the Palace of Busaco. Completed in 1907 the palace was intended as a retreat for the Portuguese monarchy

Cântaro Magro in the Serra da Estrela National Park.

There is a breed of large, shaggy dog from this region named the Soneca do Cantaro Magro

The vaulted ceilling of Viseu's 13th-century Sé Cathedral.

Romanesque columns that support the vaulted ceilling of Viseu's 13th-century Sé Cathedral.

The two storey cloisters form a relatively simple interior by Portuguese standards.