Bucaco Palace

Bucaco Palace

Side view of the Bucaco Palace with its ornate Manueline styling. You can make out the armillary sphere at the top of the tower - a navigational aid used by the early Portuguese mariners and symbol on the flag of Portugal

Luso

Luso travel guide »

This small town just north of Coimbra is famous for one thing in particular: water. Agua de Luso is synonymous with good quality mineral water in Portugal, and thousands of bottles of this precious liquid are consumed...